Talking Heads

Showcase
Apr 10
Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Art X AI
The 10th programme of Culture Masseur: Talking Heads “Art X AI” features Hong Kong renowned lyricist Chow Yiu Fai. He will be leading an experimental showcase “Touch Me: Massage, Music, A.I.” which combines real massage experiences and creative writing practices. He will also be conducting an artist presentation and a chill chat salon with Feng Yi, songwriter and arranger of local band The JUNK, and software engineer Daniel Tam.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-ai
Showcase
Mar 26
Zoom Online and Facebook live
Art X Arthouse Games and Playful Media
The 9th programme of Culture Masseur: Talking Heads is “Art X Arthouse Games and Playful Media”, features A MAZE., the Berlin-based international label of games and playful media. Its founder Thorsten S. Wiedemann and French artist Tatiana Vilela Dos Santos will lead an experiential workshop of a 24-hour Online Game Jam. Online Game Jam “A MAZE. Alt.Ctrl Online Game Jam” is a 24-hour Game Jam where participants will create alternative controller games from home. Completed works will be showcased at the Artist Presentation on the following day. The programme will be concluded by an extended conversation where an extended conversation will be conducted between the A MAZE. duo and with two Hong Kong-based game researchers as the respondents.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-arthouse-games-and-playful-media
Showcase
Feb 27
Zoom Online and Facebook live
Art X Climate Change
The 8th programme of Culture Masseur: Talking Heads is “Art X Climate Change” where Yuki Tazaki, expert in concept development, creative direction production in art & science and architecture projects would co-lead the Online Hackathon with Joel Kwong, Programme Director of Microwave International New Media Arts Festival and the Founder of SIBYLS. The Hackathon aims to lead participants to reflect and respond to some of the most significant climate crises in Hong Kong, such as sea level rises and storm tides, through adaptive architecture and environment design. The programme would be followed by the Online Artist Presentation and Chill-chat Aalon, where Yuki Tazaki would be sharing his research in how work of art could inspire new sustainable design in tackling various climate crises. Furthermore, he would initiate a conversation with speakers from cross-disciplinary backgrounds, to elaborate on the relations of climate change and art.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-climate-change
Showcase
Jan 15
Zoom Online
Art X Resilience and Social Change
The seventh programme of “Culture Masseur: Talking Heads” is “Art X Resilience and Social Change”, in response to the unsettling emotions in the current city. Art enlivens, inviting us into new relationships with each other, ourselves and our environments. When social change is rapid and pervasive, art practices give us ways to navigate differences, and help us see connections even amongst disagreement.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-resilience-and-social-change
Showcase
Nov 29
Cultural Masseur Facebook Live
Art X Mathematics: The Geometry and our world
The 6th programme of “Cultural Masseur: Talking Heads” is “Art X Mathematics: The Geometry and our world” features local sound media artist GayBird, who initiated his studies and developed the corresponding materials and inspirations into a work-in-progress.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-mathematics-the-geometry-and-our-world
Showcase
Oct 28
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Art x Memory of Body, Object & Space: Alpine Tango
The programme “Art x Memory of Body, Object & Space: Alpine Tango”, featuring artist Tang Kwok-hin, will have a series of events which consists of an artist presentation, an experimental showcases, a performance session and a Chill-chat salon, you will have a chance to create and collaborate with the artist, and witness the dismantling of the structure of memories.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-memory-of-body-object-space-alpine-tango
Showcase
Sep 23
Online
Art x Journalism Infographics: From Sketch Practising to New Narratives
The programme “Art X Journalism Infographics: From Sketch Practising to New Narratives”, featuring SCMP Deputy Creative Director Adolfo Arranz, who explores the relationship between art creation and journalism infographics, where the audience will have a chance to create and collaborate with the artist.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-journalism-infographics-from-sketch-practising-to-new-narratives
Showcase
Aug 29
Online
Art x Sound, Mind & Matter: Bathing in Frequencies
The programme “Art X Sound, Mind and Matter: Bathing in Frequencies” features contemporary artist and experimental musician Shane Aspegren, who specializes in experimenting between the relationship of human body and soundwave, leading to meditative and other states of inner-exploration.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-sound-mind-matter-bathing-in-frequencies
Showcase
Jun 13
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Art X Mindfulness: Listening to the Boundless Universe through Art
Local scenographer and singing bowl performer Tsang Man Tung will be curating an artist presentation, "lokadhātu" mindfulness installation exhibition, "Singing to your Heart- Singing Bowl" experiential showcase and a chill-chat salon.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-mindfulness-Showcase
Showcase
May 24
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Art X Perceptual Psychology: Cross-modal Imagination
Hong Kong artist Samson Young will initiate this edition of “Cultural Masseur: Talking Heads” with the programme “Art X Perceptual Psychology: Cross-modal Imagination”. With a series of events which consists of an artist presentation, an experimental showcase and a chill-chat salon, you will be led into the important pathway to open-mindedness through cross-modal thinking.
http://archive.culturalmasseur.hk/en/content/art-x-perceptual-psychology-showcase