Central Academy
of Fine Arts
“Awakening in Colors”
Exhibition
2026.4.30-5.15
Silence Outlives Every Word Recurrence Field ALL WILL COME IF WE WORK HARDER 145°- 250°
I’m Spying On You From The Attic IS Project Borderfruit Red Oil Return South
I’m Spying On You From The Attic IS Project Borderfruit Red Oil Return South
Video
5’42’03
2025
“Return south” is a meditative act of collective reclamation. In this performance video, the artist and a partner meticulously sheath a decommissioned J-5 fighter jet—once a tool of aerial combat—in layers of fragile rice paper. Over time, the jet’s corroded metal body, marked by histories of conflict and obsolescence, dissolves into a spectral white monument.
The work confronts the paradoxical fate of retired war machines across China: displayed in public parks as "educational" playground objects, they mask the violence of their origins under the guise of nostalgic patriotism. By enveloping the jet in rice paper—a material synonymous with cultural preservation and impermanence—the artists perform a ritual of erasure and rebirth. The resulting form evokes a ghostly fossil, a shrouded relic, or an unpainted terracotta warrior, blurring lines between militaristic display and sacred burial.