
As a human being, I feel one should have a lot of pride, like a tree in the primitive forest. He should be able to grow freely. Maybe the wind will take away some branches and leaves, (but) it is normal.
I can not take too many restrictions. In doing performance art (like cutting the river with a knife and casting myself in cement), I wanted to overcome many things in the secular world and break its restrictions. (…)
And I feel in such attempts you can bring into play the fundamental and inherent attributes of life; namely what you can do on earth as a human being, and to what extent.
– He Yunchang


Artists: Adel Abdessemed, Lida Abdul, Phil America, Ivan Argote, Chim↑Pom, Minerva Cuevas, Chto Delat?, Cyprien Gaillard, Yang-Ah Ham, Andre Hemer, Tehching Hsieh, Zhang Huan, Jani Leinonen, Klara Liden, Armando Lulaj, Matt McCormick, Filippo Minelli, Wang Qingsong, Andres Serrano, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Kacey Wong, Xijing Men, He Yunchang.
Courtesy: Galerie Urs Meile
Exhibited: Nirvana Flesh, 2013
In this works, the body is the material and subject. Working on the interaction between human beings’ sturdy will and the fragility that could appear at any time in their existence. During his performance, he puts himself in a dangerous relation with the environment, both natural and cultural. He Yunchang defines his owns limits, physic and mental, to transcend them and showcase the human mind strength. In April 2013, A Chang presented with Bozar and the Feizi gallery in Brussels the performance Nirvana Flesh, within which for 24h he put the clothes he was wearing on fire until he remained literally naked.