How much does the journey from Hangzhou to Berlin weigh , 2011/2019/ 2024
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The work’s starting point is a journey taken by Bignia Wehrli along the Silk Road in 2008. She left her then-home of Hangzhou, moving via Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, etc. to Berlin. Along the way, she converted the distance traveled in kilometres into kilograms of silk thread. How much does the journey weigh if measured in silk thread? How many kilograms of silk thread is equal to her journey? If the distance between China and Europe were knitted into a garment, would it be wearable?
The work’s starting point is a journey taken by Bignia Wehrli along the Silk Road in 2008. She left her then-home of Hangzhou, moving via Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, etc. to Berlin. Along the way, she converted the distance traveled in kilometres into kilograms of silk thread. How much does the journey weigh if measured in silk thread? How many kilograms of silk thread is equal to her journey? If the distance between China and Europe were knitted into a garment, would it be wearable?