This thesis explores the Daoist elements in two of contemporary Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang's (1957- ) largest installations to date, Inopportune (2004) and Head On (2006). Comprising multi-media works including gunpowder paintings, simulated animal forms, and firework displays, the two installations explore themes related to the global threat of terrorism in Inopportune and the history of the Berlin Wall in Head On. In exploring these themes, Cai attempts to create a globally accessible dialogue by emphasizing universal elements related to the forces of creation and destruction. For this reason he implements the Daoist characteristics of yin and yang in Inopportune, and the flow of qi in Head On, in an effort to present examples of conflict as part of the eternal cycle of destruction and renewal. Chapters one and two explore the aspects relating to yin and yang in Stage One and Stage Two of Inopportune, and the elements of qi in Head On.;Keywords: Daoism, terrorism, Berlin Wall, yin, yang, qi
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机译：本文探讨了当代中国艺术家蔡国强（1957-）迄今为止最大的两个装置中的道教元素，《不合时宜》（Inopportune，2004年）和《 Head On》（2006年）。这两个装置包括火药画，模拟的动物造型和烟火表演等多媒体作品，探讨了与不适当的恐怖主义全球威胁和柏林围墙的历史有关的主题。在探讨这些主题时，蔡力图通过强调与创造和破坏的力量有关的普遍因素，试图建立一个全球可及的对话。因此，他在不合时宜的时期实现了阴阳的道教特征，在迎面而来的实现了气势，以示冲突的例子，作为破坏和复兴的永恒循环的一部分。第一章和第二章探讨了不合时宜的第一阶段和第二阶段与阴阳有关的方面，以及“迎面而来”中的“气”元素。关键词：道教，恐怖主义，柏林墙，阴，阳，气
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