Sky Ladder The Art Of Cai Guo Qiang 天梯 蔡国强的艺术

Known for his spectacular pyrotechnics displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet in his breathtaking documentary. The Sky Ladder is a 1,650-foot ladder of fire climbing into the skies above artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s hometown. Creating ambitious signature pieces on the largest imaginable scales, Cai’s electrifying work often transcends physical permanence while burning its philosophies into the audience members’ minds. Told through the artist’s own words and those of family, friends and observers, the film tracks Cai’s meteoric rise and examines why he engineers artworks that loom as far as the eye can see.