To create Mirroring Tiananmen Square (2000) Li Wei made a 17 x 19 centimeter, oval-shaped hole in the center of a mirror and wore it around his neck.”As it reflects different milieus, he writes, “I hope the mirror can capture myriad social conditions. The juxtaposition of my head and an illusionary reality, as represented in the mirror, forms an even more absurd illusionary reality....”

Credit: Collection of the artist