EoP Public Forum: Ecologies of Participation
Friday, 25 April 2025
Time: 10:00am – 7:30pm
Venue: G/F Atrium, Lee Shau Kee Architecture Building, CUHK
Ecologies of Participation (EoP) is a transdisciplinary research collaboration initiated by scholars working between Fine Arts, Architecture and Media and Cultural Studies at CUHK. Through panel discussions, workshops, artistic projects and symposiums, the initiative aims to bridge research and practice by providing platforms for developing experiments with creative practice, technology, and urban space.
For this culminative event, the public forum gathers speakers from previous events, with invited international scholars and practitioners to further engage with us on key questions around the conception of participation in the East and Southeast Asian contexts, the role of art and technology in urban and social transformation, and the challenges of practice-based research in Hong Kong and beyond.
The event will be a full-day event held at the School of Architecture at the CUHK, including project presentations, roundtable discussions and prototype demonstrations consolidating some of our research around technology-enabled participatory practices in urban space. The programme will result in a publication and a network of like-minded scholars and practitioners in the region. We welcome you to join us for this momentous event.
Schedule:
10:00am – 10:15am: Event introduction and welcome
Event organisers: Yim Sui Fong, Melody Hoi Lam Yiu and Ashley Lee Wong
10:15am – 11:45am:Session 1: Project Presentations: The Role of the Arts and Technology in Urban and Social Transformation
Speakers:
Agung Firmanto Budiharto (Geger), Lifepatch (IN)
Pak Sheung Cheun, HASS Lab (HK)
Federico Ruberto, formAxioms, Senior Lecturer, Architecture, National University of Singapore
Tim Wong, Loftwork (TW)
1:30pm – 2:45pm: Session 2: Roundtable discussion: What is participation in East and Southeast Asia?
Speakers:
Nie Xiaoyi, researcher, writer, and curator (CN)
Minna Vaijakka, Senior Researcher, University of Helsinki (FI)
Debbie Ding, Artist-scholar and PhD Candidate, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2:45pm – 3:15pm: Coffee break
3:15pm – 4:30pm: Session 3: Roundtable discussion: What is at stake for Practice-based Research in Hong Kong and beyond?
Speakers:
Frank Vigneron, Chair and Professor of Fine Arts, CUHK
Pat Wing Shan Wong, Foreseen Property Agency, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Ryo Ikeshiro, Assistant Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
4:30pm – 5:00pm: Conclusion
Concluding remarks and Q&A
5:30pm – 7:30pm: Session 4: Prototype Demonstrations and Dinner
Workshop sharing: EoP initiators
EoP Prototype:
Debbie Ding, VR chat world
Pat Wing Shan Wong, 3D scanning and cultural heritage
Open mic:
Fung Junhua, Energy Waving Collective (CN)
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About EoP
Ecologies of Participation (EoP) Research Collective was initiated by Yim Sui Fong (Assistant Professor of Fine Arts), Melody Yiu (Research Assistant Professor of Architecture) and Ashley Lee Wong (Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024. The research initiative aims to develop practice-based collaborations between the creative arts, architecture and media and cultural studies.
Website: https://substack.com/@eopcuhk
IG: https://www.instagram.com/eop.cuhk/
Enquiry: eop.cuhk@gmail.com
Supported by The Research Institute for the Humanities and The Faculty of Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.