“Falling Back To Earth” Exhibition in Australia

“Falling Back To Earth” promises to be both spectacular and meditative, and presents a beautiful, thought-provoking vision of our relationship with the earth and with each other. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

Falling Back to Earth premieres two spectacular new commissions. Heritage, 2013, which will be acquired for the Gallery’s renowned collection of contemporary Asian art, is an installation of 99 life-like replicas of animals from around the world, drinking together from a pristine lake that evokes the sand islands of Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

For his first solo exhibition in Australia, Cai Guo-Qiang shifts his focus away from the cosmos and back to the Earth we inhabit, while maintaining his ongoing interest in the transformative forces that impact on and flow out of human life: science and faith, beauty and violence, history and current events. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

Extraordinaty display at the “Falling Back To Earth” exhibition created by Chinese artist Cai Guo Qiang at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

At the centre of the exhibition is the theme of humanity’s relationship with nature, inspired by the unique landscapes of Queensland and Chinese literati painting and poetry. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

Visitors enjoy “Falling Back To Earth” exhibition created by Chinese artist Cai Guo Qiang at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

Falling Back to Earth includes an interactive exhibition and illustrated book for children, developed together with Cai, along with Tea Pavilion, a contemplative space designed by the artist, with furniture and other elements made from a reclaimed eucalyptus tree. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

The Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane presents Cai “Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth”, a major exhibition by one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)

“Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth” is one of many events forming part of the BrisAsia Festival. (Photo by Dave Hunt/EPA)