the sculpture by chen zhen is at the entrance of the giardini, part of the ‘fare mondi’ / making worlds / bantin duniyan / 制造世界 / weltenmachen / construire des mondes/ fazer mundos…exhibition.

‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’ the sculpture was especially realized for the venice art bienniale in 2009 by the ADAC (association of chen zhen’s friends), established in 2003 with the aim to creating a link between all the friends of chen zhen and all those who have been close to and supported chen zhen’s oeuvre. the association is also promoting the diffusion of a deeper knowledge of chen zhen’s work specially involving all those who would like to approach it. http://www.chenzhen.org

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 2009 image © designboom

chen zhen: back to fullness face to emptiness venice art bienniale 09 ‘back to fullness, face to emptiness’, 1997 project for a sculpture in stainless steel, aluminium, neon © chen zhen