'Happiness and sadness always coexist': Ai Weiwei's first virtual reality artwork Omni

Omni fuses together two films the artist has made, immersing viewers in a jungle full of elephants first and then in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. 'I feel a lot of positive things about humanity even in the worst conditions. I don’t want to show that there is just sadness. Happiness and sadness always coexist,' Ai says. The video was produced in collaboration with Acute Art, who work with artists to make virtual and augmented reality videos.

[@monettewynne7898]

PRISONERS!!! EVIL. May all Elephants be free from suffering

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Agreed!

[@standingmannequin7911]

Looks like they want to be helpful.

[@standingmannequin7911]

Have you ever washed an elephant?

[@francescocesario898]

Masterpiece! Love when the kids and the elephants go round and round!

[@TheChurchHistoryChannel]

The ladder of success rests upon the wall of failure.--Ancient Chinese Proverb

[@gaminawulfsdottir3253]

It is the worst, most pernicious lie that happiness must coexist with sadness. There IS such a thing as unalloyed happiness.

[@domivolle]

Votre humanité est belle à voir. bravo it's a profoundly humane experience. I salute you

[@michaelh5416]

Wow, what a really amazing video.

happiness and sadness always coexist nice video my friend

[@donaldcoppersmith1018]

I don't get the point of watching the film. What are the elephants doing in the water. And did the human being go into he water. I don't see a story here of pro, con and a climax or a problem stated. What is the metaphor here?

[@aaronsheahan1331]

You might be overthinking it a little bit

[@michaelh5416]

What kind of equipment used to make this video.

[@michaelheery6303]

Ask CANON

[@eyelavendarshine461]

Michael H right so as hell. Anyway, they will all be in heaven one day. Safe health happy and Loved. That’s the Greatest ending of All. ☮️💓🎚🦏

[@lionelplayford8381]

'happiness and sadness always coexist'. True

[@lidyseinen]

Soul,sole...sol

[@user-rd5rw3eo1u]

хорошое видео снимите еще с животными

[@drmusiccenternepal5106]

ramro

[@fellowcitizen]

Another great interview with Ai Weiwei here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGa1oHlqd9JrqKM

[@lidyseinen]

Chained...virtual cruelity Art ? As in the meaning : artists are the conscience of the society ?

[@dmlgg3329]

People are the worst that could happen to earth.

[@igorknown8608]

❤️

[@benguzman1706]

this looks to me like the chupacabra ancestor..maybe came over to America...thru Ellis Island

[@dontplayfukfuk3238]

In a balanced life , that may be true. how can athe balance be corrected when it tips the scale so. Like an object of great mass was used on an inferior unit of measure. It matters not apparently.

[@cars514]

Very interesting 👍✅

[@nikkiweathers3744]

Thank you for this. It soothed my anxiety.

[@Mm10122]

Nikki Weathers what exactly is soothing about elephants in shackles treated poorly ?

[@nikkiweathers3744]

@@Mm10122 It's like life. There is beauty in their pain. I can relate. That's all.

[@blackraider777]

cool story

[@nikkiweathers3744]

@@LettingLove 😊

[@keepitsimple4629]

I thought this was a video from Ali Weisel. What a disappointment to sit and watch the same screen for 15 minutes

[@Gentile3234]

OMG HAD TO STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO‼️‼️‼️ HOW HORRIBLE 😱😱😭😭😭😭‼️‼️‼️

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

I had to stop the video at 3:33. Watching elephants being yelled at, chained, yanked by a chain through the ear and beat with a stick.... That’s too much pain within 30 seconds for me to watch.

[@eyelavendarshine461]

Jen B I did also. I see how truly depressed they are. Me day they will All be in heaven. Safe happy and Loved🦏✨

[@dfitz0413]

Hurts less seeing a human whip be trampled by these beautiful beasts.

[@standingmannequin7911]

What are you talking about? Zero indication of pain and all indication that elephants want to interact and be useful.

[@Tbone.357]

@@standingmannequin7911 are you serious?? this is cruelty! It's sickening. Humans are despicable

[@standingmannequin7911]

@@Tbone.357 How is giving an elephant a bath cruel?

[@francofabio3791]

@Guardian Culture wrong , your ignorance is dangerous , see , this is the basic of the mechanism of attraction: if you convince yourself that love and sadness will always be related and will always coexist then that's exactly what you will get , in truth , happiness will finally erase sadness once and for all , and if you don't like this to happen it mean that you need to be destroyed with sadness too

[@arthurgreve493]

Out the left eye in the right. U see

[@khalilmurray64]

Kcalb

[@josiecottone4051]

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[@HankWheelie]

What a waste if time. The poor elephants are chained and ridden which shouldn't be allowed. I was expecting see elephants roaming free!

[@seetharamanseetharaman9771]

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[@arkinstructor]

The enemy has caused all to receive the MARK (CITIZEN-SHIP) of the BEAST (BANKSTERS). The NAME (LEGAL NAME) OF (which means FROM) the BEAST (BANKSTERS)....yes that written NAME from your BIRTH CERTIFICATE. And also that number of the NAME...remember that of means FROM. THAT NUMBER IS THE DATE OF BIRTH. Because if you agree (receive) all of the BANKSTERS BIRTH CERTIFICATE info, then....THEN, you will be able to buy and sell. Oh, you don't think you have the MARK OF THE BEAST? Then, be BORN AGAIN WITH A SPOKEN NAME AND SEE HOW MUCH BUYING AND SELLING YOU WILL DO THEN. Whose GOES by the BIRTH CERTIFICATE LEGAL NAME IS A SLAVE TO THE WILL OF ANOTHER INSTEAD OF THAT HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN HIM/HERSELF

[@arkinstructor]

@Ken Elliott how about an intelligent rebuttal, if you can put more than a few words together...

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

I’m confused as to how this comment relates to a video about elephants. ????? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@patricku9]

Just piss poor camera work. Looks like security footage.

[@maximedwards3456]

Absolutely disgusting what is going on.

[@soldierforchrist631]

*>"Happiness and sadness always coexist."* Smells like Freemason BS to me, fam. Hard pass for me.

[@terretulsiak]

I don't know. It's the melancholia that comes from knowing there is more possible.

[@austcorn]

Your username is kind of ironic if you don't think happiness and sadness coexist.

[@collintatton2634]

on this is awful tbh