Life Imitating Art

A couple of days back, I was looking at the work of Korean sculptor Do Ho Suh, whose work has often examined themes of individuality and identity in a crowded society.

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Here’s a close-up of the base of that plinth -

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And then, the very next day, what do I see but the 60th anniversary celebration of Chinese communism being staged in Tiananmen Square.

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Uncanny, eh?

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You have to admire the training that resulted in this astonishingly precise alignment.

(Via)

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One Comment

  1. Posted 5 November, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Permalink

    Dangerous work too, by the looks of it. Not to be done without a helmet.

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