[Field-Homework 3] Colorful City: The Graffiti in Hong Kong

  Introduction — Description of the theme and subject matter   Hong Kong Island is a vibrant and bustling city that is known for its eclectic mix of modern skyscrapers, traditional temples and bustling markets. But one aspect of the city that really stands out is the colorful and dynamic graffiti that can be found on the streets and buildings. From large-scale murals to smaller tags and stencils, Hong Kong Island is a canvas for street artists to express themselves and add a splash of color to the urban landscape.   The graffiti scene on Hong Kong Island is a

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[Reading Response] The Imaginary Real World of CyberCities by M. Christine Boyer

The article delves into the intersection of technology, urban design, and postmodernism within the context of virtual cities. It showed us that contemporary culture is saturated with manipulated signs and imagery, challenging traditional notions of artifice and reality, which are often deconstructed rather than duplicated. It also revealed the transformation from the Machine City of modernism to the Informational City of postmodernism within the context of CyberCities. This transformation displaces traditional Western spatial and temporal principles associated with the Machine City, such as roads, buildings, and machines, into the spreadsheets, matrices, and networks of the Informational City. The Informational City

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Vanishing Graffiti, Zhang Suo (Solomon) & Zhang Hengruixiang

  What is the space/place/artifact/building that is vanishing, and why is it vanishing? We believe the graffiti in Hong Kong will disappear in near future. Graffiti originally referred to a drawing that a person drew on a piece of paper either carelessly or by letting their imagination run wild, but as it evolved, graffiti slowly evolved into a visual typography art. We believe there are three reasons why graffiti has disappeared. First, the environment and the cleanliness of the city. Bridges, trestles, walls and platforms are natural places where graffiti enthusiasts and crews can share their work. However, with more

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[READING RESPONSE] EUNICE SENG: “Cuts through Hong Kong”

Seng, Eunice (2021) The article discussed a movie filmed in 2000, In the Mood of Love, from a unique perspective of the time and space that brought up the story. Hong Kong’s appearance in the last century was pivotal to the development of the plot, while the movie also becomes an album of the places that only exist in memory.   Just as Director Wong mentioned, he wanted to document Hong Kong from the past, although some shots were done in time, more are already demolished in Hong Kong. For this reason, some scenes are shot in Bangkok, which was a

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