The Lanterns Of The Terracotta Warriors installation, showing for the first time outside China and the UK, will feature as part of Chinese New Year celebrations in Sydney.
Inspired by the iconic terracotta warriors unearthed inShaanxi Province in 1974, the instillation features 90 brightly illuminated warriors fashioned out of cloth and wire that each stand 2.1 metres tall.
Created for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the instillation invisioned by Xia Nan and team seeks to re-captivate an audience with the historic discovery. Building accurate replicas of the 8,000 original statues, Xia Nan has made one small change in the addition of women and children as a representation of inheritance and the future.
Set to be on show at the edge of the harbour, festival director Gill Minvervini has described the exhibition as the most breathtaking display yet for Sydney’s Chinese New Year celebrations.
Lanterns Of The Terracotta Warriors will be on show from Friday February 13 – Sunday February 22.
