Date: 23 November 2026
Time: 8:10PM-9:30PM
Venue: Hui Yeung Shing Building G01, CUHK
Speaker: James Taylor-Foster (Para Site)
Moderator: Prof. Yongwoo Lee (CUHK)
Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/utp8SV8RRA
Abstract
‘Worldglimpsing’ explores two interwoven forms of creativity: worlding, the design of alternate worlds, and roleplay – the act of imagining and playing into being alternate versions of ourselves. This talk foregrounds worlding as a civic act by which we imagine, rehearse, and embody the present – and the futures that it sets in motion.
Biography
james taylor-foster is a curator, writer, and cultural leader investigating how the creativity of artists, designers, and thinkers reimagines our world – shaping popular culture and public life. They are Executive Director of Para Site.
Their practice bridges contemporary art, design, architecture, and digital culture, blurring disciplinary boundaries to explore unconventional ways of nurturing institutions and their audiences. This expansive approach is both greenhouse and staging ground: cultivating emergent ideas for wider cultural spheres while assembling many forms of making into seeing, feeling, and imagining anew.
Yongwoo Lee is Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This event is organized by the MA in Cultural Management programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Enquiry: haoqianyu@cuhk.edu.hk