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This work was made when I dropped out of law school, lamenting the lack of judicial diversity in the hong kong court of final appeal, the algorithm that predicted judicial outcomes (the supreme court forecast project), and how judges given how long …

The time to change is now now now, 2017

neon gas light, sheet metal, acrylic yarn
120cm x 180cm | 190 cm x 250 cm


This work was made when I dropped out of law school, lamenting the lack of judicial diversity in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the algorithm that predicted judicial outcomes (The Supreme Court Forecasting Project), and how judges given how long they stay in the job, are often lagging representations of yesterday’s administration.


 
 
 
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God is watching, 2017

neon gas light, acrylic sheet
60cm x 60cm

This piece was exhibited in the central business district of Hong Kong, at a window that faces many premium office skyscrapers, of which the rent has topped the charts as the world’s most expensive outpacing prices in Midtown New York by 66 percent. Why is land so expensive in Hong Kong? Unbridled greed. What is the social value of bankers? According to the New Economics Foundation, cleaners are worth more to society than bankers. Here is an interesting chart that ranks social value by estimating the mean externalities of different jobs, in this order, researcher (+), teacher (+), engineer (+), consultant (0), manager (-), banker (-).

 
 
 
 

I am offended by everything and nothing, 2017

neon gas light, acrylic sheet
130cm x 25cm

Does political correctness hurt or helps productivity? A study conducted by UC Berkeley Haas School of Business suggests that while un PC people may seem rude and insensitive, they come off as less calculating and more trustworthy. However, in a Cornell study, researchers found that by imposing PC environment, setting norms and “reducing uncertainty”, a group of diverse people were more likely to generate new ideas.