China

2011
50 x 50 x 3,6 cm | 28 kg
Fused multilayer glass with inclusion of pigments

The five-star red flag was first raised by Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949 during a ceremony proclaiming the founding of the People's Republic of China. Since that day, it has become the national flag.
The red is the symbol of the revolution and the yellow, that of the light radiating on the Chinese territory.
The five stars symbolize the great unity of the whole people (the little stars), around the Chinese Communist Party, the big star. According to Zeng Liansong, whose proposal was accepted after some modifications, the little golden stars represent the four classes united by the common program: workers, peasants, the “small bourgeoisie” or more classically traders, “patriotic capitalists” or scholars.
Finally, by a happy coincidence, the number five is traditionally an auspicious number associated with the notion of plenitude and perfection in Chinese culture, just like red and yellow which are also associated: yellow being the imperial color and red is used by different imperial dynasties.