Hong Kong

Public Spaces in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong

In strongly globalized cities there are fast transformation processes on the move, reinforced by the neo-liberal policies and the resulting economic, social, urban and cultural policy strategies. From a research perspective, a main question is how to capture, describe and interpret such developments taking place at a fast pace.
Researchers and artsts from Hong Kong and Zurich worked together in a small area of Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest and still most traditional Districts of Hong Kong, to investigate its public spaces according to topics of urban transformation and gentrification.

Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Gegenwartskunst Band 17

180 Seiten, MCCM Creations, 2017
ISBN 978-988-77238-5-1