Thursday, October 25, 2007

performance art 1: picnic in public space



This performance
intentionally "hijacked" the public space. The performance artists used chalks to write on the floor of the public space. Some of the words were "picnic in the public space". They were eating, playing music, sleep and etc in the site, in order to challenge the "over-authority" of Hong Kong Government , with regard to Public Space. I have asked those artists why the colour tone of thier decoration were mainly white, and replied that the use of white colour implied the colour (or maybe variety and richness) of the public space is fading, losing its colour. That maybe helps to show how they react to the demolishment of queen pier.

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