How Much Land Does a Man Need was produced in 2013, LIU Ren drew inspirations from a short story How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy. In How Much Land Does a Man Need, LIU attempts to transform the text of the story which was actually reported by Hiroshi Sugimoto into the formal writing on straw paper. The ultimate touch by hand and the upholding paper of really low priceappeal to a strong contrast to work in concert with the tremendous conflict between one’s physical and mental needs.

《⼀个人需要多少⼟地》创作于2013年，灵感来自于列夫·托尔斯泰的短篇小说《一个⼈需要多少土地》，在《一个人需要多少土地》这件作品中刘任尝试将艺术家杉本博司为此⼩说转述的文字，工整的抄写到草纸上，极限的手工感与承载纸张的廉价性形成的反差，正是为了呼应⼈人的身体需求与心理需求之间的巨大矛盾。