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The Vanishing Artist

The Vanishing Artist

Sunday, November 03, 2013, 18:07 GMT+7
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist with camouflage paint applied all over him, stands in front of a shelf lined with comic books as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist with camouflage paint applied all over him, stands in front of a shelf lined with comic books as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
A picture of Chinese artist Liu Bolin standing partially blended into the background, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances, is seen on a table in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
A picture of Chinese artist Liu Bolin standing partially blended into the background, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances, is seen on a table in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, poses for a picture before preparing for his performance, which requires him to blend completely into the background, in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, poses for a picture before preparing for his performance, which requires him to blend completely into the background, in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
The shoes of Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, are pictured before he wears them to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
The shoes of Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, are pictured before he wears them to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, checks a picture on his laptop after blending himself into the background, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, checks a picture on his laptop after blending himself into the background, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
A team of local painters work on Chinese artist Liu Bolin's overall before he performs to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
A team of local painters work on Chinese artist Liu Bolin's overall before he performs to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 1, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, applies paint to his forehead as he prepares to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, applies paint to his forehead as he prepares to blend himself into a backdrop, a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, waits for the finishing touches to his camouflage, before being completely blended into the background, in front of a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, waits for the finishing touches to his camouflage, before being completely blended into the background, in front of a shelf lined with comic books, as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, blends himself into the background in front of a shelf lined with comic books as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.
Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, blends himself into the background in front of a shelf lined with comic books as part of a series of performances in Caracas, November 2, 2013.

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