"Cai Guo-Qiang's Space Journey - Starting with the 'Primordial Fireball'"/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang, "Primordial Fireball: The Project for Projects," installation view at P3 art and environment, 1991. Photo: Yoshihiro Hagiwara. Courtesy of Cai Studio./ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang, production of "Stirring II: Project No. 9 for Extraterrestrials," 1991. Courtesy of Cai Studio/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang "Shadow: Prayer for Protection" 1985 – 86 Gunpowder, ink, candle, oil on canvas, wood panel 155 x 300 cm Courtesy: Cai Studio/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang "Ice Play in the Galaxy" 2020 Gunpowder, glass, mirror 205 x 915 cm Photo: Cai Wen-Yu Courtesy: Cai Studio/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang "The Annunciation of CAI™" 2023 Gunpowder, glass, mirror, wood panel Seven-panel folding screen 200 x 560 cm Photo: Zhao Mengjia Courtesy: Cai Studio/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang "Non-Brand, Non-Brand 5" 2019 Gunpowder, glass, mirror 183 x 152.5 cm Photo: Cai Wen-Yu Courtesy: Cai Studio/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT

Cai Guo-Qiang 2023 Photo: ADRIAN GAUT/ Courtesy of SAINT LAURENT