Five Events and Some Observations on Identity, 2017 Installation | Text
Event I, noticed the shopwindow of a feng shui shop.
一个身份明确的厨房和一袋身份不明的大米。
A kitchen of a clear identity and a bag of rice of unclear identity.
事件二，有人向我推荐了一个便宜好用的著名中国冒牌货。
Event II, someone recommended me a famous Chinese rip-off brand.
Event II, someone recommended me a famous Chinese rip-off brand.
事件三，阅读《泄露文件显示
英国脱欧有计划遏制欧盟移民》读出弦外之音。
Event III, sensed overtones when reading
Leaked document reveals UK Brexit plan
to deter EU immigrants.
《通道》，黄永砯，1993
Passage, Huang Yongping, 1993
在路尽头的烘培店工作的姑娘匆匆走过，很朋克的打扮，和在店里时像是两个人。
The girl from the bakery at the end of the road walked past in a punk outfit. She looked like a different person from the one in the bakery.
一辆加长型白色轿车停了下来，走下祖孙三代，
他们站在车前让司机给他们和车拍照留念。
A limousine stopped here.
A family of three generations came out of it.
They asked the chauffeur to take a photo of them
in front of the limousine.
他们站在车前让司机给他们和车拍照留念。
A limousine stopped here.
A family of three generations came out of it.
They asked the chauffeur to take a photo of them
in front of the limousine.
住在附近的少年在玩耍，旁边是几个男人聚着抽烟聊天。
Teenagers living nearby are having fun jumping around. Next to them several men are chatting with cigarettes in their hands.
一群男孩身穿藏青色制服，背着斜挎包，鱼贯上了一辆公交车。
A group of schoolboys, wearing dark blue uniform and cross body bag,
got on a bus one by one.
酒吧挤得水泄不通。一对像是初次约会的年轻人略为尴尬地四处找可以落脚的空地。
The pub is fully packed. A young couple seemingly to be on their first date are looking for a spot to stay. They look a bit awkward.
事件四，上百个我们，排成队列，以一模一样的方式摆动身体。那是学校里的每日例常。我几乎忘了这段经历，直到在伦敦遇见一个中国服务生。
Event IV, there were hundreds of us, standing in array, marching forwards. It’s a daily routine in school. I almost forgot this until I met a Chinese waiter in London.
Event V, the encounter of two East Asian looking girls.
请轮番点击两幅图观看相遇过程。
Please click the two images in turn to animate the encounter.