'Hu Fang’s Dear Navigator is a collection of ten short stories that reflect on contemporary society, politics, and the human condition. The author takes us on a journey across time and space to hidden realities where we meet culture workers, astronauts, airplanes, Zen masters, and hunger artists. The title story “Dear Navigator” is a collection of letters written during a 520-day simulated space mission to Mars—to test if humans can endure travel from Earth to Mars and back again. “Whale Song” tells the story of XP, a lonely male escort, as he goes on a surreal journey to self-realization, and “The Shame of Participation” tells a tale of two thieving artists who legally steal objects from those living in a city in desperation. When the reality turns into fiction, and the science fiction becomes reality, Hu draws on the experience of everyday life, the past, and the unknown future to create stories of otherworldly melancholy and humor.' - from back cover.

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MON.HUF
Language

English

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Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

159

ISBN / ISSN

9783956790348

No of copies

2

Content type

artist monograph

Chapter headings

Volume 1

A Letter from Tropical Metropolis

Whale Song

Facade

Volume 2

Notes from the Glass house

The hunger Artist Wu yongfang

The Shame of Participation

The Secret Disciples of Confucius

Volume 3

Dear Navigator

The Hanging Garden

Postscript

This is the Last Film

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