Author: Polina

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[Field-Homework 3] Public City: Star Ferry, Central

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Link to the video: https://youtu.be/mfA9sUTzAqk Credits: Director: Polina Saburova (3036269963) Music: Precious Memories by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Outer Footages: Kong, H. (2022, July 31). Hong Kong’s Star Ferry on the brink of closure? No way, says company. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3187168/hong-kongs-star-ferry-brink-closure-no-way-says-company Hong Kong Explorer. (2023, November 10). Hong Kong Walking Tour | MTR Super Station Rush Hour 香港鐵路超級車站繁忙時間 | Central | Admiralty | #13 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_pVolJVs1M   Description In my previous analysis, I discussed the potential transformation of Central Pier in Hong Kong’s Central district. However, it is important to consider the primary usage of ferry piers

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Cat Links Lecture 7: Monsters, Materials & Skyscrapers, Uncategorized

[Reading Response 2] In Search of the Ghostly Context

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The author opens up the ghostly city of Chan’s films, shedding light on low-cost public housing estate issues and marginalized society living there. In Chan’s movies, lower-class housing is depicted as haunted and desolate, “evoking ghostliness, melancholy, loss, and nostalgia” in contrast to the promoted positive depiction. These hyper-dense estates with poverty, dysfunctional families, and crimes, remained home to many people, usually powerless with a strong feeling of homelessness. Chan uses the uncanny to convey this feeling in his films. Ghosts serve as reminders of past history that haunts places and people. Not all of his films directly address characters

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Cat Links Uncategorized, Workshop 3: Designing the Video Essay

[Mood Board]: “Sense of nostalgia” Polina Saburova

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Презентация1_compressed I want to use yellowish filters and slow-paced shots in this video to emphasize the reflective and nostalgic feel of the ferry ride experience. The tranquil pace will help viewers fully immerse themselves in the essence of the ferry journey, capturing the essence of this fading mode of transportation.

Cat Links Lecture 6: Housing Stories

[Exercise] Moving House – Polina Saburova

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This documentary left me with a mixed feeling as it shed light on the drastic measures people are forced to take in order to “free the space” for the housing solutions. Even in such situations, they stick to their culture and traditions. It seems that the density of population can indeed have a unifying effect on people and their cultural traditions. When people are forced to live in close to each other or in shared spaces, there may be an even greater emphasis on preserving the collective cultural identity. It also reminded me of the phrase in my native language

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Fieldwork

[Fieldwork Report] Larissa Lai & Polina Saburova

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YouTube link: https://youtu.be/p8hvg1aaZxs In today’s podcast, we’ll be discussing our chosen artifacts located in Central in which we’ll be exploring these with an architectural lens. Upon our previous field trip, I stumbled upon this traditional ice cream street cart as we were walking around the central pier and I thought that it was immensely compelling and nostalgic as it’s considered as one of Hong Kong’s traditional street food vendors with over 20 years of history. However, it is apparent that the ice cream hawking business is coming to an unfortunate end. The South China Morning Post reported that it is

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 1: Architecture, Film & The Modern City

[Reading Response] : Leaving the Movie Theater by Roland Barthes

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We all have certain patterns when it comes to watching films. Some enjoy going to the cinema to watch the latest premieres, while others prefer staying at home, ordering food, and watching in comfort under a blanket. But why do we choose these places, and what makes our viewing experience more fulfilling? Roland Barthes discusses the hypnotic effect of cinema on viewers. He argues that the intimacy created by the darkness of the cinema enhances our perception of the film. We feel hidden and sensorily vulnerable in the dark, fully immersing ourselves in the movie on the screen – the

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