Maintaining the attention for one thing in an "empty" status and with a lower level of expectation-the artist calls it a kind of exploration between "legality" and "possibility".

再在一种“清空”与“降低期许”的姿态下持续地保持对一个事物的关注和触摸——艺术家谓之一种在“合法性”与“可能性”中探求的工作方法。

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They see even glorified neighbourhood status as a glass half-empty.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

And without the backing of leading European democracies, an enhanced Palestinian status in the General Assembly would look empty.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne