More recently made Ai Weiwei stir: He presented to the image of the drowned three-year refugee child Alan Kurdi on a beach. The famous Chinese artist was clear in his pose – and hence attention he was sure
Now Ai uses his celebrity to in Berlin to remember the fate of refugees.. With an installation of used life jackets he wants to draw attention to the people who have drowned on their way to Europe. The artwork on Konzerthaus Gendarmenmarkt is an action for the film Gala Cinema for Peace. According to Greek authorities Ai got 14,000 west of the island of Lesbos. There already thousands lifejackets washed up or stayed after the rescue of refugees lying on the beach
The artist has protested lately in different ways against asylum policy. In January, he finished his exhibition in Copenhagen ahead to his criticism of the tightening to make the asylum rules in Denmark significantly. On Lesbos Ai is planning a memorial for refugees who have died on the way to Europe.
In recent days, the artists for filming in Berlin was traveling. He is working on a film about refugees and had consulted on the disused Tempelhof airport arrivals. According to his gallery the action at the Gendarmenmarkt is the monument for Refugees, which was mentioned was the speech, but an installation for the gala, which will take place on Monday.
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