Spring and Witte de With are delighted to present the final act of the Moderation(s) project in Hong Kong: The Social Contract. This work by artists A Constructed World will be created during their residency at Spring in October and November, and will be open to the public from the evening of November 1 until December 15, 2013.
The Social Contract invites the audience to sign a legally-binding Participation and Confidentiality Agreement in order to enter the exhibition space. In doing so, the viewer becomes part of a temporary community of silent participants for a set period of days, agreeing not to disclose what they have seen. Join us on the evening of Friday, November 1, 2013 for the opening.
“What the state cannot tolerate in any way is that humans co-belong without any representable condition of belonging, form a community without affirming an identity.” Giorgio Agamben
“This [silence] is a protection against norms.” Betti-Sue Hertz
Opening reception: Friday, November 1, 6-9pm
Ongoing exhibition hours for The Social Contract:
Tuesday-Sunday
12pm-6pm
November 2 – December 15, 2013
The Social Contract is the third Moderation(s) project to be held at Spring, following the teaser event Guilty Pleasures by Ang Song Ming in August 2013, Incidents of Travel by Latitudes in January 2013, and A Fictional Residency in June 2013. Moderation(s) events at Witte de With have included the performance weekend A Thing At A Time in April 2013 and the conference Stories and Situations in October 2013, and will conclude in May 2014 with a large-scale show The Part In The Story Where A Part Becomes A Part Of Something Else.
