In the panel, I spoke about the disturbance and fear I experienced over the past year(s), and how I have overcome these challenges through my art-making practices.
In the Spring of 2020, SITE Galleries hosted the exhibition Be Water: 和你 Flow. This exhibition brought together six artists from Hong Kong responding to the political tumult transforming their hometown in their absence.
The exhibition presented through this range of interdisciplinary work—from sculpture, painting, fiber, sound, video, photography, to neon—the artists’ attempts to process what was happening in their city while on the other side of the world.
This show desired to personalize political events, as well as bring a conversation to the table around a growing need for pathways towards solidarity that are transcendent—transnational, intersectional, and global.
As part of this exhibition, a panel discussion was planned for the spring, as a way to delve into the nuances of these issues, but also to engage with different responses and perspectives from members of the SAIC community.
In light of the global pandemic and orders to stay at home, that conversation can no longer happen in person. The panel will be shifting to an online platform, and will look at the role of art and the COVID-19 pandemic in the uprisings that unfolded over the last year, and how we will move into the future. There will be an opportunity for viewers to both share responses and ask questions via live chat. We hope you’ll join us.
Panelists:
- Jennifer Dorthy Lee, SAIC Assistant Professor in Art History, Theory & Criticism
- s.c., Member of Lausan Collective, SAIC BFA & BAVSC 2019, Co-curator of 5354: Neither Here, Nor There, SITE Galleries, Spring 2017
- wen yau, Hong Kong-based artist/researcher specialized in art activism and social practice
Panel Schedule: Tuesday, July 21st, 10am – 11:30am CST
- Welcome SITE Galleries
- Introduction, Curator & Jennifer Lee
- Panelist Presentations: Jennifer Lee, Sonia Cheng, wen yau
- Conversation with Be Water Artists & Panelists
- Questions & comments from viewers (30 minutes)
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