Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is busily opening exhibitions this summer. Following his major survey “Transalocations” at Vienna’s 21er Haus, Ai’s next project brings him back to his current residence of choice Berlin, where he will present a joint exhibition with Palestinian artist Eid Hthaleen at Architecture Forum Aedes.The exhibition, titled “Post Resettlement,” sees Ai in the role of the artist-curator and was inspired by his recent travels through Israel and Palestine, where he met Hthaleen. According to Aedes, the exhibition provides “a direct reflection of their experiences,” with Ai providing the spatial setting for Hthaleen’s work. The self-taught artist from the Bedouin village of Umm Al Khair in the Southern Hebron Hills will present his miniature-sized, toy-like models of jeeps, bulldozers and helicopters from plastic, iron, and other found materials. “Living under the constant threat of demolition and expulsion, the artist renders exactly these vehicles carrying out the destruction ‘back into constructive elements that can be appreciated again for their positive use’,” a text issued by Aedes for the show explains.For Ai, this new show is an opportunity to continue his investigations of humanitarian rights crises, following his various recent projects on the current refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.In an interview with Hans-Jürgen Commerel of Aedes, Ai explained he was “naturally drawn to the state of existence of anyone who’s forced to leave home,” because of his own childhood experience. His father, Chinese poet Ai Qing, was forced to relocate from Beijing to rural China with his family in Ai’s childhood due to his political convictions, an experience that made a deep impact on Ai.The exhibition will take place in cooperation with Berlin gallery Neugerriemschneider.“Post Resettlement” by Ai Weiwei featuring Eid Hthaleen will be on view from August 19 – October 16, 2016 at Architecture Forum Aedes Berlin, Germany. Click here for more information.  Read more