Breath of the Dying

Breath of the Dying, Video, 4’21”, 2019

Breath of the Dying, based on near-death experience. Yunqiu Li has created series of works on the perception of life themes such as birth, death, and self-reflection. 

   Yunqiu Li had a near-death experience, she fell over her head in an accident. After the external force hit her head, she had a short-term brain dysfunction and concussion. At that moment, her body and mind entered a peaceful state and lost memory. There were black pictures, the shape of the spine, and some plant patterns. The pain of the body ran through the spine, but the brain was very calm. MRI found her brain is different from normal people.