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A tired, lonely Chinese worker labours on the factory line inserting tiny screws into what will become the smartphone in your pocket.
The unrelenting work conditions have seen 14 of his co-workers die. But in his mind he writes poetry about his life and experience ... a movement is underway
Canadian artist Njo Kong Kie came across the poetry of one such worker Xu Lizhi, and has created a performance called ‘I Swallowed A Moon Made of Iron’
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A tired, lonely Chinese worker labours on the factory line inserting tiny screws into what will become the smartphone in your pocket.
The unrelenting work conditions have seen 14 of his co-workers die. But in his mind he writes poetry about his life and experience ... a movement is underway
Canadian artist Njo Kong Kie came across the poetry of one such worker Xu Lizhi, and has created a performance called ‘I Swallowed A Moon Made of Iron’
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