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Benjamin Li

1985

In Search of Perfect Orange

2016

Details

  • Type

    Time-Based Media

  • Material and technique

    3 channel video installation

  • Subject

    Video

  • Dimensions

    6,16min

  • Identifier

    mav 2025-12

  • Source

    Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem. Acquisition made possible thanks to contributions from the Friends of the Frans Hals Museum and the Mondriaan Fund.

About the artwork

One by one, mangetout, peppers, shiitake mushrooms and pieces of chicken are moved from one plate to the other. Benjamin Li's parents’ hands form a bowl in which the dish is passed on – a symbol of migration, of departure and arrival. Since 2014 Li has visited over a thousand Chinese-Indonesian restaurants in the Netherlands, to attain a better understanding of his family history. To him, these restaurants symbolise the resilience of his family and the integration of the Chinese community in the Netherlands.

FRANS HALS MUSEUM

Groot Heiligland 62, Haarlem

Open Tuesday – Sunday

11 am – 5 pm

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