Slow slicing (凌迟; 凌遲; língchí, Ling Chi or Leng T'che), also translated as the slow process, the lingering death, or death by a thousand cuts (杀千刀; 殺千刀), was a form of execution used in China from roughly 900 CE until its abolition in 1905. In this form of execution, the condemned person was killed by using a knife to methodically remove portions of the body over an extended period of time. Photos about this torture from late Qing dynasty here.
more historical pix about lingering here
Chen, Chieh-Jen Chen (Taiwan)
Lingchi - Echoes of a Historical Photograph, 2002
Three-channel video installation
Three-channel video installation
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清末极刑凌
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