From Nathan Road (in Hong Kong) to Zhongxiao Road East (in Taiwan), VA Wong Sir, a Hong Kong visual arts teacher living in Taiwan, is celebrating his second Christmas and New Year in a foreign country in 2023. Having experienced the “complete makeover” of the social environment in Hong Kong, he was forced to live in exile in Taiwan to continue his pursuit of freedom of speech.
Before the next Taiwan elections, he launched his new book “Add One More Pair of Chopsticks,” recording his visits to about 50 families in Taiwan over the past year, an experience he called “exchanging paintings for meals.” Through exchanging stories with his newly found Taiwanese friends at the dinner table, he tasted not just the local food, but also the laughter and tears of leaving home.
