Moving Mountains

Yang Fudong one of the most influential contemporary artists in China is known for his epic blackandwhite films and photographs which straddle the worlds of contemporary art installation and cinema Moving Mountains is a 46minute blackandwhite film accompanied by photographs from the film set drawings and props The film is inspired by the ancient tale of a man seeking to move a mountain and extolls the virtues of perseverance and collective action The artist makes this story a poetic reflection upon human nature and the shifting values to which it can be subjected