如果我死了，國家也會消失, 2014 from yoshinoriniwa on Vimeo.
Yoshinori Niwa
Requesting people in Taiwan who I met by chance to declare that if they die, Taiwan will disappear, 2014
Single-channel video
14'09 min
Edition 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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Niwa requests more than 100 people he coincidentally meets on the streets of Taipei to declare in front of the camera that “Taiwan will disappear if I die”. Having an...
Niwa requests more than 100 people he coincidentally meets on the streets of Taipei to declare in front of the camera that “Taiwan will disappear if I die”. Having an ordinary citizen vocalise this phrase, which sounds somewhat like a speech made by a significant politician in times of national crisis, prompts us to rethink the relationship between self and country.
