I have been researching Ai Wei Wei's Sunflower Seed art piece recently and found out the background of the piece to be much interesting. Being an artist and activist, Ai Wei Wei suffered a lot of harassment and hardships from the government which carried over to his work. Though, I am not sure how the Sunflower Seed unparticular might have been influenced by the government. Hence, I am looking for help in understanding how the Sunflower Seed's origins and presentation were influenced by public policies at any level of government and the practices of the non-profit institutions.