The 67-year-old artist from Quanzhou in Fujian province has worked with a broad range of mediums and is best known internationally for his works involving fireworks and gunpowder, as "its unpredictability and uncontrollability have kept me from ever growing tired of it", says the artist. It is his fascination with the unforeseeable that led to his research in artificial intelligence in 2017.
He proposed to have his AI "doppelganger" participate in the design of the exhibition, to "convey a sense of contemporaneity, romance and liberty through new AI technology".
"I think the result is outstanding, very promising, and will be a subject of interest for the entire world," says Pierre Rainero, director of the French company's Image, Style and Heritage.
As part of the celebration for the 60 years of diplomatic relations between China and France, the exhibition also highlights the cultural bond between the two countries through the eyes of the brand, Rainero says.
The exhibition reflects how Chinese culture is one of the influences in the creation of new shapes and new forms of beauty, and how materials used in Chinese jewelry were used by a French jeweler, and offered to Western consumers.
