Gao Zhisheng

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The code is translated by the Chinese name ‘高智晟’ (Gao Zhisheng)  through the ‘GB2312’ official character set.

Gao Zhisheng is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting human rights abuses in China. Because of his work, Zhisheng has been disbarred and detained by the Chinese government several times, and severely tortured. He last disappeared in February 2009 and was unofficially detained until December 2011, when it was announced that he has now been imprisoned for three years. His commitment to defending his clients is influenced by his Christian beliefs and their tenets on morality and compassion.  —— Wikipedia

Size

100x70x2.5 cm

Weight

2.50 kg with wooden inner frame

Materials

Acrylics & mixed materials on canvas

Period

2012

Record

Solo exhibition – ‘La Cina e’ viCina’, OneOff Space, Lecco, Italy. 2013
Group exhibition – ‘Codici Minati’, Castle Doria,Porto Venere, Italy. 2012