Ai Weiwei (1957) - To Be Looked At... (27/200)

Limited edition

CNC-machined aluminum sculpture

35cm x 16cm x 18cm
Ai Weiwei is known for his conceptual artworks that challenge authority and explore the connections between the contemporary world and traditional Chinese culture.

Surveillance and Weiwei have a history. By bringing together personal experiences and societal shifts, he notes that security is often used as a pretext for control and that surveillance therefore represents power.

To look at... takes the form of a series of CCTV cameras, pointing in multiple directions for an uninterrupted view. The sculpture can be mounted on a wall or displayed on a horizontal surface.

The cameras and their pseudo-surveillance, installed in homes around the world, capture Weiwei's biting humor. At the same time they encapsulate an experience that has become an inescapable part of life.