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Leung Chi Wo 1: Clip 1
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Narrative, Memory, History, Editied Truth, Power, Personal, Collective, Objects, nostalgia, Commercialization, Commodification
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Date
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2018-03-12
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Description
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In this audio recording, Leung Chi Wo addresses the complex relationship between history and memory in Hong Kong’s past. He acknowledges both the importance and the potential difficulty of object-based presentation, and discusses how he counteracts the problem of the commercialization or commodification of the nostalgia of such objects.
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Leung Chi Wo 2: Clip 2
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Multiplicity, Physicality, Architecture, History, Reincarnation, Hong Kong, Urban Development, Development, Land Reclamation, Preservation, Political Change, Power, Water, Memory, Victoria Harbour, Migration, Photography
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Date
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2018-03-12
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Description
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In this second part of the interview, Leung Chi Wo discusses the connection of architecture and localized history as an agent for his artwork. He then comments on the evolving and shifting coastline of Hong Kong, and how the pace of urbanization tends to overlook the historical context of the land—engaging with the complex relationship between urban development and preservation.