Inter-island Festival
Connecting Table by architect Géraldine Borio and paper craft master Ha Wa Keung
Study of Cheung Chau's public space by Hong Kong Public Space Initiative.
Peng Chau. Photo Courtesy of Yip Kai Chun.
Inter-island Ferry. Photo Courtesy of Yip Kai Chun.
Mui Wo Underused Public Space Old Channel. Photo Courtesy of Yip Kai Chun.
The Inter-island Festival is an art and life festival that highlights the connections between the islands of Peng Chau, Lantau (Mui Wo and Chi Ma Wan) and Cheung Chau that took place between March 26th-March 28th 2021. with a variety of activities spanning from urban/rural cultures, environmental conservation, to design and crafts.
The Inter-island Festival is an art and life festival that highlights the connections between the islands of Peng Chau, Lantau (Mui Wo and Chi Ma Wan) and Cheung Chau that took place between March 26th-March 28th 2021. with a variety of activities spanning from urban/rural cultures, environmental conservation, to design and crafts.
The Festival highlights the distinct environments, communities, histories and concerns of these places, to promote and protect their shared cultures and raise awareness of the invaluable nature Hong Kong possesses. It also fostered connections and exchange between these outposts.
Providing a down-to-earth, accessible and playful perspective on insular life, these events offered the public a chance to understand and be inspired by the richness of the islands’ life.
- 2020
- Grantee: Yip Kai Chun
Yip Kai Chun is an artist-curator who lives on Peng Chau. He has organised art happenings in the public space e.g. Dusk Rat Run (2017) & encounter(s): Daily Ration (2018).
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Final Result:
The Inter-island Festival which highlights the connections between the islands of Peng Chau, Lantau (Mui Wo and Chi Ma Wan) and Cheung Chau took place between March 26th-March 28th 2021. More than 40 collaborators from the islands and beyond, are of disparate fields, including artists, performers, architects, craftsmen, farmers, environmentalists, historians or simply residents. Outstanding activities with brand new collaborations and insights included ‘Connecting Table’ on Peng Chau by architect Géraldine Borio and zizaat master Ha Wah-Keung; ‘Encounter Cheung Chau’ on Cheung Chau by Hong Kong Public Space Initiative, ‘Hearbeat of the Drums’ in Mui Wo by Virginia Chu, Li Wai-mei, Camilla Tong, Karman Wong, Joe Yeung, Lam Siu Ling Frances, V & KG, and ‘A Walk in Chi Ma Wan’ by Miko Yeung.