Jing Jin Ji, 2020
Financial newspaper, archival inkjet, acrylic and sand on linen
150 x 200 x 3.5 cm
59 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
59 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
'Jing Jin Ji' depicts the future city of Jing-Jin-Ji – a megalopolis that the Chinese government plans on creating via the consolidation of the neighbouring cities of Beijing, Tianjin and...
'Jing Jin Ji' depicts the future city of Jing-Jin-Ji – a megalopolis that the Chinese government plans on creating via the consolidation of the neighbouring cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The combined population is estimated at 100-120 million residents in an area larger than Britain, connected by integrated networks of high-speed transport and technological interfaces. Referencing Utopic maps with a holy mountain in the distance, the three cities hover in space like floating islands or science fiction tectonic plates waiting to be pieced together.