At the End of Everything is the final presentation for my residency at ArtPACE, San Antonio, in the summer of 2023.
The project delves into the nature of oil as an assertive, almost sentient resource rather than a passive substance and explores the intersection of oil, life, and death.
"Coming from a background deeply connected to petroleum exploitation in her hometown of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, Liu's residency in oil-dependent Texas further amplifies the significance of her work, with Texas leading the nation in crude oil production and refining and home to the largest petrochemical cluster in the world.”
— International artist-in-residence program, Artpace San Antonio, TX, USA
《一切的终结》深入探讨了石油不是仅仅被挖掘的资源,而是作为一种具有自我意识的、几乎有感知的生命形态,它处于生命和死亡的交叉点。
“刘的家乡中国新疆克拉玛依市因石油开采而建成,她在依赖石油的德克萨斯州的驻地项目中进一步放大了石油在她创作中的影响:德克萨斯州在原油生产和炼油方面处于全美国领先地位,也是美国石油公司的所在地和全球最大的石化产业集群。”
—— 美国德克萨斯州圣安多尼奥Artpace,国际艺术家驻地项目