In occasion of Artissima 2008, Arthub invites the artist Xu Zhen to present the performance/installation “in a blink of an eye”, a sort of “manifestation” of the globalized market where Chinese workers are symbolically and literally “suspended” in disquieting actions -as if a tragedy is about to occur- but instead does not happen.

A suspension that, as suggested by the title, disappears in “ a blink of an eye”: the public will look at this installation for a short while, as to testify an improbable event, only to be entertained by the game of impossible physical laws. They will stay blind about the inevitable and total tragedy represented by these workers: as if their lives have been removed.

This installation is presented for the first time in Europe. Organized by Davide Quadrio and Defne Ayas in the section “Constellation”.