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Isaac Chong Wai Hong Kong and Hong Kong 2017 Crystal, flag, paper, sound track 19.9 x 26.4 x 8 cm, 2'49" Unique, Collected by Burger Collection Chong’s mixed media installation Hong Kong and Hong Kong induces the humming of the Chinese national anthem, in which a Hong Kong SAR flag is “frozen and suspended” in a resin crystal, forever dormant. How is it like to hold Hong Kong unchanged for 50 years? Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery

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ONE SOUND OF THE HISTORIES, 2015 Isaac Chong Wai Weimarplatz, Weimar, Germany

The people of Weimar are invited to participate in a performance as living sculptures. Participants reveal the sound of history on Weimarplatz, the former Gauforum suffused with history. Lined up in a stringent formation they synchronically tell the stories of their life. By telling personal memories the present and the past of this particular place interweave to become a unique moment in history, resounding in a spoken noise created by hundreds of voices.

This project is realized within the framework of ACTING SPACE - BAUHAUS GOES KUNSTFEST 2015 under the direction of Prof. Danica Dakić and Anke Hannemann. Coordinated by Jirka Reichmann. A collaboration between the MFA program "Public Art and New Artistic Strategies" at the Bauhaus Universität Weimar and Kunstfest Weimar 2015 with generous support from Burger COLLECTION, Landesverwaltungsamt, Ordnungsamt and Atrium Weimar.

Photo: Ana Cayuela & Iva Kirova