遊界：藝術面向社會的想像—藝術家分享及創意工作坊

廣袤的柴達木盆地，一望無際的枸杞晾曬場，一支重金屬樂隊在唱「吃重金屬枸杞，聽重金屬音樂……」  

在香港的長者中心，無法言傳身體痛楚的長者，透過裝置與詩歌，找到突破自我的可能。  

面對被急速消耗的自然環境，  

面對被病痛、無力感綑綁的現實，  

面對本地當下的困難和遠方的苦痛，  

藝術何為？  

本次活動邀請的兩組藝術家——堅果兄弟與他的合作夥伴鄭宏彬，和影行者的李維怡，嘗試在複雜的語境裡打開藝術與現實之間的縫隙，探索有公共意識的表達。是次他們將分享自己多年的實踐經驗和觀察，如何透過創作發揮想像力，開啟新的公共空間，回應及追問社會現況。他們亦將在此基礎上展開對話，並邀請參與者共同思考，如何帶著創造力連結社群，回應這複雜的時代。  

主辦單位：香港浸會大學文學院人類紀研究小組

協辦單位：香港浸會大學文學院人文及創作系、影行者v-artivist 、Centre For Community Cultural Development 社區文化發展中心

日期：12月17日  

時間：1:00pm – 3:30pm  

地點：CCCD社區文化發展中心

（香港九龍石硤尾白田街30號 賽馬會創意藝術中心L205-208）

語言：粵語、普通話  

費用：全免  

名額：30位  

報名連結：https://forms.gle/wZnQm7aZdT5SMeXX7 

郵件查詢：rachelpan@hkbu.edu.hk

李維怡：社區藝術工作者、參與式影像創作探索者、文字耕作者、影行者前任總監。曾與不同的市民共同創作一系列人文關懷紀錄片，包括有關灣仔利東街人民規劃運動的《黃幡翻飛處》(2005)，有關都市貧民反迫遷的《順寧道，走下去》(2010)，關注全球化語景下的人民離散處境的《未存在的故鄉》三部曲(2012-15)等等。從2007年影行者成立開始，他們亦與不同草根團體合辦為基層而設的錄像工作坊。2021年，她在深水埗開設結合茶寮、書店及社區藝術的社群空間「半杯寮」。以多種方式，長期探索社區藝術的意義和可能性。  

堅果兄弟、鄭宏彬：民間環境行動者，概念藝術家。十幾年來身體力行，通過藝術項目聯合媒體、公益、法律，致力改善具體的環境及社會問題。2015年，堅果兄弟推著工業吸塵器走在北京的大街小巷吸「空氣」，將100天裡吸附的霧霾燒製成一塊「霧霾磚」。堅果兄弟和鄭宏彬為了給土地、空氣受污染的村民「代言」，邀請職業搖滾樂隊，在受污染的土地上進行重金屬演出，在全國11個地方進行巡演。2022年，他們發起「求助電話亭計劃」，邀請人們在北京兩個公共電話亭接聽葫蘆島居民的求助電話。他們走訪不同的田野，經過詳細的調查，用意想不到的方式為缺乏人們關注的群體發聲。

【Playing Beyond Boundaries: From Art to Society】

In the vast Qaidam Basin where fields stretching to the end of horizon are grown with goji berries a heavy metal band sang, "Eating heavy metal goji, listening to heavy metal music..."

In a Hong Kong elderlies' centre, old people who are unable to express their physical pains broke through their limitations by writing poetry and making installation art.

Faced with environment deterioration,

Locked into the reality of sickness and feelings of debility,

Trapped in local difficulties and distant pains,

How can people be empowered with art playing a role in action?

This event features two groups of artists—Nut Brother with his partner Zheng Hongbin, and Lee Waiyi of v-artivist— exploring the gap between art and reality in a complex context. They will share years of practical experiences and observations of how creativity can open up public spaces to respond to societal conditions. They will also engage in a dialogue, inviting participants to think about how creativity can connect communities in response to our era of complex reality.

Organizer: Anthropocene Studies FRNA, Arts Faculty,HKBU

Co-organizers:

Department of Humanities & Creative Writing, HKBU

v-artivist,

Centre for Community Cultural Development

Date：December 17th (Sun)

Time：1:00pm – 3:30pm 

Venue：L205-208, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC),

30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, KLN, HK

Language：Cantonese, Putonghua

Price：Free 

Registration Link：https://forms.gle/wZnQm7aZdT5SMeXX7

Enquiry: rachelpan@hkbu.edu.hk

Lee Waiyi:

A community art worker, writer, and an explorer of participatory approaches in image creation. She was a director of v-artivist and has collaborated with different members of society on a wide range of humanistic documentaries including “Home Where the Yellow Banners Fly” (2005), “Walk on! Shun Ning Road!” (2010-15), and the “exodus of nowhere" series, which tells story of drifting individuals in global capitalism, etc. She has also held art workshops including video, photography, mixed media, cyanotype and writing.  In 2021 she started a community shop named “halfcupsquat” (半杯寮）in her beloved community, Shamshuipo, combining the functions of a teashop, a bookshop, community art and a hub.  

Nut Brother, Zheng Hongbin:

As a concept artist for over a decade Nut brother, partnering with curator Zheng Hongbin, has engaged in social projects with art. Nut Brother came under the spotlight in 2015 when he vacuumed the smoggy skies of Beijing for 100 days and made a brick using the dust he collected from the air to draw attention on China’s worsening air pollution. The duo believes that art is a media to reflect real life and its complexity, to initiate public discussions, and eventually to lead to solution for social issues. Their works include Xiaohaotu’s Polluting Soil Issue Engagement(小壕兔鄉帶鹽計劃), Hulu Island’s Telephone Booth(葫蘆島求助電話亭)and Heavy Metal Live Concert in Rural Area(重金屬鄉村巡演) etc.