Title: The weight of a little red book

During the tumultuous and dangerous time of the Cultural Revolution a book assumed importance and weight for billions of people.
Surrounding the original Little Red Book of Mao are 2,021 wooden dowels, each representing the multitudes of people impacted. Each dowel is wrapped with different poems chosen from the Red Book and depicted in traditional calligraphy. Mounted on a board covered in red sand, the dowels converge gradually towards the center giving a visual feeling of weight.
The installation, encircled with rusty barbed wire, conveys the oppression during a grave period in history.

Dimensions:

Height 8" Width 48" depth 48"

Description:

The Red Book of Mao is surrounded by 2,021 wooden dowels starting at ¼ gradually increasing in height. Dowels are wrapped with paper depicting poems in traditional calligraphy from the book's pages. The installation is mounted on a board covered in red sand, and encircled with barbed wire.