At 12 noon on July and September 2024, artist Kong Ning was in Kumanovo, Republic of North Macedonia. She was wearing a blue floral dress, symbolizing a beautiful life, and she was holding a "little blue man" made of paper.
Then on July 10, Kong Ning came to Beltled, the capital of Serbia, to show the "Little Blue Man"
At present, Art Kong Ning’s “Little Blue Man” has traveled to forty countries.
The weather is very hot. Kong Ning’s “little blue man” expresses his love for the earth. Kong Ning hopes that the whole world will protect the earth and love peace.
About Kong Ning’s “Little Blue Man” performance art plan:
“Little Blue Man” is a performance art project started by artist Kong Ning on December 12, 2017, traveling to 150 countries around the world. "Little Blue Man" conveys green values and expresses that "life is like a drop of water, coming and going gently without adding weight to the earth." People all over the world are children of the earth. The "little blue man" hopes that everyone will have no difference in skin color, symbolizing unity and peace around the world. Protecting the earth is currently the most important mission of people all over the world. The artist's environmental protection of the earth is the most direct expression of the "little blue man" performance art.
Green values are to reduce desires and actively protect the earth without destroying it. People think about what people wear, use, consume, etc. through the "little blue man" that is as gentle as water. Is it green? Is it very light? We also hope that light products will be made of plants and achieve a green circular economy that is taken from the earth and then returned to the earth.
Every life becomes as light as water drops, and the sky becomes blue! "Little Blue Man" is a gift of love given to the earth by artist Kong Ning. "Little Blue Man" has traveled to many countries. Kong Ning will continue to walk and tell the world about blue dreams... The sky is blue , the sea is bluer!
Brief introduction of artist Kong Ning:
Kong Ning, female, was born in Manzhouli in 1958. She worked as a prosecutor and lawyer. She started creating art in 2000 and currently lives in Beijing.
Kong Ning’s oil paintings use bold colors and are collected by many art institutions.
Kong Ning’s installations and performance art in the past fifteen years are all concerned about the global ecological environment, protecting the earth, and calling for world peace.
Kong Ning’s 82 devices are worn on her body and are integrated with her, including lungs, leaves, water drops, etc. The media calls her the "Bride of the Earth."
Kong Ning, the "little blue man" who travels around the world, expressed that "life is like a drop of water, coming gently, walking gently, without adding weight to the earth." She has traveled to thirty-five countries so far.
Kong Ning wrote thousands of poems, more than a hundred short articles, and thousands of sketches. Kong Ning was creating every day.
Kong Ning’s creation transcends national boundaries, class, gender and concepts, and she has a deeper reflection on her own special experience. Kong Ning's works reflect the common topics of mankind - existence and life. Her creations have transcended the art works themselves, transcending all taboos and trends, especially how the relationship between the earth and human beings will coexist in the future. With advanced green values, she is far at the forefront of world art.
