No permanence is ours; we are a wave

– Part 2, Victoria Harbour – Ian Alden Russell

 

A phone call, a composition, a conversation and an occurrence connecting Istanbul, Hong Kong and Venice through water, ferries, transience and the temporary communities that form when we embark on journeys and go through periods of transition. Titled after the first line of a poem by Joseph Knecht, the main character of Hermann Hesse’s novel The Glass Bead Game.

 

Part 2 | Victoria Harbour – 5 May 2015

 

A conversation with curator Oscar Ho about the Umbrella Movement and the history of public demonstrations in Hong Kong while waiting to board the Star Ferry to cross Victoria Harbour from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui. He is currently working with students and faculty from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to launch the Umbrella Festival in Hong Kong, an exhibition, film screening, and performance festival featuring work by artists, photographers, and the local community relating to the history and ongoing resonance of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. More information is available here:http://www.umbrellafest.com