Subsequent to the series of “Constellations” which Zhao Zhao first showed at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013, we are now pleased to present “Constellations” at LISTE which this time adopt 6 mirrors instead of glass. In “Constellations”, the irregular holes and cracks of gunshots transform into an extraordinarily beautiful starry sky across the surface of either glass or mirror.

In the winter of 2005, Zhao Zhao had a car accident in which he crashed into the windscreen and with forehead and broke the glass. When he brought his car to the garage, the repairman asked him whether he would like to keep the broken glass or replace it with a new one. Zhao Zhao chose to keep the glass.

In 2007, Zhao Zhao purchased a rifle gun online – a Gamo, made in Spain. This triggered his interest in historical events related to guns. He then started to collect images and documents concerning the Tian’anmen Square Demonstrations, which took place on the 4th June 1989. In China, apart from some exceptional cases, firearms are prohibited from being privately owned. Naturally after he had purchased the gun, supervision shortly came to investigate the case. Zhao Zhao had no choice but destroy the gun. He found a steel manufacturing factory to cut the gun into pieces and then later shown the chainsawed gun in a group show.