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Museum of Contemporary art, Shanghai (MOCA)
The year 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of theUK's handover of Hong Kong to China. To celebrate this event the MoCA Shanghai has cooperated with Wallace Chung to launch Hon:The Wallace Chung Exhibition. As a Hong Kong-born actor famous for his cinematic and musical achievements not only in his hometown but also in mainland China and Taiwan, the versatile Chung has never given up his attempts at artistic creation and exploration.
He uses photography enhanced with AR technology, Cinematic installations, Projection mapping, and so forth, to illustrate the change to Hong Kong and other cosmopolises, telling the stories about the growth, Love, and dreams of generations of urban residents. In showcasing the artist's struggle and exploraton, efforts are made to link the individual and society at large, wiith an eye to synchronising the general concern with social humanitarianism by means of the force and strength of art.
Hon is the cantonese word for "Han" in putonghua. It also sounds like "Hong" in "Hong Kong. Chung has been in his profession for twenty-five years. Things change, relationships, appearances and places. For every city, there is something grand or petty, gorgeous or nihilistic about it, but it is there that we can revisit with profound affection our home.
"The life I want is one worthy of my efforts"- Chung Hon-Leung
