The first
time I heard of the Ai Wei Wei was a few years ago when the Sunflower Seeds
project was being exhibited at the Tate Modern in London. The art installation was made
up of one hundred million handmade porcelain sunflower seeds, covering the ground of
the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. Each sunflower seeds had been painstakingly moulded, fired at 1300
C°, hand painted and fired again.
The process of fabricating these seeds is fascinating and seeing how real they look almost makes you want to eat them. But imagining creating a space filled with one hundred million
seeds was absolutely mindblowing. I was beginning
to like this Ai Wei Wei. There was
something uncensored and limitless about his art.
So when I
heard about the documentary Never Sorry, I just had to go see it. The film — which received a special jury prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival —, takes you on a journey where you discover not only an audacious contemporary artist, but also an individual who confronts, opposes, denounces and disses the Chinese goverment
with unrelenting verve and creative effrontery. Behind that soft spokeness, is a deep roar that seeks to bring change for his country and his people.
So if you do get a chance to see this unique film at a theatre new you or to rent the dvd, don't hesitate. You really won't be sorry.
