The Rock Tours Around Great Britain, 2006-2007

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The Rock Touring Around Great Britain is a performance piece by Chinese artist He Yunchang that involved a walking circumambulation of Great Britain from September 23, 2006 to June 14, 2007. Starting from the hamlet of Rock, Northumberland, the artist walked to the nearby town of Boulmer where he selected a rock which he then carried counterclockwise until he returned it to the precise location from which it was taken. As the artist commented, the work was primarily "an attempt to represent the iron will of an individual and the living conditions of his being with simple and pure methods."

Cast & crew

Yunchang He

Studios & networks

Amino Studio, Newcastle, UK · Arts Council of England · BaikSan Cultural Foundation · Beijing "B-Space" · Beijing Jinfumiao Trade Company · Center for Chinese Contemporary Art · Korea-China Culture & Art Exchange Association · Liverpool Biennial Organization Committee · Shanghai Helu Culture Communication Co., Ltd. · Spacex Art Centre, Exeter · Tianjin Ounce Shoes Co. · Today Art Museum, Beijing