can - tonese 期限港話

Creator

Lee, Ping Ting

Title

can - tonese 期限港話

Subject

Visual Communication -- Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2020-09-18

Relation

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020: Profile Cards

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020 Tutors' Choice

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2020BACDD23P001

ASSD2020BACDD23P002

ASSD2020BACDD23P003

ASSD2020BACDD23P004

ASSD2020BACDD23P005

ASSD2020BACDD23P006

ASSD2020BACDD23P007

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Communication Design

Award Winning

Description

Language is co-existing with the society, it will inevitably change with the community culturally, historically, socially, and politically. Hong Kong Cantonese witnesses rise and fall of the city, experiencing constant changes of words and phrases over time emotionally, from threatening, playful, sarcastic, to expressive. With the advancement of technology, trendy idioms produced frequently but subsequently replaced by new ones. The life cycle of the words and phrases is short, just like the lifetimes of disposable products.

The project “Can-tonese” adopting disposable can as identity symbolizes the short lifespan and constant emotional transformation regarding Hong Kong Cantonese words and phrases. Aims to provide a fresh perspective and experience in perceiving Hong Kong Cantonese. By highlighting the emotional changes, emphasizing the “fast dialect” phenomenon, to raise public awareness of Hong Kong language and cultural value.

Collection

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020