Yang Wen-I notes that the Biennale has always been an open-application exhibition. For instance, four years ago the motion artist Li Ming-shen applied as an individual. But this time the curators filed the application, and after careful consideration of the Biennale selection committee, it was accepted. Multiplication / Fragmentation is formally listed as part of the Biennale de Venezia 97 and is included in the show's official catalog.
羊文漪表示，威尼斯雙年展一直有開放展覽申請，例如四年前此次「裂合與聚生」展覽便是由策展人向大會申請，經審核通過後，正式列入大會展出之一，因此也將收入威尼斯雙年展大會專輯中。