Curator-led Tour & Artist’s Talk: Maeve Brennan
Date: 16 April 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 6:15pm-7pm (tour), 7pm-8pm (talk) Venue: JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun Medium: English Registration: required Quota: 15 (first come first served), full After a busy art week, HKUFAAA invited members and friends to join a curator-led tour of Maeve Brennan: Records, guided by Tiffany Leung, followed by an engaging artist talk. Explore Brennan’s thought-provoking works, including moving images, sculptures, and printed matter, and witness the international premiere of her film Sitculosa. In the talk, Maeve Brennan shared insights into her practice and her explorations of the histories and politics of objects and places. Brennan’s art delves into the clandestine trade of antiquities, revealing underappreciated stories and uncovering hidden insights within intricate historical and systematic frameworks.
Artist Sharing: Collective Memories Reimagined with A.I.
Date: 10 March 2025 (Monday) Time: 6:30pm-8pm Venue: Arts Tech Lab, 4/f, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Medium: Cantonese Registration: required, free for all This event is supported by the Department of Art History, HKU Speaker: Bianca Tse, born and raised in 1980s Hong Kong, combines her expertise in visual communication with a deep passion for documentary work. Growing up in a Temporary Housing Area, she developed a strong connection to the themes of chaotic urban life and poverty. Her fascination with the history of Kowloon Walled City and her hometown fuels her artistic vision. Bianca’s style is rooted in storytelling, weaving together Hong Kong’s collective memories with the limitless possibilities of AI as a creative medium. By blending authentic history with imagination, she creates a captivating juxtaposition between the familiar and the extraordinary, breathing life into forgotten narratives and presenting them in a unique light.
The Journey of a Hong Kong Landscape Photographer: Kelvin Yuen
Date: 13 March 2023 (Monday) Time: 7pm-8pm (reception starting at 6:30pm) Venue: Blue Room, 26F, Soho House, 33 Des Voeux Rd W, Sheung Wan Medium: Cantonese Registration: first come, first served, free seating Speaker: Kelvin Yuen is a Hong Kong-based full-time landscape photographer. At the age of 26, he has already cooperated with international brands such as Cathay Pacific, National Geographic, DJI, Hong Kong Tourism Board, and German National Tourist Board. Kelvin started his photography journey when he was a secondary school student. After completing his university education, he turned his interest into a career, focusing mainly on landscape photography. His unique sense of aesthetics and style, fully revealed in his works, won him the title – The International Landscape Photographer of the Year (2020).
Public Talk: Archaeology HK
Date: 12 January 2023 (Thursday) Time: 6:30pm – 8pm Venue: CPD2.42, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Mr. Chau Hing Wah, Curator (Special Duty) Archaeology, Hong Kong Museum of History Medium: Cantonese Registration: free