A sculpture of a giant person walking stands still at the entrance of the Super Sample exhibition in Shenzhen, South China s Guangdong Province. One of the largest artworks produced in China in recent years, Walking Person by renowned artist Su Xinping depicts a person taking big steps forward, raising a series of questions for viewers to think about: Where does he come from? Where is he going? Why is he in such a hurry?
Leap Editor's Note: In 1957, the filmmaker Agnès Varda assumed the role of photographer during a two-month journey around both urban and rural China with a delegation of French dignitaries. In 2012, her photographs from that trip appeared in “The Beaches of Agnès Varda in China,” an exhibition at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Chinese Zodiac City is recruiting a set of new images for the 12 animals from the public through a cultural and creative campaign in the hopes of attracting more young people to get involved in the traditional Chinese culture.