Brother Nut filled 10,000 emptied bottles of Nongfu Spring water, a well-known brand of bottled water in China, with the polluted water that villagers have been drinking.
Air Pollution and the Meaninglessness This is not Brother Nut’s first exhibition, and it’s not his first time speaking for environmental issues.
“We can’t see the smog,” Brother Nut said.
“Turning it into a brick that we can touch, it’s not only for protesting against the air pollution, but also for the exploration of new recycling methods.” Brother Nut has expanded beyond pollution and environment for other art projects.
He explained in an interview with VICE China that the purpose of the project is to inform people: It’s not always easy to see the real values of things.
“People don’t like to do things that seem meaningless,” he said.
“But if there is a company that pays you for doing meaningless things, you may find the values that lie behind.” Upcoming Exhibition on Water Pollution After the first bottled water exhibition, the Environmental Protection Bureau of Yulin, Shaanxi started the investigation.
Brother Nut is concerned that it’s not enough for Xiaohaotu.
“There are many places like Xiaohaotu,” Brother Nut said.
“The background of this exhibition is not only the water pollution in Xiaohaotu, but the water pollution in worldwide.” 0 Want to see more stories like this?