Drawing on the symbolic resonance of animals such as dogs, horses, and mules in Cantonese labor metaphors, this exhibition explores the exhaustion, repetition, and invisibility underpinning Hong Kong’s gig economy. Figures like the kangaroo and panda—appropriated in food delivery branding and state-endorsed “panda economy” strategies—are recontextualized to reveal deeper entanglements between platform capitalism and public policy. Through the lens of animality, the project critiques how bodies become algorithmically managed and exploited in ever-moving cycles of service and consumption. Viewers are invited to reflect on how labor has become increasingly mobile, precarious, and dehumanized within digitally governed infrastructures.
Through a constellation of installations, videos, participatory game and documentary practices, the exhibition critically engages the aesthetics and temporalities of endurance under algorithmic governance. Together, these works expose unseen narratives behind food delivery platforms and capitalism economic system, transforming familiar urban rhythms into spaces of critical reflection on endurance, value, and survival.
Curator: Wong Ka Ying
Artists: Ailsa Wong | Grace Liu | Tsz Ying | Holok Chen | Kong Yiu Wing | Cheung Sin Yi, Selina
Exhibition opens on July 2, 2025 (Wed) from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM with a guided tour by the curator and the artists.
Gallery address: 14/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai