A Country Based on Whale is an ambitious establishment of a brand new ‘country’ by Sun Xun. Inspired by the annals of Singapore’s journey to independence, over 40 artworks – including passports, national flags and citizen guidebooks – were created to sow the seeds for Jing Bang, a country that will exist for only six weeks, and takes its name from the ephemeral emergence of a whale surfacing for air. By further allowing interested applicants to register for citizenship, Jing Bang launches an ontological and critical investigation on the anatomy of a ‘country’, provoking thoughts about what it takes to create one, and what citizenship means to an individual. price.
Format
Hardcover, 99 pages, English Book
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
STPI – Singapore Tyler Print Institute
Publication City
Singapore
ISBN
978-981-07-7785-2
Edition Size
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Dimension
260 x 200mm
Designer
studioKALEIDO
Printer
Allegro Print
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