"Home of Tycoons," titled after a condominium complex in China,
investigates real estate marketing in Beijing during 2004 – only
moments before the old city would be completely demolished and
replaced by high-rises, stadiums and suburban gated communities.
Through photo documentation and sampling of poorly translated Chinese
to English sales materials, "Tycoons" explores the fantastical side of
home ownership in China.
An example, the brochure for Beijing's Long Island community declares
– "This isn't an age that dare not speak up wealth, this is an age
that needs to use wealth to sublime one's life."
Other residences studied include: MoMA, SOHO and The Home of Tycoons.
description: Video
Running Time: 16 minutes
A travelogue from Kiev, Ukraine taking place two years after The Orange Revolution. The videos premise is a tourist asking Ukrainians what it was like to participate in the Orange Revolution. Responses to the actual question were vague yet revealing of a cultural climate of constant political unrest. In the video, younger and older generations give starkly contrasting viewpoints and problems with translation metaphorically demonstrate the shortcomings in trying to understand a revolution from outside.
