"My Home is Your Home" Exhibit Highlights Inadequate Housing in Hong Kong
Lack of housing, overcrowded living space and unhygienic living conditions are all problems Hong Kong residents face—but, for some, the problem is much direr.
Putting this all in perspective is "Mi Casa es su Casa," an exhibition by the Society for Community Organization (SoCO), in the subject-appropriate setting of a "tong lau” in Sham Shui Po, a district where urban decay is particularly severe.
As new art space SoCO 269’s debut exhibition, "Mi Casa Es Su Casa" (or "My Home is Your Home") aims to spark a dialogue about the poor housing in the city. With videos and photography relating to the issue of the living situation in Hong Kong, Ho Hei-wah, SoCO’s director, hopes to encourage the government to work towards fixing the problem.
The exhibition also asks what Hong Kong people want their homes to be like. The bigger question is, though, will this ever become a reality?
Open until Nov 18
Mon-Fri 2-7pm, Sat and Sun: 10am - 8pm
1/F, 269 Yu Chau St., Sham Shui Po, www.facebook.com/soco269