What is this?
This photograph shows Cai Guo Qiang’s recent installation “I Want to Believe”, a series of sculptures installed to protest against human rights abuses in China.
Why did I choose this?
In a way, tiger is a close reflection of the chinese culture because of the 12 Zodiacs. (learn more, click here: http://www.astrologycom.com/chinesezodiac.html)
But on the flipped side, this dying tiger is injured, so I personally interpreted it as the current generation’s fading desire of its traditional value. To me, this lost is triggered by the instant access to entertainment, social networks, and materialism.