Qin Yufen

by Yufen Qin

Qin Yufen (*1954 in Shandong, lives in Beijing and Berlin) is one of the leading Chinese artists of her generation. In her large-scale installations, she works with barbed wire, bamboo, silk, and clothes hangers--a collection of materials that has since come to be her trademark. In her work she often reflects on political and social concerns, yet not in a conspicuous way. In her earlier installations, she preferred to focus on the cultural past of China and, against this background, her own influences and identity; today she is primarily concerned with the global increase of victimization....