Estate Adverts 2

Some of the visitors of Fotanian Artist Open Studios do not come to see art. They are more interested in the studio flats. Phoebe was once asked to sell her studio during this art event. She has interviewed Fotan artists and collected comments on the speculation phenomenon from the news and turned them into real estate advertisements. They look similar to ads but they are actually anti-ads. The small words reflect people’s thinking on how speculation in real estate can damage both the art creation environment and the small business in Hong Kong. This work is reminiscent of détournement of Situationist International. It is also socially engaged. She has collected opinions from the Fotan art community and the speculation phenomenon is an issue the community often talks about. It is a site specific work which responds to some of the characteristics of the Fotanian Open Studios activity. The artist hopes when people come to visit Fotanian Open Studios, they can also realize the bad effects of speculation in property.“Estate Adverts 2” keeps the concept of “Estate Adverts” and incorporates some new changes. After studying the housing problem in Taiwan and interviewing some Taiwanese, Phoebe Man added the Taiwan content in the new version. Moreover, the new work was installed in the window at the door of the gallery. It looked like estate adverts outside property shops.