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 "Bye-bye Tai Hom" Board When I was wandering along Sang Hing Rd in Tai Hom, I suddenly discovered this black board which is used for children's graffiti: something came to my mind, "Are those the last words left by the kid leaving this place?" |
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Videopower organising, Para/Site decides to make room for the Tai
Hom Saving Unit who will continue their protest in the form of art¡K¡K
Diamond
& Rust 18.4.2003
¡V11.5.2003 Since their impassioned campaign against evictions and demolitions in Tai Hom last year, Videopower advocates have not been content with just screening and publishing their records of events. OK, then, let¡¦s stir it up: demolitions in this city proceed on an unprecedented scale, with buildings disappearing, appearing and disappearing rapidly. But hold on, what does ¡¥man¡¦ and ¡¥land¡¦ actually mean? Videopower intends, by all means, to encase Para/Site with iron sheets, bags, iron mesh, government notices, and stamp it with the death sentence ¡§Demolition¡¨. Former elderly Tai Hom residents will be invited to perform their old tricks again, but this time no one can hinder their way home anymore. Eric, however, is not satisfied with the exhibition venue and is determined to return to the original site. Playing the role of ¡¥Matchmaker¡¦, he shall introduce/connect Tai Hom to Para/Site using ¡§red thread¡¨. But for such an ambitious idea, can he really manage with just a single strand of red thread? And continuing the story of the Tai Hom Underworld (a theme began in a previous project), Cat will make some pipe constructions to worm its way through the Space, together with some worthless looking historical artifacts. Goose, on the other hand rather likes the idea of Para/Site as a last-standing fortress that resists being sold and rebuilt. He plans to turn Para/Site and its neighbourhood into a venue for installation. Therefore, Para/Site, Wanchai, Hunghom, Shamshuipo are all no different from Tai Hom, indeed. Gogo wants to ¡§destroy¡¨ the established Li¡¦s Property, by dipping models of Cheung Kong¡¦s skyscrapers into a container of acid. Those who dare get a prize! The Flying Man asks what sound do you see? What is the world you hear? It¡¦s really none of your business! Not my business? So whose? Mine? Why? The Sophisticated Bear is going to hold a high angled, silent 3-D screening. It is his way to express his thoughts¡K. Phoenix has caged herself, asking herself why not do what she already knows¡K¡K. She will build a home at Para/Site, and exhibit herself eating¡K excreting¡K washing¡K clothing¡K playing¡K sleeping. For more information,
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