The space of appearance: how can contemporary art represent the politicization of space by domestic workers in Hong Kong, and what political relevance do such art practices have?
In 2009 artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu exhibited the artwork Hong Kong Intervention at the
Osage Gallery in Hong Kong. The artists had given each of the 100 participants (all Filipino
domestic workers) a plastic toy grenade and asked each participant to photograph the grenade
somewhere within his or her employers home. These images were shown alongside images of
the participants with their back to the camera so that they could remain anonymous. The
interventions highlighted the social tensions within domestic politics and the interdependency
of both the employer and employee.
Jessica Shepherd: The space of appearance: how can contemporary art represent the politicization of space by domestic workers in Hong Kong, and what political relevance do such art practices have?: Projekt_Shephard_The Space of Appearance