Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a Chinese Artist and Sculptor who creates his works upon his political beliefs. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese Government because of the works that he creates, he is only trying to get his voice and opinion across and in doing this he was imprisoned and as a result got his passport taken off of him. This resulted in him not being able to visit his newest exhibition which is held on the Alcatraz Island in the notorious prison of Alcatraz in San Francisco. Here, Weiwei has made sculptures such as 'With Wind', 'Trace', 'Stay Tuned' and 'Blossom', these are just a few of which are situated in the prison. 

My favourite of the sculptures is 'Blossom' as it takes place in a cell in the medical ward on the island. In the cell there is a sink, toilet and a bath tub all with individually made white ceramic flowers in them. It gives a sense of purity within the room as all the walls and piping and floor are deteriorating and these stand out and shine out above all in the room.

http://www.for-site.org/project/ai-weiwei-alcatraz/