“Simple Interactions” is an artist residency and community outreach programme that connects Hong Kong-based artists Andio Lai and Tsang Hoi-yu, and soundpocket with the San Francisco Chinatown community. Flying in from 6927 miles away, the first-timers are ready to indulge themselves in this familiar yet eccentric neighborhood. Fascinated by transforming ready-made objects into interactive instruments, Lai will work on a series of sound objects with items collected from the locals. He will also look into the history of the area’s daily sound technologies, such as the telephone exchange in San Francisco Chinatown from before the rotary dial phone was introduced in the late 40s. Tsang’s interest in individuals forming a collective leads her to research the immigrants’ individual patterns of speech and their forms of communication in relation to the cultural context of Chinatown. She will interview residents in their native languages and present her findings as they emerge at 41 Ross. soundpocket will present the ongoing Sound Scoop project by bringing sounds from Hong Kong to San Francisco Chinatown during the residency.

藝術家駐留和社區外展計劃「簡單交往」將連繫香港藝術家黎仲民、曾凱渝及聲音掏腰包與三藩市唐人街的社區。飛越 6927 英哩，初次探訪三藩市的兩位藝術家已準備好投身於這個既熟悉又新奇的社區。黎仲民熱愛將現成物轉化成具互動性的樂器，他將收集當地居民的物品來製作一系列聲音物件。同時，他亦會研究日常聲音技術的歷史，例如在撥號電話於 1940 年代後期推出之前，舊金山唐人街的人手電話接駁系統。基於對個體如何組成群體之過程的興趣，曾凱渝將進行有關唐人街移民的個人言說方式、溝通和該社區文化背景的研究。她將以街坊的母語訪問他們，並在舊呂宋巷 41 持續地展示她的發現。聲音掏腰包則會展示一直進行的「細聲公」項目，在駐留期間把香港的聲音帶到三藩市唐人街。

@ 41 Ross, San Francisco Chinatown
@ 三藩市華埠舊呂宋巷 41

:: Open Studio 工作室開放 ::
15 – 16.10.2022 (Sat 六 – Sun 日) 12-6pm
21 – 23.10.2022 (Fri 五 – Sun 日) 12-6pm
26 – 29.10.2022 (Wed 三 – Sat 六) 2-6pm

:: Sound Scoop 細聲公 ::
26 – 29.10.2022 (Wed 三 – Sat 六) 2-6pm

:: Artist Sharing 藝術家分享 ::
29.10.2022 (Sat 六) 3-5pm

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:: ‘Simple Interactions’ in Hong Kong – DIALOGUE with artists Andio Lai and Tsang Hoi-yu「簡單交往」有偈傾 — 藝術家黎仲民與曾凱渝 ::
25.3.2023 (Sat 六) 1–3pm
@ Floating Projects 據點。句點
>>> Programme Details 活動詳情 <<<

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Artists’ Reviews 藝術家回顧

>>> Andio Lai’s Review 黎仲民回顧 <<<

>>> Tsang Hoi-yu’s Review 曾凱渝回顧 <<<

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About the participating artists 關於參與藝術家

Tsang Hoi-yu

Freelancer. Tsang currently participates in sound and performing art creations.

As Simone Weil said in​ Oppression and Liberty:​ “They cannot stop us from working towards a clear comprehension of the object of our efforts, so that, if we cannot accomplish that which we will, we may at least have willed it, and not just have blindly wished for it; and, on the other hand, our weakness may indeed prevent us from winning, but not from comprehending the force by which we are crushed. Nothing in the world can prevent us from thinking clearly.”

曾凱渝

自由身工作者，現主要參與表演藝術和聲音創作。

如西蒙・韋伊在《壓逼與自由》所說:「他們無法阻止我們更清楚地設想我們努力的對象，因而就算我們無法完成我們想要的，但我們至少曾經渴求過，而不只是盲目地盼望；另一方面，我們的弱點可能真的讓我們無法獲勝，但卻不會讓我們無法理解碾碎我們的那股力量。世界上沒有什麼能禁止我們保持清醒。」

Andio Lai Chung Man is interested in making sound objects and machine art, some are built to be used in his sonic performances. He obtained BA (Hons) in Creative Media, School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong & MA in Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Through the practice of Media Archeology, studying tools development and the relative history of interfaces, his works focus on the subject matter of experimental instrument, playing, toys and human-machine relation.

黎仲民喜歡創作聲音裝置和機器藝術，其中有些更會於應用於聲音表演之中。畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體文學士及香港中文大學藝術文學碩士。透過媒體考古學、研究媒體工具、互動介面的演化及其相關歷史，作品的主題關注如樂器、遊玩以及人與機器間的互動關係。

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