1001 Chinese at the Documenta exhibition in Kassel

In an interview with Henrik Bork, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei explains why he is bringing 1001 Chinese to the Documenta exhibition in Kassel for his "Fairytale" project. "What interests me about Kassel is what happens there to an 18-year-old girl from the province of Gansu in north-west China who grows potatoes in a field. Or with women who belong to a minority in the distant province of Guangxi and who up to now haven't even had a name of their own. They had to be given names so they could be issued passports. They are discovering that names are used for more than being called on by their husbands. All this is currently being documented by some of the best documentary filmmakers and writers our country has. It is this process which interests me most. When it's all over we'll come together for a big party in Kassel."

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