The cultural affairs section promotes cultural exchange between Switzerland and Hong Kong/Macau. It helps connect Swiss artists in a variety of fields such as music, dance, drama or photography with useful contacts in this part of the world.
Regularly the cultural affairs section organizes or co-hosts various events and exhibitions with a Swiss interest and works closely with organisations such as the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
Studio Residencies
A studio residency (3 months) in China or, conversely, in Switzerland gives artists the chance to gain a broad insight into a different cultural environment. The aim of the residency is to find inspiration, establish networks and contemplate new projects and cooperations. In addition to a place to work and accommodation, Pro Helvetia will provide specific coaching. The Swiss Arts Council covers the cost of travel, insurances and per diem expenses. Applicants may benefit three times in total from a Pro Helvetia studio residency.
Selection criteria
convincing track record: personal artistic activity above and beyond regional level
“Surface and Beneath”: Works by Peter Panyoczki,’ an introduction to the multi-facetted world of this talented artist who is adept at exploring complex themes of place and identity, as well as the origins and expression of life and nature. His toolkit for these explorations is immense: painting, sculpture and drawing meet photography, digital technology and installation, whilst the natural meets the man made. The show covers a range of works, including some works on paper and miniature paintings previously unseen in Asia.
Location: Karin Weber Gallery, 20 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
Friday, 21.04.2017
Sunday, 23.04.2017,
Diploma of Advanced Studies – Executive Education on Global Culture
Lecture
Zurich University of the Arts in conjunction with Connecting Spaces Hong Kong-Zurich is now accepting applications for three courses in curatorial management and critical theory as part of their innovative 2017 “Executive Education on Global Culture” programme
Location: Connecting Spaces Hong Kong - Zurich, G/F, Kin Wah Mansion, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
An adventure on land and an ascent of eras and of 20 millennia from the contemporary to the Paleolithic ages - Swiss photographer, writer and adventurer, Marc Progin is back from the wilderness of Mongolia to present a land and cosmic journey through the ages of Central Asia history. His new photo exhibition will tell us of an extraordinary expedition which idea, goal and plan were to travel back in times with a camel caravan in search of ancient civilizations, empires and cultures while trying to discover anthropomorphic statues, tumuli, tombs, megaliths, grave steles, deer stones, petroglyphs and other remains dating back millenniums.
Location: The Gallery at Latitude 22N, 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7, Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, Opposite exit B2, Chai Wan MTR
This exhibition will present an overview of Swiss graphic design from the last five years to reveal a wide range of approaches, techniques and media utilized by contemporary designers. It will feature around 150 works from different generations, showcasing different motivations and influences.Location: Podium Floor, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Location: Location: Podium Floor, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sponsored by Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Swiss sound artist, musician, performer, composer, improviser or whatever you like to call him (depends largely on your taste), Nikola Mounoud will be coming back to Hong Kong again, this time with Mei Zhiyong, a Chinese artist on harsh music, experimental music, film, photography and so on.
Location: Focal Fair, 28/F, Park Avenue Tower, 5 Moreton Terrace, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
After more than 300 concerts, LiA (aka Félicien Donzé) refined his artistic identity upon the release of his third album “Quand l'Homme s'endort” (“When the man falls asleep”) in 2015. LiA, 26, develops and deepens his characteristic simple and sincere way of singing and songwriting in an exploring manner. His songs delve into human mysteries, dreams, languages, and inner beings.
Location: The Vine Center, Vine Centre 2, 29 Burrows St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tuesday, 28.03.2017
Tuesday, 28.03.2017,
Francophonie
Movie
Maxime and Mélanie, both 15 years old and barely out of childhood, are in love. One day, Mélanie finds out she's pregnant. Maxime wants to keep the baby no matter what.
Location: Alliance Française de Hong Kong, 52 Jordan Road, Jordan, Hong Kong
Monday, 27.03.2017
Friday, 31.03.2017,
Diploma of Advanced Studies – Executive Education on Global Culture
Lecture
Zurich University of the Arts in conjunction with Connecting Spaces Hong Kong-Zurich is now accepting applications for three courses in curatorial management and critical theory as part of their innovative 2017 “Executive Education on Global Culture” programme
Location: Connecting Spaces Hong Kong - Zurich, G/F, Kin Wah Mansion, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
The first solo exhibition of Urs Fischer in Asia, Gagosian is pleased to present his new works with a title of a musical staff, with a treble clef and several notes position along four – rather than the customary five lines. The notation implies music, but with no apparent tune; it is a title, yet it is inexpressible. This exhibition comprises eleven large-scale tableaux made up of found images, expressive gestures, and photographs of the artist’s personal spaces. But these pictures are neither paintings nor photographs, neither abstract nor representational. By digitally manipulating photographs of brushstrokes, Fischer forges gestural streaks by inserting and blurring images of television screens, faces, and more. The brushstrokes are silkscreened over “homescapes” and “studioscapes” (domestic and atelier views) that provide glimpses of works in progress, art materials, furniture, and artworks from Fischer’s own collection.
Location: Gagosian, 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong
This is the first show in Asia for Swiss artistic duo Pablo Togni and Christian Rebecchi, better known as NEVERCREW. They began to collaborate in 1995 while attending art school in Lugano, designing graphics and illustrations for vinyls and mix-tapes. Initially influenced by 90’s hip-hop culture and the art of comics, the two began to develop their unique visual storytelling style in their grafitti work, embedding political and environmental messages in strikingly hyper-realistic large-scale works. The distinctive style of NEVERCREW blends two and three dimensional spaces, integrating disconnected elements to convey society’s deeply conflicting reliance on both natural and mechanical systems. By casting their concepts on large public surfaces, NEVERCREW brings their messages into dialogue with the public, extending our examination of humankind’s core struggle to strike a balance between the demands of lifestyle, efficiency and our collective obligations towards our environment.
Location: Above Second Gallery, 9 First St, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
"Heimatland" is neither neutral nor democratic or representative – it is a subjective, self-critical snapshot from the point of view of a new generation of Swiss filmmakers.Location: AG710, 7A, Core A, Chung Sze Yuen Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Location: Location: AG710, 7A, Core A, Chung Sze Yuen Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Friday, 03.03.2017
Friday, 03.03.2017
Literature
Daniel de Roulet is a French-speaking Swiss writer. After his education as an architect, he earned his life as an IT specialist in telecommunication.Since 1997 he has devoted himself entirely to writing.He is the author of some thirty books, including a cycle of ten novels that trace, through the history of two families, the heroic deed of nuclear power from Hiroshima to Fukushima, from the triumph of science to questioning of its excess.Daniel de Roulet is also the author of travel stories, including "Tous les lointains sont bleus" published by Phébus, and critical essays, including "Tu n’as rien vu à Fukushima".The writer will be present for a reading of his latest work “Territoire terrestre” and to dedicate his book.
Location: Librairie Parenthèses, 2/F, Duke of Wellington House, 14-24 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Young Artist in Residence @ V54
An initiative run by a local charity, Po Leung Kuk, aiming to provide low rental fees and short-term residencies for young artists, to encourage them to express their appreciation of Art and Culture of East & West and life history, and also to make contributions to society by promoting the value of Art and Culture to young people.