Happy Year of the Rat!
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That transition from the year of the pig to that of the rat made it a bit difficult to blog.
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Today is the second day of the new year and I'm surrounded by practically non-stop firework explosions. These are the type of grand fireworks that are off limits to the personal consumer (if in the US), but here in Hualien are sold commonly in the market.
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After the initial firework explosions on the midnight's eve, it was quickly followed by a steady stream of ambulance sirens. So it's like I've been saying all along: everything is dangerous. Ha!
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So then I started thinking about fireworks in art, which leads to New York-based artist Cai Guo-Qiang who will soon have his retrospective at the Guggenheim open towards the end of this month. Cai is known for using Chinese elements such as dynamite, 'feng shui', Chinese herbs, etc. in his conceptual art.
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