Zhao Zhao, Repetition, 2012, white marble, limestone, 100 x 100 x 100 cm
Repetition is a cube composed of smaller cubes of stone cut from dilapidated and destroyed ancient Buddha sculptures. In this piece Zhao Zhao attempts to investigate the persistence of religious belief by looking at the material form it has taken over centuries.
Zhao Zhao (b. 1982 Xinjiang Autonomous Region), lives and works in Beijing. Zhao Zhao uses art to challenge reality and the ideological traditions on which it is based. The radical, even anarchist tendencies displayed in his work come from his emphasis on individual free will.