One Meter Democracy (2010)
12m
Running Time
October 10, 2010Release Date
One Meter Democracy (2010)
12m
Running Time
October 10, 2010Release Date
Plot.
One Meter of Democracy (2010) challenged the endurance of viewers, as well as the courage of the artist. In a quasi-democratic process, He Yunchang invited approximately 20 friends to vote in a secret ballot on whether he should have a surgeon cut a one metre incision the length of his body, from collar bone to knee, without anaesthesia. The vote was carried by a narrow majority, with several abstaining. The performance was documented in video and photographs that reveal the emotional cost of witnessing this gruelling event. This work, sometimes also known as ‘Asking the Tiger for its Skin’ was also staged on a symbolic date: 10 October 2010 was the 99th anniversary of the Wuchang uprising and the Xinhai Revolution which led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. The final image shows the group with sombre, shocked faces.
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Cast & Crew.
Yunchang He
Himself / Director / Editor
Zhang Hui
Surgeon / Medical Consultant
Song Tian
Editor / Camera Operator
Li Youjie
Editor / Camera Operator
He Jiancheng
Camera Operator
Shu Yang
Coordinating Producer
Dai Zhuoqun
Coordinating Producer
Xia Xing
Coordinating Producer
Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 2010
Original Name一米民主
StatusReleased
Running Time12m
Genres
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endurance
performance artist
political