{"id":2889,"date":"2020-04-20T17:17:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daao.hku.hk\/firesidechat\/web\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2020-04-27T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T09:54:31","slug":"fireside-wednesday_20200422","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daao.hku.hk\/firesidechat\/web\/index.php\/2020\/04\/20\/fireside-wednesday_20200422\/","title":{"rendered":"EP5: Art & Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nFireside Wednesday:<\/p>\n

Episode 5 – Art & Innovation
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April 22 (Wednesday)<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
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Art museums and galleries are closed, exhibitions cancelled, Art Basel HK launched online viewing… With COVID-19, how can art professionals continue to showcase their work, and engage audiences regardless of distance and space? Do online exhibitions work? What are the possibilities to widen the scope and audience reach?<\/p>\n

Award-winning photographer Tugo Cheng<\/strong> admitted that seeing a framed photo or an art piece physically is important to most audiences and collectors. But he said he is not frustrated at this challenging time as, \u201cWe may come up with new ideas during this special time. For example, in order to maintain social distancing at my exhibition held earlier this year, we used a robot with clips of my voice to lead tours for visitors. In fact, artists and photographers are perceptive and sensitive to social issues. Curators are versatile… There is always an abundance of good themes and topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founder of gallery and art space William Fong<\/strong> agreed, \u201cMany artists will use what is happening in our society as the theme of their works. For example, the panic buying of toilet paper, and everyone wearing masks to guard against the pandemic.\u201d William looks at this time of COVID-19 positively and said, \u201cThe Art circle has not spent a lot of effort and resources on online platforms compared to other businesses. This time has pushed art professionals to work more on electronic platforms. The pandemic may have positive effect on some artists. They can now concentrate on creativity, and reflect on their artistic pursuit and direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephanie Ho<\/strong>, a fresh graduate of 2019 who newly joined the art business as a curator, said, \u201cCOVID-19 has given young artists new opportunities. They can partner with other artists to brainstorm new ideas to do more despite limited resources; for example, host joint exhibitions together. Exhibitions are cancelled, and online platform has its limitations; sometimes I wonder if there are other special spaces to showcase the artworks… How about convenient stores?\u201d<\/p>\n

In wrapping up So King-Hang<\/strong>, who graduated in 2003 at the time of SARS, remarked that: \u201cThis is the best time for sparking creativity. Under the current unconventional living patterns, one can reflect more on what we need and care about most, the way of life we are really looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n

 
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