Camouflage 16 and 17

Kinda eerie, huh?

No?

Well, what if I tell you the photograph above isn’t a photoshop illusion. No tricks. No mirrors. Yeah, kinda eerie now huh?

This is the work of Chinese artist Liu Bolin – 刘勃麟.

Here are a few choice excerpts from him:

Are human beings animals?

Chameleon has the unique property of changing hues to match the color of the surroundings for self-protection. Rattlesnake can bury most of the body in sand soil. This can not only protect itself but also have a better access to food. There are also many animals, such as gecko, beetle etc., which have learnt to deal with the environment and the enemy in the longtime fight of life and death. In order to survive, good concealment has become the most critical factor.

Human beings are not animals! Because human beings do not know how to protect themselves.

…Perhaps the phenomenon of the human’s existence is the elucidative way to the world.

…Now, in the real material world, the world views of different people’s are also different. Each person chooses his/her own way in the process of contacting outside world. I choose to merge myself into the environment. Saying that I am disappeared in the environment, it would be better to say that the environment has licked me up and I can not choose active and passive relationship.

In the environment of emphasizing cultural heritage, concealment is actually no place to hide.

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