Ai Wei's Simulation Remembering

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Ai Wei Wei’s politically fueled installation Remembering covered the façade of the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany in 2009, where he had a show titled, So Sorry. The work, Remembering, which measured one hundred meters by ten meters, was compiled of nine thousand children’s backpacks. Using simple colors and design techniques, Ai Wei Wei’s installation not only catches the viewers’ attention with sheer size, but also ignites a deeper emotional spark and fueled a lasting conversation whose reach not only initiated controversy with Chinese and German natives, Chinese governmental officials, and Ai Weiwei himself, but also internationally.
Using five rudimentary primary and secondary colors: red, blue, yellow, green as well as white these uniform