12 Square Meters
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12 Square Meters is a 1994 performance art piece by Chinese artist Zhang Huan in which he sat covered in honey and fish oil in a filthy public toilet, allowing flies to swarm his body as a commentary on human endurance and social conditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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performance art piece ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
commentary on social neglect
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critique of living conditions in urban China ⓘ exploration of limits of the body ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
artist sitting motionless
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flies swarming human body ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
photography
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video ⓘ |
| duration | extended period of time ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | attracted flies ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse on Chinese performance art ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
physical suffering
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psychological endurance ⓘ public hygiene conditions ⓘ relationship between body and environment ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
art world
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general public ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal ⓘ |
| locationOfPerformance |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
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public toilet ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
fish oil
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honey ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| movement |
body art
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contemporary Chinese art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme use of the body
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staged in a public toilet ⓘ use of insects as part of the performance ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early works of Zhang Huan ⓘ |
| performer | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic |
filthy
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unsanitary ⓘ |
| theme |
bodily vulnerability
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human endurance ⓘ marginalization ⓘ social conditions ⓘ urban squalor ⓘ |
| uses | artist's naked body ⓘ |
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