I often found myself weaving through crowds in bustling cities, especially Hong Kong. My grandparents and many other relatives lived there—almost half of my family was based in Hong Kong. During that time, Hong Kong, as the one of the "Four Asian Tigers," was known as the "Pearl of the Orient" and the financial center of Asia. Many people moved to Hong Kong, chasing dreams in a city that symbolized prosperity. As a child from Guangdong, I was captivated by Hong Kong’s allure, often receiving gifts from relatives who would bring me imported foods and trendy fashion items. Even before I ever visited, I already had an impression of Hong Kong as a place of wealth and prosperity.
As I grew older and began to visit Hong Kong, I would see relatives and explore the city. We often went to places like Disneyland, Ocean Park, Victoria Peak, and Temple Street. The neon-lit made me feel as if I had entered a surreal world—familiar yet strange, real yet somehow unreal.
This is my childhood impression of Hong Kong: a wealthy, prosperous city. Perhaps it’s these memories that make "gap" feel like the perfect way to describe Hong Kong. The city’s buildings are dense, streets are narrow, and every space seems filled with neon lights, leaving no room for gaps. I want to use neon lights as a way to recreate my childhood memories of Hong Kong, capturing that surreal yet thriving energy.
Even though years have passed, my feelings about Hong Kong remain unchanged. I still see it as a prosperous city, yet it also gives me a sense of "falseness." This "falseness" doesn’t imply issues with its economy, environment, or people; rather, it’s a feeling of being there yet not truly belonging. It makes me feel a sense of detachment from the world, as if I’m part of it yet separated from its true essence, in a real but unreachable world.
In this project which i want to express a feeling of loneliness and the feeling of isolation in a busy city.There was a feeling of being left out, as if everything at this moment was not mine.Not interest in all people ,things and objects and uncertainty and confusion in the future. I am through the bright neon, the sound of the street, the restaurant and cars, and a pair of eyes after the iron net to represent the shadow of the virtual and the reality.
当我开始构思这个视频项目时，脑海中浮现了一个关键词："间隙"。这个词在我头脑风暴的过程中自然涌现，而对我而言，"间隙"与作品主题完美契合。每当想到香港，"间隙"的概念便愈发鲜活。
我时常穿梭于繁华都市的人潮中，香港尤甚。我的祖父母和众多亲戚都生活在那里——几乎半个家族都扎根香港。那时的香港作为"亚洲四小龙"之一，被誉为"东方之珠"和亚洲金融中心。无数人涌入这座城市追逐梦想，在象征繁荣的都市里寻找机遇。作为广东长大的孩子，我被香港的魅力深深吸引，常收到亲戚带回的进口食品和时髦服饰。即便未曾踏足，香港在我心中早已是富庶繁荣的代名词。
随着年岁增长，我开始探访香港。我们常去迪士尼乐园、海洋公园、太平山顶和庙街。霓虹光影让我恍若置身超现实世界——熟悉又陌生，真实却虚幻。
这就是我童年记忆中的香港：一座富足繁荣的都市。或许正是这些记忆，让"间隙"成为描述香港最贴切的词汇。楼宇密集，街道狭窄，每个角落都充斥着霓虹，仿佛没有一丝缝隙。我想用霓虹重现童年对香港的印象，捕捉那种超现实却生机勃勃的能量。
尽管岁月流逝，我对香港的感受始终未变。它依然是座繁华都市，却也让我感到某种"虚妄"。这种"虚妄"无关经济、环境或人文，而是一种身在其中的疏离感——仿佛与世界隔着一层透明屏障，身处现实却触不到本质。
在这个项目中，我想表达繁华都市中的孤独与抽离。那种被世界遗弃的错觉，此刻周遭一切皆非我有。对人事物的兴味索然，对未来的迷茫困惑。我透过刺眼的霓虹、街头的喧闹、餐馆与车流，以及铁网后的一双眼睛，来呈现虚实交织的阴影。
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