With locations at the Presidio overlook of the Golden Gate; the Powell Street cable car turntable at Market Street; the Gates of San Francisco’s Chinatown at Bush Street and Grand Avenue; and the Caltrain Diridon Station in San Jose, “Chinese Take Out,” by 4Gentlemen, visualizes the gruesome reality that the Chinese government has been systematically harvesting organs from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners for profit.
“Chinese Take Out” by 4Gentlemen, augmented reality public art, Presidio overlook, Golden Gate, San Francisco, 2012.
This inhuman practice was exposed in 2007 by David Matas and David Kilgour’s investigative report Bloody Harvest. However, this topic remains taboo among Chinese intellectuals, who fear persecution by the Party. While the country recently set new regulations prioritizing organ transplantation operation for domestic patients, foreign demand has driven the market initially and continuously. We therefore intent to arouse greater awareness within international community by visualizing the issue with art.
Chinese Take Out” by 4Gentlemen, augmented reality public art, Powell Street Cable Car Turntable at Market Street, San Francisco, 2012.
Chinese Take Out” by 4Gentlemen, augmented reality public art, Gates of San Francisco’s Chinatown at Bush Street and Grand Avenue, San Francisco, 2012.
