小刘伟个展 Liu Wei solo show at USB

I know it is hard to tell what you are looking at it in these photos but it is basically a freestanding house-type structure consisting of a metal frame filled in with used wooden windows and doors. Inside the 'house' sits several rows of wooden tables and chairs, of the sort you would find in a factory or regular classroom, the ground is covered with several inches of dirt and debris and sparse little trees cap off the corner units. Attached to the house is a giant fan that, when it works, is intended to blow and dust and debris around, creating a whirlwind type of effect. Needless to say, the fan element is a bust, the space being so huge that it requires a humongous fan that draws a lot of energy...i.e. after the fan runs about 10-15 seconds, it blows a fuse and the whole thing shuts down. Despite the failed technology, I must say that the post-industrial air of decay and destruction is alluring (bringing to mind the work of Chen Chieh-jen, among others), and the work itself is rather aesthetically pleasing.

Also in the space are some large paintings, smaller sculptural pieces and some lightbox type things...none of which warrant showing or mentioning here.