Family Rule Machine Project

In Chinese culture, children have to listen to parents' arrangement and rules. While growing up there was one rule that was enforced that stood out to me more than others, we were forbidden to kill any animal, this included the cockroach. I recorded and melded the voices of many friends into a machine that will replay the recording; the recording had my friends repeat the instructions given to me from my mum in dealing with roaches. In doing so I attempted to transfer the voice of my mother as a parent through the voices of others and thus into a physical realm that can be shared with others. I wanted to convey how sometimes these rules, which came from the strong Buddhist beliefs of my mum, are forced upon me. I had the opportunity to share my device in London, which is part of the UK. I thought it is especially important because of the relationship the UK has with Hong Kong which was a colony for over 100 years, one must wonder what kind of intangible changes and rules were passed down to its people like a parent to a child. Identifying this thought might be an important part of maturing and is worth exploring.