I'm not going to lie. Getting up in the dark is never an enjoyable experience. And getting up when it's dark, cold and rainy is just the pits.
But when an invitation lands in your inbox to see the most talked about exhibition of the year at the Royal Academy at 8am, before the eager masses are even allowed to enter the building, an early morning suddenly doesn't seem so bad.
Ai Weiwei is the man behind the exhibition and what a man he is.
Having grown up in one of China's notorious labour camps, he has been imprisoned, beaten, harassed and lives in a constant state of surveillance.
From these horrific circumstances however, he creates beautifully powerful pieces of art that leave you feeling insignificant and empowered in one thought.
It was utterly mesmerising. Truly one of the best shows I've ever seen.
"The art always wins. Anything can happen to me but the art will always stay."
AI WEIWEI
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