Details

Format

Duration

Year

Collaborators

Single-channel Video / Field-recording composition

18’47

2020

鄭鉅深、劉世榮

鄭鉅深、劉世榮、王嘉淳，影片作品，《平地數碼》第三期錄像誌 ：《就在此瞬間》，「Arts Go Digital藝術數碼平台計劃」，Floating Projects 來回香港與威尼斯的長途列車，以日常記錄作沿途風光，街道熟悉的聲音不再熟悉，緩緩駛向彼此各樣的迴避與抽離。
The long-distance train goes back and forth between Hong Kong and Venice. Everyday records are the scenery along the way, slowly heading towards different kinds of avoidance and withdrawal.

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This video work was a collaboration with two video artists, Cheng and Lau. Cheng revisited the footage he documented in Hong Kong which reflected the devastating situation of social tension, while Lau’s footage was taken in Venice, revealing his physical distance at that period of time.

Regarding the elements of time and space, field recording was carried out for my part.It was a collection of sound walks I made around the area of Wan Chai, a common battleground in Hong Kong during the protests of 2019. I was trying to capture the post-2019 atmosphere on the street when everything seemed back to normal, hoping to condense the emotions and reflections at the unstoppable passage of time.

This work received the prize of Juror’s Special Mention, with juror’s comments:

I especially appreciate the sound design of this video. The audio of the public announcement captured from the streets suggests a strong sense of the safety of escaping from a danger zone, though a very temporary one. We can no longer hear what was supposedly said or announced through a megaphone. And the distance away from the battlefield and safety zone is described beyond geographical means. 

Sound also follows a similar approach -- subdued violence. Emotions only subtly creep out.There’s a widespread resonance of “escape” throughout the soundscape.(Wong Chun Hoi)

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