界限／南北｜ Boundaries

創作：李俊峰
片長：30分鐘、粵語配音、中英文字幕
創作年份：2019.5

80年代初，英國政府著⼿處理⾹港前途問題。中國在這問題上態度強硬，堅持收回⾹港主權，甚至威脅若談判破裂便會單方⾯宣布收回⾹港。英⽅考慮到在港長期經營的利益，極力主張所謂的「三條條約有效論」，即按「南京條約」和「北京條約」所訂，守護英方對港島與九龍半島的統治權。為了在談判桌上多增⼀份信⼼，英方官員建議在「拓展香港界址專條」所訂的界線上，築建一道仿效德國柏林圍牆的「⾹港牆」，將當時的⾹港劃下南北分隔線，好讓英國在1997後仍保留其最後的「遠東殖⺠地」。

這錄象嘗試勾畫「香港牆」建成後，歷史的另⼀發展路徑。在這時空裡，「牆」既為物理空間的分割，也構成多重因素影響下的認同政治。無論這「牆」到底是否存在，這錄象希望與大家一同探討香港就其地緣政治與經濟地位所引伸的獨特處境。

9/11（周三）晚上 Lightbox 邀請了香港藝術家李俊峰放映他的錄象作品。這錄象本來是他為雨傘運動五周年而創作的回應，但作品完成後馬上遇到更大規模的反送中運動。此次放映邀請到藝術家本人和台灣藝術家高俊宏參與映後座談，並與大家一同探討香港就其地緣政治及特殊經濟地位所引伸的處境。

講者簡介

李俊峰 Lee Chun Fung

從事藝術創作、教育及策劃工作。社區／藝術空間「活化廳」（2009-15) 創辦成員。他的創作探討人與社群和歷史的互聯關係，實踐方式不限於特定媒介。曾策劃的藝術計劃如「來往廣場的單車」、「碧街事變」（與盧樂謙協同策劃），策展及網絡串連計劃如「東亞諸眾峰會」 、「藝術／行動者駐場計劃」、「假如在一起」等。

講座資訊

映後座談講者：李俊峰 （香港藝術家）
與談人：高俊宏（藝術創作者、台北藝術大學兼任助理教授）
日期：2019.9.11（三）19:30
地點：Lightbox攝影圖書室（台北市羅斯福路三段269巷19號）
入場：19:00 開始，自由入場（免費參加，歡迎自由樂捐）

誠摯感謝

營運支持：財團法人國家文化藝術基金會

Screening & Talk : 界限／南北｜ Boundaries

When the British started to negotiate the future of Hong Kong with the Chinese government, Chinese government has shown persistency and insisted on reclaiming Hong Kong's sovereignty. Considering the long-term interests that the British has invested in Hong Kong, they strongly advocated the validity of the three treaties, that is according to the Treaty of Nanking and Treaty of Peking, British own the sovereignty of Hong Kong Island as well as Kowloon Peninsula; while New Territories is on lease for 99 years and shall be returned to China in 1997. In order to show confidence to the Chinese government, British proposed to build Hong Kong Wall at the boundary between the New Territories and Kowloon, that imitated the Berlin Wall in Germany. In this circumstance, Hong Kong would be divided into northern and southern, as assurance to British to retain her last "Far East colony" after 1997.

This video is to depict the possible development of Hong Kong society as if the wall was built. Within this allegory, the wall serves not only as a physical division, but contributes in constructing or re-articulating the identity of Hong Kong people, which is influenced by various ideological, political and economic agendas. By reviewing this alternative history, I hope to discuss the uniqueness of Hong Kong together.

About the artist

LEE Chun-Fung (b.1984, Hong Kong) is an artist, community activist and curator based in Hong Kong. He is the co-founder of Woofer Ten (2009-15), a community art space based in a grass-root area in Hong Kong. His artistic interest is about the interconnection between the sense of community and direct activism. His practices cover different media and disciplines, ranging from art action, installation, video, photography, zine publication, workshop, writing, curating etc.

Information

Date/Time: Sept 11, 19:30 (enter after 19:00)
Venue: Lightbox Photo Library
▪︎ FREE ADMISSION
▪︎ Project includes English subtitle, talk will be conducted in Mandarin