Den kinesiske kunstners og systemkritikers “heavy metal” musikvideo forbander styret i Beijing og dets metoder til undertrykkelse af anderledes-tænkende – han sammenligner bl.a. Kina i dag med en luder.
The track, given the English-language title Dumbass, reconstructs his 81-day detention in 2011, including what he says is an exact model of his cell, BBC online writes Wednesday.
The video shows impassive prison guards accompanying Ai as he eats, sleeps, showers and even sits on the toilet. Ai himself sings the lyrics, few of which are fit to print.
They include: “Stand on the frontline like a dumbass, in a country that puts out like a hooker (opfører sig som en luder)… tolerance be damned, to hell with manners, the low-life’s invincible.”
Ai Weiwei admits his voice is unpolished, but says the video is “dedicated to all those people who do not have the opportunity to raise their voice, who will never be able to raise their voices…”
It is no surprise, that the song and video are being blocked on the Chinese internet – along with the search term “Ai Weiwei”.
The video – shot by famed Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle – opens with Ai in a hood (med hætte over hovedet) marked “criminal” which is whipped off.
Ai, who authorities say was detained for tax evasion, later tried unsuccessfully to mount a legal challenge against a 15 million yuan (2,4 million US dollar) state bill for back taxes (restskat /efterbetaling).
He now says he is unable to travel outside of China as authorities have taken his passport.
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