2002 Toilet and Chair — Mural Artist Studio, Shanghai


In 2003, a mural artist’s studio in Shanghai presents a carefully staged arrangement: a toilet painted with a fishbowl motif positioned before a mural featuring a classical statue and an open door. The objects are placed deliberately rather than incidentally.

I introduced a wooden chair to echo the photograph titled "2000 Ming Chairs, Zhujiajiao," establishing a visual correspondence between the two images. Together, the toilet and chair transform ordinary fixtures into an elegant arrangement, embodying humor, reference, and coherence across the pair of works.