Cai Guo-Qiang

Copenhagen

For his current exhibition A Clan Of Boats at Faurschou Foundation, Cai Guo-Qiang has referenced the foundation’s new location in the Free Port of Copenhagen, as well as the country’s historical and cultural connection to the sea.

Since childhood, Cai has held a special fascination with boats, a familiar symbol he grew up with in the harbour city of Quanzhou, China, which appear constantly throughout his repertoire. A Clan of Boats allows Cai to recount a number of them, which he refers to as his ‚children‘.

On the day of the opening, Cai ignited thousands of mini rockets from a small traditional Danish boat ‚Freja‘ on the water behind the foundation, in front of an enthusiastic crowd from all over Denmark and beyond. The scorch marks from the explosion transformed the boat into a three-dimensional gunpowder drawing, and this sculpture subsequently becomes a part of the exhibition, generating a dialogue with ‚Reflection-A Gift from Iwaki‘.

Cai Guo-Qiang

Faurschou Foundation

September 7th – December 7th, 2012
Klubiensvej 11
2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

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