
Ping Wong
2021The Modern Way to Shower
Ping Wong
Wong Ping hires Latex Ruby to bathe in blue water while messaging with his mother and fending off Tinder notifications. Allegorizing the blue dye Hong Kong police fired at protestors to mark them for arrest during the island’s massive 2019 demonstrations, Wong draws a line between individual, state, and corporate control.
The Modern Way to Shower
The Other Side
Ping Wong
A two-channel video installation that uses the metaphor of birth to depict the process immigration (emigration): a daunting and disorienting experience that is nonetheless imbued with hope. Combining footage shot by the artist with his delightful animation work, the synchronized dual-channel videos are connected through a voiceover. The result is a subtle depiction of key junctures in human life.
The Other Side