EVENT INFORMATION
Reclaiming disused and forgotten spaces in Wan Chai, Micro Galleries embodies the idea that art does not need to be locked away in pristine galleries, it can permeate the streets and change the way we see the world…even for a micro-moment.
Featuring artists from around the world, Micro Galleries sneaks up on you from lane ways, scraps of forgotten land and potholes. Experience tiny representations in overlooked spaces that will challenge the way you think and see our environment. These diverse artists shine a light on to an alternative way of seeing: changing the world one small creative step at a time. Street artists, designers, pothole gardeners, installation artists and poets, to name a few, are displayed on a micro-scale inviting you to peep into the cracks and crevices of Hong Kong and really explore.
The galleries will be mounted, displayed and installed throughout lane ways during VeryHK. Maps and podcast tours will be available for download and led night-time tours will be conducted on the 13th-15th of December. Grab a torch and investigate the crevices, cracks, and micro installations that creatively bend and change the rules and perceptions of our world.
For more information on Micro Galleries please visit: http://vimeo.com/78533763
Register for a night time tour: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/micro-galleries-changing-the-worldin-small-and-creative-ways-tickets-9201400637?aff=eivtefrnd
Download the map: http://www.microgalleries.org/#!wan-chai/ceoc
COLLABORATOR INFORMATION
Kat Roma Greer: Kat is a theatre maker, inter-disciplinary artist, vocalist and academic with a strong interest in contemporary performance and visual culture. A creative collaborator with Rue de la Rocket, she is currently academically focused on emerging, urban Indigenous artists and their performance practices, as well as being in the midst of a global scale project investigating diverse and innovative contemporary performance practices across the world, and creating mini moments of creative coolness in Micro Galleries.
CJ from The Martians
CJ is an artist from street art collective, The Martians. The Martians use stickers & paste-ups to bring attention to the dangers of climate change and green issues. Keep an eye out for the llamas in your country, they are global travellers.
Bess Hepworth
Bess is a Social Scientist and playful performer. She has a background in high performance sports and community development, and specialises in the power of creativity and serious play. A champion for positive social change, Bess is changing the way Asia views community and accessible art.
Rue de la Rocket: A group of creative souls who regularly create unique, relevant and often humorous works that aim to inspire, involve, provoke, entertain and excite! RDR create contemporary, interdisciplinary works that are socially engaged, explore participatory possibilities and generate dialogue.
LHK Media
LHK Media is a visual creative communications agency that specialises in live events, video production and design. As a visual creative communication agency, it believes in innovation and constantly finding new ways to engage, educate and excite audiences. LHK Media is passionate about supporting local communities, charities and initiatives.
Participating Artists: Ben Appleby (USA/Hong Kong), Bernard Chau (UK), Pad Chu (Hong Kong), CJ (Canada/Hong Kong), Erlend Depine (Austria), Andre Eichman (USA/Hong Kong), MIchelle Kuen Suet Fung (Canada/Hong Kong), Pat Grant (Australia), Paul Harfleet (UK), Liina Klauss (Germany/Hong Kong), Mark Laqua (Germany), Positive Posters (Australia and USA), Grainne Quinlan (Ireland/Hong Kong), Kianoush Ramezani (Iran and France), Dave Sanders (Hong Kong), Chuck Scalin (USA), Teresa Schebiella (Germany/Hong Kong), Street Art Utopia, Noel Wilson (Scotland/Hong Kong)
