Yang Zhengzhong became famous in 2000 with his video “I Will Die” that features short sequences in which a series of people speak the phrase "I will die" to the camera. It was included as a multi-channel projection at the 2007 Venice Biennale to great acclaim. It is a disconcerting, soberly presented film that confronts the viewer with existential questions.

Detail pictures:

I Will Die - Dutch

I Will Die - French

Related Exhibitions:

Fruits de la passion, Centre Pompidou - Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, France Oct,2012

Play Van Abbe: Part 4: The Pilgrim, the Tourist, the Flaneur (and the Worker), Van Abbe museum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Feb,2011 -Aug,2011

Collections

Centre Pompidou

Related Works:

YZZ_0097

I Will Die (Complete Single-Channel Version)

YZZU024

I Will Die