Isaac Chong Wai participates in group exhibition “Kotodama” at Para Site in Hong Kong

Isaac Chong Wai participates in group exhibition “Kotodama” at Para Site in Hong Kong

Isaac Chong Wai participates in group exhibition “Kotodama” at Para Site in Hong Kong.

Kotodama is a unique Japanese belief that words can magically affect objects, carrying and enacting the speaker’s will in their curses or blessings. With a focus on the language diversity of the Asia-Pacific region, this exhibition discusses the mechanisms and idiosyncrasies of language, positing that the disappearance of languages endangers human culture as a whole.

Curated by: André Chan

 

Image: Isaac Chong Wai, Hong Kong and Hong Kong, 2017. Courtesy of the Burger Collection, Hong Kong.

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