Comments on: How Not To Be Seen (v.1)

By: managing language (with extreme prejudice) « fugitive philosophy

managing language (with extreme prejudice) « fugitive philosophy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:16:30 +0000

[...] an alternative means to living without working, and as Virno suggests, means that exodus (or the politics of disappearance) constitutes the general strategy of the (Loser) [...]

By: kate_armstrong

kate_armstrong — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:35:35 +0000

RT @serial_consign: @kate_armstrong @fugitivephilo wrote about Liu Bolin recently – http://bit.ly/563PQA

By: Greg J. Smith

Greg J. Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:17 +0000

@kate_armstrong @fugitivephilo wrote about Liu Bolin recently – http://bit.ly/563PQA

By: tobias c. van Veen

tobias c. van Veen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:57:33 +0000

thoughts on disappearance: How Not To Be Seen (v.1) – http://bit.ly/14Qikq

By: tV

tV — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:54:24 +0000

Thanks G, I was quite taken by it myself. One thing I did not mention (as it perhaps warrants another post) is that Bolin politically orients his work. According to Infoniac.com, his studio was shut down by the Government in 2005 which prompted his “Hiding in the City” series of photographs, all part of a shift from “dependence to revolting against the system” (Bolin’s words). Check it:

“I am standing, but there is a silent protest, the protest against the environment for the survival, the protest against the state. I wanted to photograph the reality of scenes of China’s development today.” – Liu Bolin

http://www.infoniac.com/offbeat-news/the-silent-protests-of-the-invisible-man.html

By: Greg J. Smith

Greg J. Smith — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:41:49 +0000

Hi Tobias, I did not know about Liu Bolin’s work. Great stuff (and well framed) – thanks!