Li Wei

Chinese artist, born in 1970. Lives and works in Beijing (China). Somewhere between photography and performance, Li Wei's works defy the laws of gravity to speak of freedom, globalization, love and happiness. Although full of humor, his vertiginous shots question China's political evolution and call for liberation from the physical and social body. Li Wei's answer to governmental narrow-mindedness is levitation. Faced with the enclosure of individuals within cities, he takes flight. Erasing the traces of cables that hold him back, he metaphorically engages in a flight towards progress and emancipation through his prints. Li Wei is exhibited worldwide. Represented by the Paris-Beijing gallery (Paris, France), in 2012 he staged an exhibition at the Parc de la Villette, where fifteen of his performances were enlarged and presented outdoors.