Known for his stunning pyrotechnic and firework performances, Cai Guo-Qiang was born in Quanzhou City, China, and studied gunpowder techniques in Japan. Currently based in New York City, Guo-Qiang was the director of visual and special effects in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and was the subject of the critically acclaimed 2016 Netflix documentary, Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang.