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Zheng Bo: Wanwu I
Edited by Kimberly Bradley
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Cologne, 2023
Wanwu I delves into Hong Kong-based artist Zheng Bo’s ongoing cultivation of deep kinships with the living beings we humans share our Earth with, plants in particular. This publication explores the aesthetics, erotics, politics, and ecosensibilities of plant life, but also the potentials of incorporating the inclusive, collaborative qualities of wanwu―which means “ten thousand things,” “myriad happenings,” or “more than human”—into both everyday life and art institutions.
The book features six in-depth conversations: with Stephanie Rosenthal (Director of Gropius Bau; now Guggenheim Abu Dhabi) on wanwu; with Matthias Rillig (ecologist at Free University Berlin) on roots; with Phillip E. Bloom (Chinese art and garden historian at the Huntington) on pleasure; with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens (ecosexual artists) on ecosex; with T. J. Demos (professor at University of California, Santa Cruz) on flourishing; and with Ye Ying (writer and journalist in Shanghai) on equality.
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Buchhandlung Walther Königcredits
Design: John Morgan Studio (John Morgan, Adrien Vasquez, Teresa Lima)Supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Coproduced with Gropius Bau, Berlin
Photo: Zheng Bo