Artist Kong Ning wears her Hot Wave suit in Jilin city, Jilin province on Aug 19, 2018.(Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Chinese artist Kong Ning showcased her ecological performance art titled Hot Wave in Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province on Sunday to raise awareness of the global warming issue.
The Hot Wave art installation is composed of 300 red masks and red wires, which are hand-weaved and took a whole week to finish.
Kong Ning said the Hot Wave is a beast, comprised of countless empty souls full of desire. The red wires represent its muscles and bones, and the red masks represent unrestrained, lustful souls. The color red symbolizes scorching heat, and also shows the injured earth is bleeding. Humans' overconsumption of resources and polluting of the environment has indulged the beast's desire to wreak havoc.
