The WYNG Media Award (WMA) is a series of programmes developed to spark discussions of social issues of great importance to Hong Kong through visual images, with a view to fostering positive change. Each year, a theme is chosen for the programmes. Past themes explored included “Poverty”, “Air”, “Waste”, “Identity” and “Mobility”. The theme for the 2017/18 cycle is “Transition”.
The exhibition TRANSITION showcases photographic works of the nine finalists of WMA Masters, including CHAN Suk On, Frankie CHAN Kwok Chung, Berton CHANG, GONG He, Billy H.C. KWOK, Joseph LEUNG Mong Sum, SHEK Ming Fai Phil, Ka-Man TSE, YIM Sui-fong. It also features moving image works of WMA Film by filmmakers, namely Steven DHOEDT, SEEAHOLE (Dave KONG, Kenji MA, Eason YUEN) and Stanley TAM, using crowdsourced footages from the “1 July 2017 – A Day in Transition” project.
The venue also hosts ALL THAT. DOESN’T, a solo exhibition by Ducky TSE Chi-tak, where his works supported by WMA Commission 2015/16 in response to the theme “Identity” is presented.
A series of special programmes will complement the exhibition.
Exhibition Period:
14/4/2018 14:00 – 20:00
15 – 24/4/2018 10:00 – 20:00
WMA is going to present the exhibition TRANSITION at the Hong Kong Central Library from 14th to 24th April 2018. It will showcase photographic works of the nine finalists of WMA Masters, as well as moving image works of WMA Film by three filmmakers, using crowdsourced footages from the “1 July 2017 – A Day in Transition” project.
The venue will also host All That. Doesn’t, a solo exhibition of Ducky TSE Chi-tak presenting his works supported by WMA Commission 2015/16 in response to the theme “Identity”.
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In Cantonese
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Human Library Hong Kong
Human Books: Ka-Man TSE, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Siu-Fung LAW, Eric LEE and Toby YAN
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/9kgMYA
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In Cantonese
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Carol CHOW Pui-Ha, Independent Curator and Image Culture Researcher
Speakers:
Paul CHAN Chi-Yuen, Co-founder & CEO, Walk in Hong Kong
Agnes KU Shuk-Mei, Associate Professor of Social Science, Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology
Ducky TSE Chi-Tak, recipient, WMA Commission 2015/16
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/YVtccX
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In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
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In English & Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: LEE Wing-Ki, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Programme Director, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speakers:
Joseph LEUNG Mong Sum, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Sandra S. PHILLIPS, Curator Emerita of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SHEK Ming Fai Phil, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/ZdPtmX
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In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Leila CHAN Hiu-Lui, Founder, Big Silver
Speakers:
Frankie CHAN Kwok Chung, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Dr. Yanki LEE, Co-founder, Enable Foundation
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/91N1aD
) [5] => Array ( [date] => 2018-04-17 [start_time] => 19:00 [end_time] => 21:00 [title] => From [Vanishing] to [Creation] : A Dialogue about Urban Transition [detail] =>As an urban landscape changes and evolves, traces of the past are leftover and future ideas are anticipated – this is particularly seen around culturally-rich Tai Hang, the location for this conversation. Moderated by art critic & urban activist John BATTEN, artists – YIM Sui-fong and Berton CHANG – join seasoned urban planner Ian BROWNLEE to discuss Hong Kong as a place of rich artistic and urban design inspiration amidst the realities of intense urban development.
In English and Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Activity Room, Tai Hang Youth Centre (2/F, 121 Tung Lo Wan Rd, Tai Hang)
Moderator: John BATTEN, Art Critic and Convener of Central & Western Concern Group
Speakers:
Ian BROWNLEE, Managing Director, Masterplan Limited
Berton CHANG, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
YIM Sui-fong, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
For reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/mkawcv
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Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong
For reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/XHe56p
) [7] => Array ( [date] => 2018-04-21 [start_time] => 14:30 [end_time] => 15:30 [title] => Public Guided Tour [detail] =>Art group “Altermodernists” will walk participants through the exhibition’s Transition-themed photographic works, and share the creative processes of artists.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
) [8] => Array ( [date] => 2018-04-22 [start_time] => 14:00 [end_time] => 15:30 [title] => From [The Centre] to [The Edge] : A Forum on the Politics of Border and Hong Kong’s Identity [detail] =>While Hong Kong is located in the periphery of China, its status as some forms of “centre” (such as financial) and related identity are increasingly shaped and challenged by an assortment of political, economic and cultural forces across the Mainland border in the past 20 years. Begin with questioning how Hong Kong’s identity is influenced by the politics of border, this forum seeks to identify the new position of Hong Kong in relation to critical questions of centre-periphery.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Carol CHOW Pui-Ha, Independent Curator and Image Culture Researcher
Speakers:
Eric Ma Kit-wai, Retired Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lawrence PUN Kwok-Ling, Novelist and Cultural Critic
Ducky TSE Chi-tak, recipient, WMA Commission 2015/16
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/w9yZBJ
) [9] => Array ( [date] => 2018-04-22 [start_time] => 14:30 [end_time] => 15:30 [title] => Public Guided Tour [detail] =>Art group “Altermodernists” will walk participants through the exhibition’s Transition-themed photographic works, and share the creative processes of artists.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
) [10] => Array ( [date] => 2018-04-22 [start_time] => 18:30 [end_time] => 20:30 [title] => From [Struggle] to [More Struggles]: The Transition of Media in Hong Kong and Beyond [detail] =>Gauging input from CHAN Suk On and Billy H.C. KWOK, two WMA Masters finalists with journalism backgrounds, this session will bridge into opinions from LUNG King-Cheong and Keith RICHBURG, both with decades of experience as chief editor, foreign correspondent and journalism educator in Asia.
In English and Cantonese, with simultaneous interpretation
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Zoher ABDOOLCARIM, former Asia Editor, TIME
Speakers: CHAN Suk On, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Billy H.C. KWOK, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
LUNG King-Cheong, Seasoned Journalist
Keith RICHBURG, Director & Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
To reserve your seat: https://goo.gl/BMps6v
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TRANSITION – WMA MASTERS & WMA FILM EXHIBITION
The WYNG Media Award (WMA) is a series of programmes developed to spark discussions of social issues of great importance to Hong Kong through visual images, with a view to fostering positive change. Each year, a theme is chosen for the programmes. Past themes explored included “Poverty”, “Air”, “Waste”, “Identity” and “Mobility”. The theme for the 2017/18 cycle is “Transition”.
The exhibition TRANSITION showcases photographic works of the nine finalists of WMA Masters, including CHAN Suk On, Frankie CHAN Kwok Chung, Berton CHANG, GONG He, Billy H.C. KWOK, Joseph LEUNG Mong Sum, SHEK Ming Fai Phil, Ka-Man TSE, YIM Sui-fong. It also features moving image works of WMA Film by filmmakers, namely Steven DHOEDT, SEEAHOLE (Dave KONG, Kenji MA, Eason YUEN) and Stanley TAM, using crowdsourced footages from the “1 July 2017 – A Day in Transition” project.
The venue also hosts ALL THAT. DOESN’T, a solo exhibition by Ducky TSE Chi-tak, where his works supported by WMA Commission 2015/16 in response to the theme “Identity” is presented.
A series of special programmes will complement the exhibition.
Exhibition Period:
14/4/2018 14:00 – 20:00
15 – 24/4/2018 10:00 – 20:00
10:30 - 12:30 From [Onebody] to [Manybodies]: A Human Library Experience
Wherever there is a crack, one body will find its way to sprout and ripen. Stories see no boundaries, for there are as many stories as there are corners in the city. Inspired by Ka-Man TSE’s Narrow Distances, the Human Library invites you to listen to the sharing of many bodies.
In Cantonese
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Human Library Hong Kong
Human Books: Ka-Man TSE, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Siu-Fung LAW, Eric LEE and Toby YAN
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/9kgMYA
14:00 - 15:30 From [Place] to [Space] and Back Again: A Forum on The Politics of Space and Hong Kong’s Identity
Hong Kong identity witnessed a spatial turn in the past 20 years. Through media and the waves of social movements relating to the preservation of cultural and historical heritage, neighbourhood and living style, we have become increasingly aware of how space shapes our identity and the fact that every place is a product of social relations and spatial contestations. Through Ducky TSE Chi-Tak’s different photos series, this forum aims to discuss the politics of space in the construction of Hong Kong identity.
In Cantonese
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Carol CHOW Pui-Ha, Independent Curator and Image Culture Researcher
Speakers:
Paul CHAN Chi-Yuen, Co-founder & CEO, Walk in Hong Kong
Agnes KU Shuk-Mei, Associate Professor of Social Science, Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology
Ducky TSE Chi-Tak, recipient, WMA Commission 2015/16
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/YVtccX
14:30 - 15:30 Public Guided Tours
Art group “Altermodernists” will walk participants through the exhibition’s Transition-themed photographic works, and share the creative processes of artists.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
16:00 - 17:30 Photography in Transition
Evoked by the WMA annual theme – “Transition”, this session engages the viewpoints of stakeholders of the photography scenes to examine the recent transition in photography practice in the contemporary context.
In English & Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: LEE Wing-Ki, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Programme Director, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speakers:
Joseph LEUNG Mong Sum, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Sandra S. PHILLIPS, Curator Emerita of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SHEK Ming Fai Phil, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/ZdPtmX
16:00 - 17:00 From [Existence] to [Legacy]: A Dialogue on Life Transition
Using the Vanishing into Things series by Frankie CHAN Kwok Chung as the starting point, this session involves a social innovator to explore objects, rituals and the concept of Fine Dying.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Leila CHAN Hiu-Lui, Founder, Big Silver
Speakers:
Frankie CHAN Kwok Chung, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Dr. Yanki LEE, Co-founder, Enable Foundation
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/91N1aD
19:00 - 21:00 From [Vanishing] to [Creation] : A Dialogue about Urban Transition
As an urban landscape changes and evolves, traces of the past are leftover and future ideas are anticipated – this is particularly seen around culturally-rich Tai Hang, the location for this conversation. Moderated by art critic & urban activist John BATTEN, artists – YIM Sui-fong and Berton CHANG – join seasoned urban planner Ian BROWNLEE to discuss Hong Kong as a place of rich artistic and urban design inspiration amidst the realities of intense urban development.
In English and Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Venue: Activity Room, Tai Hang Youth Centre (2/F, 121 Tung Lo Wan Rd, Tai Hang)
Moderator: John BATTEN, Art Critic and Convener of Central & Western Concern Group
Speakers:
Ian BROWNLEE, Managing Director, Masterplan Limited
Berton CHANG, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
YIM Sui-fong, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
For reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/mkawcv
10:30 - 12:30 Guided Tour with Audio Description
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong
For reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/XHe56p
14:30 - 15:30 Public Guided Tour
Art group “Altermodernists” will walk participants through the exhibition’s Transition-themed photographic works, and share the creative processes of artists.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
14:00 - 15:30 From [The Centre] to [The Edge] : A Forum on the Politics of Border and Hong Kong’s Identity
While Hong Kong is located in the periphery of China, its status as some forms of “centre” (such as financial) and related identity are increasingly shaped and challenged by an assortment of political, economic and cultural forces across the Mainland border in the past 20 years. Begin with questioning how Hong Kong’s identity is influenced by the politics of border, this forum seeks to identify the new position of Hong Kong in relation to critical questions of centre-periphery.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Carol CHOW Pui-Ha, Independent Curator and Image Culture Researcher
Speakers:
Eric Ma Kit-wai, Retired Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lawrence PUN Kwok-Ling, Novelist and Cultural Critic
Ducky TSE Chi-tak, recipient, WMA Commission 2015/16
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/w9yZBJ
14:30 - 15:30 Public Guided Tour
Art group “Altermodernists” will walk participants through the exhibition’s Transition-themed photographic works, and share the creative processes of artists.
In Cantonese
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
Facilitator: Altermodenists
To reserve your seat, please visit https://goo.gl/gZ4ByW
18:30 - 20:30 From [Struggle] to [More Struggles]: The Transition of Media in Hong Kong and Beyond
Gauging input from CHAN Suk On and Billy H.C. KWOK, two WMA Masters finalists with journalism backgrounds, this session will bridge into opinions from LUNG King-Cheong and Keith RICHBURG, both with decades of experience as chief editor, foreign correspondent and journalism educator in Asia.
In English and Cantonese, with simultaneous interpretation
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library
Moderator: Zoher ABDOOLCARIM, former Asia Editor, TIME
Speakers: CHAN Suk On, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
Billy H.C. KWOK, WMA Masters 2017/18 Finalist
LUNG King-Cheong, Seasoned Journalist
Keith RICHBURG, Director & Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
To reserve your seat: https://goo.gl/BMps6v