Opening on June 14th, between 6PM-8PM is renowned performance artist Xiao Lu’s latest installation and performance ‘JUNK’ at passage Gallery in Sydney.
For her latest performance ‘JUNK’, Xiao Lu stands alone in the isolation of a black room. With only a black table, a bottle of ink, paper, and a brush, methodically, she will envelop herself and the room in a deluge of her discarded ink paintings. Gradually rubbish will fill the space and consume her. This powerful act is a stark commentary on the relentless censorship she has faced in her homeland, China, and the stifling creative constraints she endures in Australia.
“I have come from China, where there is a strict system of art censorship with untouchable red lines everywhere. The self-censorship of art organisations and artists erodes everybody’s spirit. The blackness surrounds me: terror, oppression, helplessness, anger, despair, freedom, roaring resistance…”
Xiao Lu, 2024.
Passage Gallery Website
https://xiaolu.com.au/index.php?c=show&id=160
Radio Free Asia Reports：
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/australia-art-exhibit-junk-06172024135802.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR16jpWvijqv7vRQmFdJgk96j8qvYUzBhI9yWP44oyviyDW75OhtElXcIkk_aem_JZ1FZS6eoxe2PVKXC6cKyA
