Sun Xun, born in 1980 in Fuxin Liaoning Province, China lives in Hangzhou. He studied printmaking at the China Academy of Fine Arts. In 2006 he founded his own animation studio. He participated in several festivals, a.o. Ars Electronica, 2009, Transmediale, Berlin, 2010; the 7th China Independent Film Festival, 2010; Solo exhibitions included the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Drawing Center New York; Platform China; Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel.
Lie
(CHN 2006, Video, 7 Min. 20 Sek.)
The animation Lie is cut and spliced with staged 1950’s news footage depicting China’s progress in rocket exploration; historical fact and fiction is again thrown into question.
