There is a Donald Tsang(s) (plural) in Hong Kong

There is a Donald Tsang(s) (plural) in Hong Kong

2-dimensional mixed media installation

Variable size

2010

李俊峰＋葉浩麟

香港有個曾蔭權s(眾數)

平面混合媒介

2010

Lee Chun-Fung + IP Hoi-Lun

Hong Kong have a Donald Tsangs (plural)

Mixed media

2010

藝術家的話：

如果曾蔭權思維代表著一部份香港人，我們這次的工作就是去假設一些曾蔭權之為曾蔭權的原因。

我們提出訴求時，對象可能是特首，某位長官，某政府部門．．．但其實矛盾的核心可能並不是單一個體的決策單位上，而是這個城市一直累積的價值觀態度。或因如此，曾蔭權才敢說他代表著香港人，因為曾蔭權是一個集體，

以他為代表的“曾蔭權思維”才是無處不在：重商輕文（經濟成功先於人的價值），發展即進步（新的一定比舊的好），行政主導（有野講，無計傾）．．．

曾蔭權思維是如何形成？這種價值如何滲透個人，個人如何扣連成主流？可能這些問題可在圍繞他身邊的物件找到線索。我們代入他的角度，想像這些日常物件和曾蔭權相近的特質、故事、經歷．．．再以圖像介入思考這些物件與今日香港的發展觀的關係。

我們希望用做壁報的心，為大家溯做一個生活化，不同面向的疑似曾蔭權，亦期望他能從此一角度反省 “發展是硬道理”。

Given that the mindset of Donald Tsang represents those of some Hong Kong citizens, we are now postulating the reasons why Donald Tsang(s) become(s) Donald Tsang.

We usually express our calls for improvement to the Chief Executive, a specific bureaucrat, or a particular government department. But actually, the main struggle might not exist in a single decision-making unit. The confrontation often stems from the deep-rooted values and cultural attitudes. Given this situation, Donald Tsang is bold enough to claim that he represented Hong Kong people. Donald Tsang is actually a public ideology. This mindset, with Donald Tsang as an epitome, is ubiquitous, e.g. privileging business and commerce over humanities (Economic success over the value of life), development equals to advancement (new things are always better than old stuffs), the dominion of government administration (ordering but not talking)

How did the ‘Donald Tsang mindset’ emerge? How did it diffuse through individuals? And how are individuals linked to the mainstream? Maybe we can obtain some clues to these questions by scrutinizing the objects revolving around him. We try to identify with Donald Tsang in order to reconstruct the linkages (e.g. characteristics, stories, experience) between these daily objects and Donald Tsang. Then, we reconsidered the relationship between these things and the current local development logic by visualizing these connections.

We would like to portray a lively, multi-faceted and three-dimensional suspect Donald Tsang with a heart of decorating a board. We also hope that Donald can reflect on this attitude.