‘Closed at its open/(Open at its Closed)' represents a cycle of state and a displacement of history. In business-wised everyday visual culture, ‘open’ and ‘closed’ are often used to describe the status of a shop where light is seen as an indication of an open store. Behind the lights where a circuit sits, ‘open’ and ‘closed’ are used in a different way, in which they describe the status of a circuit. For instance, in an open store, a ‘closed’ circuit is present, indicating an active flow of electricity.

Tai She Wan Vacation Village was planned towards a prospect of being a very popular destination among citizens at that time but the plan turned out in vain. The village was eventually abandoned over the years. Until recent years when social media surges and the check-in culture(打卡文化） has become a phenomenon to follow, Tai She Wan has become a popular location to check out for its mysterious history and adventurous remoteness. Speed boat owners offer ‘daycation’ plans carrying dozens of visitors between Sai Kung town and Tai She Wan, so they can explore the abandoned site during the day and leave before sunset. By looking at the line of development, Tai She Wan Vacation Village reveals itself a paradoxical but intriguing existence where the ruins and wreckages left out from the luxury setting ‘fulfill’ the desirable prospect decades ago.


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