Be Like Sound is a six channel surround sound work designed to respond to the acoustics aesthetics of the courtyard. Visitors will hear a 28-minute sound artwork composed of celebrations, ceremonies, music, games/play, spoken languages, labour, food preparation and the natural world. Sounds include Cantonese opera, canto-pop, the bustle of restaurant kitchens, the clatter of a Mahjong game social, the chatter of conversations, the languages (Cantonese, Mandarin and English), ping pong, badminton, trees falling in the deep forest, water in the forms of waves, babbling brooks, sounds of everyday street life, birds, and the rustling of blowing bamboo.

Wog used the ancient Chinese Feng Shui system of the five elements – fire, earth , air, water and metal – an a conceptual sourceof inspiration for considering and gathering sounds. “Sound is essential and everywhere. The title Be Like Sound is a nod to Bruce Lee’s famous quote and philosophy “Be like water”