Publisher's Synopsis
"Last days of Village Wen, acquired by the museum in 2012, looks at the contemporary issues of environmental degradation and human migration. Using the traditional scroll format, Ji takes us to a fictional village that faces problems of water shortage, home evacuation, and migration. He inscribes the title 'Wen cun ji shi (Documentary of Village Wen)', exploring the ambiguity. between fiction and reality"--Cleveland Museum of Art's website.
