How can artists respond to a community, its histories, and impending urban redevelopment in the context of creative placemaking policies?...

Research Notes on Beyond the Shore Why do you want to tell stories of women? It is not just because they are often marginalised. It is not simply because we are female makers. Female embodiment is the fact of living for us. There is the unsaid pressure of carrying ourselves around as female bodies, always ready to be looked at, hopefully not to be groped nor raped. The male gaze is omnipresent. The fear of assault is palpable. You just get used to it, eventually. Objectificat

Beyond the Shore is a travelling series that connects different coastal locations at sea through research and performance.

Who will remember the memories of the sea? I believe their stories would continue to captivate and inspire us as we explore the intersections of gender, historical and mythical narratives... Who writes history and how it is written depends entirely on the perspective of the writer. When we examine the legend of Lo Ting, a Canton mermaid legend, we discover that much of it revolves around the authenticity of history and identity. In 1997, there was an exhibition by Ho Hing Kay

Description The workshop design is based on my residency experience in Belgium. Instead of sharing my journey, I unveiled my creative practice and invited the participants to follow this structure to create their work. I call my research journey as “site-inspired”. Different from site-specific work, I emphasize the transformation from the site-specific idea to the other presentation space. Since the presentation space is happening in the studio, the context and form have to b