A deconstructed metro car structure, a composition of video screens, blinking handles, and metal benches, is set amidst an ambient soundscape of a train in motion. ‘Mass Transit Railway’ is a new installation by Sing Jantzen Tse that transforms mundane objects related to transportation, public streets, and recreational parks, employing a multi-screen and sound playback composite construction to evoke a feeling of sensory overload.

In a series of small screens overhead, Lana Tong: A Tailormade Tour (2024) shows a tourist guide who travels with us through the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, from a public estate to a hectic shopping district. Her commentary is conveyed via deliberately low-fidelity speakers to emulate the sound quality of weathered public broadcast speakers. Passengers Back and Forth (2024) is displayed over six vertical screens, which feature passengers on a subway minding their own business. Seemingly banal, it represents a microcosm of everyday Hong Kong life, reenacted with detailed choreography by the artist who enlisted actors. Overhead, four small screens loop videos that parody advertisements of luxury apartments and dance tutorials inspired by square dancing trends, a blend of humour and self-deprecation. Juxtaposing public and personal space; interior and exterior, the video installation explores the social aspects of image production and consumption in our daily lives.

Gallery address: 3F, Remex Centre, 42 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Wong Chuk Hang