The Rock Tours Around Great Britain, 2006-2007

石头英国漫游记

Overview

The Rock Touring Around Great Britain is a performance piece by Chinese artist He Yunchang that involved a walking circumambulation of Great Britain from September 23, 2006 to June 14, 2007. Starting from the hamlet of Rock, Northumberland, the artist walked to the nearby town of Boulmer where he selected a rock which he then carried counterclockwise until he returned it to the precise location from which it was taken. As the artist commented, the work was primarily "an attempt to represent the iron will of an individual and the living conditions of his being with simple and pure methods."

Production

Amino Studio, Newcastle, UK, Shanghai Helu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Arts Council of England, Center for Chinese Contemporary Art, Spacex Art Centre, Exeter, Liverpool Biennial Organization Committee, Beijing Jinfumiao Trade Company, Today Art Museum, Beijing, Tianjin Ounce Shoes Co., Beijing "B-Space", Korea-China Culture & Art Exchange Association, BaikSan Cultural Foundation