Lin Yilin
During his San Francisco residency in the fall of 2011, Lin Yilin developed a series of site-specific performances that explore the urban histories of migration and immigration, with particular focus on their political implications. Yilin collaborated with more than three dozen participants from SFAI and Kadist, creating works in which he undertook actions in iconic San Francisco landmarks, such as slowly rolling down Lombard Street, playing cards under an American flag next to the Golden Gate Bridge, and dragging a costume dragon head through Chinatown. By disrupting the normal order of daily life, Lin creatively explores the complex relationships between humans and the built environment, the materialization of the body, and its social impacts.