所有 : 聽見118.4呎的聲音故事

展覽日期 Exhibition Period｜2025/01/17 - 2025/01/26 & 2025/02/01-2026/02/16
展覽地址 Exhibition Venue｜煥居生活館 Common Lab

根據2021年人口普查，劏房樓面面積中位數為11.0平方米，即118.4呎。（《政府統計處 (2023) 主題性報告 : 居於分間樓宇單位人士 》）

家的建立是日復日的過程，把百呎一隅修築成家，對劏房戶而言極不容易。這些隱藏在大敘事下的年月勞動、回憶及自我意識，細緻注刻在日常物件中。透過物件追溯劏房住戶的生活痕跡，我們可深刻理解人與空間、家繫、勞動以及政策的緊密牽連。

展覽緣起自一個關注劏房的田野研究。自2021年起，社會學學者黎苑姍走訪新界和九龍區數十個居於劏房的家庭，以深入訪談和民族誌了解住戶的生活經歷，記錄個人如何在不適切居所中，憑藉所有之物及無償勞動構建家園。是次跨界合作精選部分故事，通過裝置展覽及聲音旅程，讓大眾聆聽劏房街坊如何透過所有之「物件」，把劏房修造成家。

According to the 2021 Population Census, the median floor area of subdivided units stands at 11.0 square meters (118.4 square feet). (Census and Statistics Department, Thematic Report: Persons Living in Subdivided Units, 2023)

For those living in subdivided units, creating a home within a hundred-square-foot space is extremely challenging. The labour, memories, and self-awareness hidden beneath the grand narrative are meticulously etched into everyday objects. By tracing the lives of subdivided unit residents through these objects, one can profoundly understand the intricate connections between individuals, spaces, family ties, labour, and policies.

The exhibition originates from sociologist Ruby Lai Yuen-shan's field research, where she visited dozens of families living in subdivided units across the New Territories and Kowloon. The research documents how individuals construct homes within inadequate spaces, relying on their possessions and unpaid labour. This interdisciplinary collaboration selects some of these stories and presents them through art installations and audio journeys, allowing the public to listen to how residents transform subdivided units into homes through their "objects".