Inverted Hong Kong - Publication

Inverted Hong Kong is a publication that supports and extends the investigation initiated by the installation of the same name, presented at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. The publication develops key themes of domesticity and inhabitation, examining how everyday rituals can momentarily occupy the city’s residual spaces. 

"Occupying a fragment of void, a house is growing within an open air corridor. This grey render container is articulated by sheets of woods, framing fragments of Hong Kong’s textures. Too big to be furniture, too small to be shelter, the spatial units are not filling up a gap but inhabiting a threshold. Interlocking space without physical connection, the house fragments support intimate rituals of daily life. Three cups of makoli transform a window frame into a cheering place; a bathtub is inserted into a staircase, using the altitude to overcome proximity; and a wrapped blanket indicates a place to rest. Taking revenge against the overwhelming urban forces, the installation does not reflect the urge to find shelter, but the desire to domesticate the city."

Borio, G, Who Would Destroy It’s Own Living Room? Essay published in the book: Collective City:Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Propaganda/Seoul Metropolitan, Seoul, 2020.