surreal and picture-esque moments
Photo escapades across town..w/ Nicolas. Industrial recycle zone and remnants of forgotten modern fishing villages.
junkyard dogs
yesterday's recycling
it's nice to finally have someone completely ignore us on an exploration or shoot. this man and his forklift drove around this outdoor warehouse carrying and stacking enormous blocks of recycled material, not caring if we had a way of getting down from on top or not.
still waters, airplanes and boats. as dusk fell white tube neon lights flickered on, on each boat. on shore was rubble and construction of new condos.
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Two nights before my leave.
Surreal hotel wanderings – filmic moments – time space and placid environment
Explorations with corporate art worker Jehan.
Our goal was to sit and experience every floor of this hotel just outside the elevators. The surreal thing was there were no windows, no people coming or going, and every floor was arranged the same, but slightly different (same decorations/design but maybe different placement of chairs and lamps and different giant floor number sign). Every moment melted into a bizarre feeling of deja-vu, but not, eternity and reality. We only managed three floors. Sterile, clean, and strangely still as smoke circles up. We own. Mafia style.
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It seems in Hong Kong people don't exploit their freedom the same way as in other parts of the world. People are obedient, complacent and well... boring. People simply do as expected. Everyone’s simple desire is to go to school, work and get married. And that’s normal. There is no push to be unique or individual and in a lot of ways the society is more egalitarian (which is nice esp. coming from a subculture that constantly thrives to be unique, competitive and annoying). Rather than a concern for fame (lime light success), beauty and fortune, people simply want success on their own terms – a career in law, business, accounting, medicine, a good marriage and no family or health problems. Everyone (other than the triads, which is Asia’s form of crime) walks between the lines. In some ways it makes Asia and Hong Kong especially interesting to explore - Explore and discover spaces that havn’t already been marked by graffiti kids, which is virtually everywhere since graffiti culture doesn’t exist in the city. Spaces are left unexplored. It is not in the cultures mentality to do ‘unusual’ or unexpected things. Nor is it expected by authority or the general public.
In some ways it makes HK an exciting place to excavate and be the first to develop an arts culture. You get to be the one breaking open the kids’ minds and seeing what they do with it. There needs to be some sort of modern revolution for people here - A 60’s revolution.
Triads/Crime
Triads are Asia’s form of crime. It seems somehow an accepted form of crime – something that lies much deeper in the system than individual murders or petty crimes.
Someone told me that Hong Kong is one of the cities with the highest suicide rate. Apparently a man threw themselves over the rail on the 7th floor in Time Square shopping mall on a very busy Sunday (if anyone knows Causeway Bay on a weekend – it’s crazy). The guy got into serious debt and went for it. It seems people are so wrapped up in life and money that they kill themselves rather than finding fulfillment in other ways. People kill themselves more than each other. Which is worse? I’m not sure.
junkyard dogs
yesterday's recycling
it's nice to finally have someone completely ignore us on an exploration or shoot. this man and his forklift drove around this outdoor warehouse carrying and stacking enormous blocks of recycled material, not caring if we had a way of getting down from on top or not.
still waters, airplanes and boats. as dusk fell white tube neon lights flickered on, on each boat. on shore was rubble and construction of new condos.
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Two nights before my leave.
Surreal hotel wanderings – filmic moments – time space and placid environment
Explorations with corporate art worker Jehan.
Our goal was to sit and experience every floor of this hotel just outside the elevators. The surreal thing was there were no windows, no people coming or going, and every floor was arranged the same, but slightly different (same decorations/design but maybe different placement of chairs and lamps and different giant floor number sign). Every moment melted into a bizarre feeling of deja-vu, but not, eternity and reality. We only managed three floors. Sterile, clean, and strangely still as smoke circles up. We own. Mafia style.
----
It seems in Hong Kong people don't exploit their freedom the same way as in other parts of the world. People are obedient, complacent and well... boring. People simply do as expected. Everyone’s simple desire is to go to school, work and get married. And that’s normal. There is no push to be unique or individual and in a lot of ways the society is more egalitarian (which is nice esp. coming from a subculture that constantly thrives to be unique, competitive and annoying). Rather than a concern for fame (lime light success), beauty and fortune, people simply want success on their own terms – a career in law, business, accounting, medicine, a good marriage and no family or health problems. Everyone (other than the triads, which is Asia’s form of crime) walks between the lines. In some ways it makes Asia and Hong Kong especially interesting to explore - Explore and discover spaces that havn’t already been marked by graffiti kids, which is virtually everywhere since graffiti culture doesn’t exist in the city. Spaces are left unexplored. It is not in the cultures mentality to do ‘unusual’ or unexpected things. Nor is it expected by authority or the general public.
In some ways it makes HK an exciting place to excavate and be the first to develop an arts culture. You get to be the one breaking open the kids’ minds and seeing what they do with it. There needs to be some sort of modern revolution for people here - A 60’s revolution.
Triads/Crime
Triads are Asia’s form of crime. It seems somehow an accepted form of crime – something that lies much deeper in the system than individual murders or petty crimes.
Someone told me that Hong Kong is one of the cities with the highest suicide rate. Apparently a man threw themselves over the rail on the 7th floor in Time Square shopping mall on a very busy Sunday (if anyone knows Causeway Bay on a weekend – it’s crazy). The guy got into serious debt and went for it. It seems people are so wrapped up in life and money that they kill themselves rather than finding fulfillment in other ways. People kill themselves more than each other. Which is worse? I’m not sure.
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