Simon leung raises the issue of sovereignty

SIMON LEUNG RAISES THE ISSUE OF SOVEREIGNTY.
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Simon Leung
In the era of globalization, the major issue of sovereignty remains a key factor. This is because no country can stand on its own and will rely on each other. In this regard, the countries must be able to determine how much they rely on others. As a fact recent happening such as the US attacks on Afghanistan and the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan without the knowledge of authorities remains a key concern on how to protect the integrity of the borders. Indeed, how do we co-exist while other violates the right of sovereignty? The United Nation at times remains mum on the issue of integrity and only gives regulations on when a country can intervene when attacked. On the other hand, social behavior and practices knows no boundaries. This has resulted to culture change and common practice world over.
A major example can be the social sites that promote communication and interactions; people on facebook, twitter, linkedin, and HI5 will connect socially and share their culture. The Simon Leung is quite diversified on sovereignty he deviates from the view and concept of standing alone without any external interference from other countries to acquiring satisfaction in society. The need to keep borders intact and self governance as a major value is of major interest. According to Akers, (n.d.) in the article “Simon Leung: The Surface of the Earth” he made a significant artwork on the Vietnam American war in the 1990s; he termed the work as “the residual space of the Vietnam/American War”. This would mean that he wanted to highlight the issue of sovereignty and enlighten people on basic factors that may be overlooked. He quotes “The term “residual space”, in Leung’s words, “evokes a sense of a remainder—the physically repressed that is bound to return.” In each of these projects—comprising video, performance, and a variety of other media—the artist explores the legacy of violence and displacement generated by the Vietnam War, as well as the disparate identities forged by war”.
His other works “Involving installation, performance, and a variety of media” takes a look at violence and its residual effect and aftermaths after the war. Through film, writing, visual art, music and performance he is able to deliver the message of politics and how it affects society in the many areas that matter. He creates an image of spectacle where the society is represented through a visual image. Such include the photos of dynasties and kingdoms that are recognized globally. Through such issues society is able to adopt certain values which run simultaneously with the social life and present a tool that unifies all of them. Simon Leung argues on the basis of globalization where he depicts society as a single unit and unified by the various diversities. However this can be refuted by the ...