Tagged 512 Earthquake
On the 17th-20th of May 2012, "Hong Kong Art Fair" exhibited Ai Weiwei's work "Cong", comprising a list of 5196 students who died in the 5.12 Great Sichuan Earthquake and 123 replies to applications for the publication of government information from central, Sichuan province and county-level education, construction, earthquake, civil administration and public security departments. http://is.gd/2UpnAG
2012年5月17日-20日，”香港艺术博览会”展出艾未未作品《琮》，由5.12汶川地震5196名死难学生名单及向中央、四川省、县的教育，建设、地震、民政、公安部门发出的123封政府信息公开申请答复组成。http://is.gd/2UpnAG
[Fourth Anniversary of the 512 Earthquake. Lest We Forget] During the second anniversary of the earthquake, several thousand Twitterers read aloud the names of students who had perished, which was then compiled into a large-scale audio work, "Remembrance". Reflecting on the loss of innocent lives and expressing outrage at the concealed truth of tofu dregs (construction). Listen online: http://goo.gl/sniuQ http://goo.gl/hXE8o
【512地震四周年 念念不忘】 地震两周年之际，数千推友念出遇难学生的名字，汇集成大型声音作品《念》。表达对无辜生命逝去的追念和对掩盖豆腐渣真相的愤怒。在线听：http://goo.gl/sniuQ http://goo.gl/hXE8o
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The Chinese character 念 means “to commemorate”. The character also has a second meaning and that is “to recite”. For more info about this artwork see this previous post:
On the fourth anniversary of the 5.12 earthquake, the government has yet to publish a list of earthquake victims. "Citizen's Investigation" volunteers spent more than a year conducting on-site investigations after the earthquake and confirmed the names, ages, genders, grades in school and family information of 5196 students who perished. 512 student victim list: http://goo.gl/P5yQB Respect life, refuse to forget.
5.12地震四周年，政府至今未公布地震死难者名单。“公民调查”志愿者在震后历经一年多，实地调查确认了5196名遇难学生名字、年龄、性别、学校班级和家庭信息。512遇难学生名单：http://goo.gl/P5yQB 尊重生命，拒绝遗忘。
