Rich and poor in Hong Kong

This is the third exhibition I have been recently. This exhibition is different from the past exhibitions I have been to. The major difference is about the social problems involved. As a civilian living in Hong Kong who loves art, this exhibition about poverty really impressed me. Poverty is a global issue affecting both mature and developing societies.In Hong Kong, poverty is on the rise and is increasingly seen as a serious economic, social, and political problem in what is one of the world’s dynamic urban economic and cultural centres. The WYNG Masters Award for Photography (WMA) is a non-profit project initiated to spark public awareness and to support interest in important and socially relevant issues to Hong Kong. WMA’s mission is to stimulate discussion and to encourage the development of social responsibility in Hong Kong by employing the medium of photography to explore such subjects. And this exhibition showed all the work which earned the award.

These are the decorations representing old-fashioned Hong Kong while I am walking in.

These are some installation art created by students regarding rich and poor.

After walking past all the decorations and installation art, I arrived to the area showing photos. Different photographers have participated and the themes they chose are varied. The messages they all try to present are heavy since it is not an easy problem that can be solved sooner or later. After visiting this exhibition, I reflected a lot. Life can be easy or harsh and it isn't a fair game. Someone is born rich and someone is born poor. If nothing is done to stop the vicious cycle of rich and poor, then the gap between people from different walks of life will be widened. In this case, the society will not be harmonious. It is hoped that art can continue to play its role to affect people in a good way.