[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City
Eileen Chang once wrote after seeing neon signs in Hong Kong that,’’ It was a hot afternoon, and the most striking thing to look at was the giant billboards lined up on the pier, red, orange, pink, reflecting in the green water, a line, a dash of irritating offending pigment, scurrying up and down, fighting under the water in an exceptionally lively manner’’ (Zhang, 1943). For a century, Hong Kong has been using the night scene as its signature, while neon lights, which are the finishing touch, are gradually disappearing. This short film therefore aims to investigate this disappearing artifact,