LIFE
Exiled Chinese artist Ai Weiwei unveils artwork of refugee boat at Sydney festival
10:44 March 12, 2018 Reuters
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei unveiled a 60-metre inflatable rubber raft artwork carrying more than 300 anonymous oversized figures in Sydney on Monday, highlighting the plight of refugees across the world. Initially designed for the National Gallery of Prague, the artwork titled 'Law of the Journey', is the centrepiece of the 2018 Sydney Biennale and is made from the same manufactured rubber as that of vessels that carried refugees across the Mediterranean Sea. The artwork is installed on Cockatoo Island, a former shipbuilding site. Ai said the location is appropriate for "Australia's record towards refugees".