This work reflects on reconnection and community, emerging in response to Hong Kong’s recent political shifts and the resulting patterns of global migration.

The sculpture is formed from twine hand-spun by over fifty members of the Hong Kong diaspora. By using only newspapers printed in traditional Chinese characters, the work highlights a linguistic and cultural continuity shared between Hong Kong and its overseas communities.

The project began with a deeply personal act: Leung learned to crochet from her 94-year-old mother, who created the mat’s central section. Since its inception in 2022, the work has traveled between Sydney, Sheffield (UK), and Canberra, expanding with each exhibition.

As new materials are contributed and integrated, the mat grows—physically embodying collective memory, resilience and the act of belonging.

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Beyond the installation, Agglomerate lives through public engagement.

The workshop Yarning Paper with Pamela Leung was presented as part of  'Assembly' exhibition at the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) Gallery, with support by a Create NSW Small Grant.

Through these workshops, participants engage in the meditative act of making, transforming individual experiences of displacement into a shared, evolving form. Rather than a fixed object, Agglomerate remains a living record of diasporic connection and cultural endurance.

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