Join us for a conversation with the AAA Research team on the construction of their archival interventions for Another Day in Hong Kong.
For most people, 19 October 1996, an ordinary Saturday twenty-eight years ago, elicits only vague memories, if anything at all. Even those who have a habit of keeping records might only recall snippets of stories relevant to them. In preparation for Another Day in Hong Kong, AAA’s Research team scoured for newspapers, magazines, moving images, audio recordings, and even personal memories relating to that date, to inspire reflection and imagination using diverse materials. Expanding beyond AAA Collections, our researchers visited local archives, libraries, resource centres, and cultural institutions, striving to present a more comprehensive view of the day and gain a deeper understanding of Hong Kong’s art scene of the time. In this talk, members of AAA’s Research team share observations from their research processes, discuss challenges they encountered, and share interesting stories along the way, altogether shedding light on AAA’s research and curatorial work.
In order to recreate 19 October 1996 for the exhibition, our researchers worked like detectives, meticulously investigating, collecting, and piecing together fragments of the past, bringing a bygone day to life, and imbuing it with significance beyond the ordinary.
Speakers:
Isabella Chan (Assistant Archivist)
Aki Kung (Project Archivist)
Hazel Kwok (Project Researcher)
Leah Lam (Assistant Researcher)
Moderator:
Anthony Yung (Senior Researcher)
Free and open to the public with registration. This event will be conducted in Cantonese, with English simultaneous interpretation provided.
This event is part of the project Recalling Disappearance: Hong Kong Contemporary Art, which is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
