金鐘鳥瞰圖 (Bird's Eye View of Admiralty)

"Bird's Eye View of Admiralty" is an installation work reconstructing several moments from Hong Kong's 2019 democratic movement. At the economic and political heart of Hong Kong, citizens chanting "Revolution of Our Times" were fighting for a fairer society and democratic elections, while the Hong Kong police arbitrarily fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them. This mixed-media work, composed primarily of origami, not only documents a scene from the 2019 protest movement to resist forgetting, but also weaves together multiple locations and moments, inviting viewers to re-examine the movement from multiple perspectives. Through this installation, viewers can relive the myriad emotions experienced by two million protesters over several months—whether the hope for democracy that once existed, the expectation of justice that was never served, or the collective trauma of facing violent suppression—and to reimagine what might follow. Soaring above Admiralty is a magnificent phoenix, symbolizing cycles of rebirth and transformation. The phoenix was once a symbol of the protests; though its display has since been banned by the Hong Kong government, nothing can prevent it from rising from the ashes abroad.