After consultation with our tutor, I found that there are some drawbacks of the artist and artwork I chose.
Therefore I decided to do some research again and choose a new artist to investigate.
Finally I chose Ms Joe Yiu. I saw her artwork when I visited 'It Takes Four Sorts' Exhibition.
Joe Yiu completed MA in Fine Arts study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011, she has worked on various initiatives including those related to upcycling and culture of demonstration.
Joe attempt to reveal ridiculous phenomena in the highly urbanized Hong Kong in most of her works. Aiming to provide a critical perspective in reading the city, she is interested in discovering hidden orders in public space.
King's Cube, 2011
Mixed Media Installation
Backdrop 230cm x 230cm, video 6 mins 23 secs
Theme: Use the 'property promotion language' commonly used in promoting luxury properties to promote a cubicle apartment in Sham Shui Po
Form: Mixed Media Installation
Medium: Installation, Video Recording
Social Background: Nowadays, cubicle apartments have a rental fee that even higher than luxury properties. And many people are concerned about the bad environment in cubicle apartments.
Comments: It is very interesting for them to use a humorous approach to reveal a sad and unreasonable phenomena in the society.
Interview Questions:
1. Why you choose cubicle
apartments as the theme?
2. Why you choose to film
a luxurious version of the cubicle apartment instead of the reality apartment
(poor condition) one?
3. Which part did you
mainly responsible in the work?
4. What is the medium
that you used in your work?
5. Why you choose those
medium (e.g. video,filming)?
6. What are the
advantages of those medium?
7.
Which part do you like most in the work?
8.
Some people said you use humor in your work, do you agree with it? Or
you think it actually is a sad thing instead of humour?
9.
What kind of researches you did before you start your work?
10. What is your biggest and most inspired feeling
after finishing this work?
Reference: http://www.cuhkmafaa.hk/en/mlyiu.html
