They Walk the Streets and I Live a Life Sentence, writing, paper cutting and animation, 50 x 50 x 4.5 cm, 2010
Many women have experienced indecent assault. The number of reported indecent assaulted cases has increased rapidly in Hong Kong. “Sharing indecent assault experiences” is a hot topic on a popular Hong Kong forum on the Internet.
Since merely sharing experiences might not be enough, one needs to face the issue in an active way. “Rewriting History” is a series of art works which aims to rewrite the artist’s and other victims’ personal experiences. It provides a way to face these negative experiences. Through cutting and sculpting paper, destructing and constructing, these negative feelings and one’s imagination can be released.
Each story in the art work has its uniqueness and tries to confront social misconceptions. For example, some people think it is no big deal to touch women or to have sex with women without their consent because women fantasize about these things. In fact, no woman likes having sex under threat and being humiliated. The crime can bring lasting trauma to the victims.
“Rewriting History” has three versions: writing, paper cutting and animation. It is also a work which helps bring self-empowerment and encourages mutual respect society.
