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“ I made this work to mourn my grandma, who passed away because of the Coronavirus on January 28 in China. I wanted to show the memory of my childhood and my grandma. I still vividly remember the moment when she talked with me several weeks ago. But in the news about Coronavirus information in China, she appeared as "1", since she was the first one who died in Sichuan province at that period. Before my grandma passed away, the number of deaths was only statistics for me. I could not feel anything inside it. But now, I can feel that the numbers are the lives of countless families. This experience let me understand the feeling of loss and empathy so I wanted to save the memory of my grandma through this work.” - Shiqi Wu
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Grandmother’s
Magic - Shiqi Wu
Materials: Glass, Cotton
pulp
Size: 4×4×16’’
Size: 4×4×16’’
“ I made this work to mourn my grandma, who passed away because of the Coronavirus on January 28 in China. I wanted to show the memory of my childhood and my grandma. I still vividly remember the moment when she talked with me several weeks ago. But in the news about Coronavirus information in China, she appeared as "1", since she was the first one who died in Sichuan province at that period. Before my grandma passed away, the number of deaths was only statistics for me. I could not feel anything inside it. But now, I can feel that the numbers are the lives of countless families. This experience let me understand the feeling of loss and empathy so I wanted to save the memory of my grandma through this work.” - Shiqi Wu
Reference Journal