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Wang Yekun is an exceptionally patient artist who spends hours trying to
balance all sorts of objects that have no business sitting on top of
each other as if supported by an invisible force.
An electrician by training, Wang Yekun spends hours on end trying to
balance various objects on top of each other. From vintage sewing
machines on top of upright glass beer bottles, to large gas cylinders
balancing precariously on top of slender metal wrenches, it seems like
there is nothing Wang Yekun can’t use for his awe-inspiring balancing
acts.
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Yekun started balancing things as a hobby in 2017 and only started
sharing his achievements on social media three years later. He has been
at it ever since, and now has an online following of several million on
Tik Tok alone.
Based in eastern China’s Shandong province, Wang Yekun became an online
star in his home country thanks to his engaging videos, which also
included the trial-and-error process. He often broke dozens of bottles
in his balancing attempts, and other times collapsed artworks hours in
the making right before completion.
In the end, Wang always reached his goal, though, no matter how many
times it took, and it was his dedication and commitment that drew people
to his art.
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“Balancing life is an art, sometimes serious and sometimes funny,” Wang
once said. “Share the balance technique every day, let everyone
experience the magic of the world in laughter!”
Apart from inanimate objects, like a bicycle supported by three glass
bottles, Wang Yekun also specializes in dynamic installations, like
people sitting on seemingly falling chairs.
Even if balancing objects isn’t really your cup of tea, you have to
admire Wang Yekun for the sheer patience required to pull off his insane
installations, and the determination to not give up when things come
crashing down at the last moment.
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