Signal 8 Simon Liu, 2019

They said a storm is calling this way but were still waiting. Lives carry on in Hong Kong as traces of civic upkeep morph into sites of remembrance. Decorative structures mimic nature then occasionally malfunction transforming common spectacle to warning signs. The light urges to tell us something but can t quite get its point across. Patience tested for another day. Simon Lius eerie, entrancing portrait of contemporary Hong Kong tracks a series of strange disruptions to the citys urban infrastructure. Deceptively tranquil 16mm images of everyday life are accompanied by muffled music cues, ominous radio transmissions, and intimations of an impending hazardous event that may never arrive.