Songs for Disaster Relief: A Mixtape

Ying Kwok, Sonia So, eds. Hong Kong: M+, 2017. With texts by Doryun Chong, Seth Kim-Cohen, Ying Kwok, Anthony Leung Po-shan, Samson Young. Book design by HATO.

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”This catalogue was published in conjunction with Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief, Hong Kong in Venice, a solo exhibition by Hong Kong sound artist and composer Samson Young at the 57th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia.Young created a new body of work that attempts to reframe the popularization of 'charity singles' - purpose-made recordings for charitable causes, featuring a super-group of artists - as a historic 'event' and a culturally transformative moment.Charity singles were most widespread in the 1980s, and coincided with the rise of neoliberalism and the global popular music industry. In 2014, Bob Geldof and a new group of artists attempted a remake of the iconic song, Do They Know It's Christmas to support West African nations in their fight against Ebola. A perceived 'out-of-timeness' of the contemporary remake left a mark on Young's consciousness, setting him on a course of research that informed this exhibition. Through a deliberate repurposing and creative misreading of such iconic titles as, We Are the World and Do They Know It's Christmas the artist generates a series of objects, works on paper, and multi-room sound and video installations that together constitute a unique audio-visual experience. With contributions from Samson Young, Doryun Chong, Seth Kim-Cohen, Ying Kwok and Anthony Leung Po-Shan.”

Text in English and Chinese.