You might not know Ye Haiyan’s name, but if you attended the Ai Weiwei retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum, you might recognize all her worldly possessions.
When Ye and her young daughter were summarily evicted as part of the Chinese Communist regime’s relentless harassment campaign, a picture of their meager belongings dumped by the side of the road went viral. Being one of her social media followers, Teacher Ai recreated the photo in a dramatic installation.
The viciousness of the campaign against Ye is lower than you can possibly imagine.
