AFIELD Events are in-person gatherings organized in collaboration with members of the network in different parts of the world. They are aimed at making new connections and facilitating mutual support across the globe.
Martha Atienza, Tigpanalipod 11°02’06.4”N 123°36’24.1”E (2), 2022 - Courtesy of the artist and Silverlens
Friday 29 March
12:30-2:30pm
ARTIST RUN SPACES IN SHAM SHUI PO
Anchored in the belief that artists are essential to the fabric of society, as thinkers, visionaries and changemakers, AFIELD organised a walking tour of artist-run, socially engaged, and alternative art spaces in the neighbourhood Sham Shui Po.
The tour led by Chantal Wong, Convenor of AFIELD, met with vegan kitchen-cum-social-centre Black Window, Alberto Gerosa of Thy Lab, Kim Lam of Parallel Space and other initiatives. A light vegan lunch was served at Black Window.
Sham Shui Po is amongst the city’s densest and most diverse neighbourhoods. It exists at a tension between informal urbanism, gentrification and urban redevelopment.
Meeting point at Black Window, 83 Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po.
Photos by Jayson Wuuu.
Alberto Gerosa (Thy Lab)
Saturday 30 March
2:00-3:30pm
ART BASEL CONVERSATIONS: ARTISTS AS CHANGEMAKERS – COMMUNITY WORK IS A GENERATIVE PRACTICE
Organized in conjunction with Art Basel Hong Kong, this discussion seeks to examine how artists develop community-focused projects and initiatives that use their skills and relationships as creative practitioners to address the needs of their communities. How can artists contribute to the social fabric of the societies they are a part of, and what does it mean to make a difference in the lives of others?
Panelists: Taeyoon Choi, Martha Atienza, Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen and Cherry Chan
Moderated by Chantal Wong
Martha Atienza is a Dutch Filipino video artist exploring the format’s ability to document and question issues related to the environment, community, and development.
Taeyoon Choi is an artist, educator and organizer who explores the poetics of science, society, and human relations. As an artist, he works with technology and drawing, oftentimes in collaboration with fellow artists and the disability community.
Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen (visual artist) and Cherry Chan (cultural producer and chairperson of Renaissance Foundation Hong Kong) are co-founders of HASS Lab, a collective of artists and producers dedicated to advocating art and artist thinking as a new way of understanding and valuing society.
Chantal Wong combines contemporary art and education to build communities and create impact. She is Convenor for AFIELD and a Global Fellow with Ford Foundation.
This talk will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation available in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Location: Art Basel Hong Kong, Auditorium, N101B, Level 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Taeyoon Choi in collaboration with Chancey Fleet, Jonathan Dahan, Jerron Herman, Tiri Kananuruk and students from the School for Poetic Computation. Distributed Web of Care, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2019. Photo by Filip Wolak.