Hybrid Space @ Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bienniale for Urbanism & Architecture

Winter Worm Summer Herb pavilion is designed by Hybrid Space Lab for the 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennial of Urbanism & Architecture.

Winter Worm Summer Herb contains 9 video art works by Yang Yong, Jiang Zhe, Xu Tan, Leung Meeping, Kwan Ng, Urbanus, and Hybrid Space Lab.

The mobile and collapsible pavilion will travel to 4 locations in Hong Kong and Shenzen.

Publication & Exhibition Winter Worm Summer Herb @ 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennial of Urbanism & Architecture, Hong Kong & Shenzhen, 1 December 2009-15 February 2010

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Asia’s World City Hybrid Hong Kong + Shenzhen
Winter Worm Summer Herb structure is curated by Andrew Lam and designed by Berlin based Hybrid Space Lab (Elizabeth Sikiaridi + Frans Vogelaar).
The pavilion contains 9 video works from world’s acclaimed artists including Yang Yong, Jiang Zhe, Xu Tan, Leung Meeping, Kwan Ng, Urbanus, and Hybrid Space Lab.
The works focus on the “heterotopia” situation in a transforming metropolis of Hong Kong + Shenzhen, in an era of post-colonial assimilation.

Acknowledgement: Sponsored by Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Supported by Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Hybrid Space Lab Berlin/Amsterdam (Elizabeth Sikiaridi and Frans Vogelaar) is an interdisciplinary practice specializing in high-end design and strategic research.
MOST, a non-profit organization founded in Hong Kong in 1993, aims to promote cutting edge art locally and internationally.

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The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) is honored to organize the 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture with Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP), Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA), and co-organize with the Shenzhen Planning Bureau. This year’s Bi-city Biennale will take place from December to February 2010 in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

As one of the celebration programs of the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nation, the joint synergies of “Bi-City: Hong Kong – Shenzhen” create the exhibition as a cultural exchange platform between local and mainland professionals. Entitled “City Mobilization: Bring Your Own Biennale”, we invite everyone to participate in the exhibition, to “re-think” the relationship between architecture and culture and its engagement with Shenzhen, China and the rest of the world.

A Steering Committee formed by a group of senior architects, planners and designers has appointed Ms. Marisa Yiu and her team as our curators. The Bi-City Biennale is a genuine exchange of creativity among professionals, with the local and international exhibitors presenting their creative and innovative works for Hong Kong and overseas audience.

We take this opportunity to express our greatest appreciation to our principal sponsor, Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Apart from their generous funding support, we are also grateful for their great help in seeking approvals from various government departments in the use of the site. We also express our appreciation to all other sponsors for their contribution. We also express our gratitude to HKIP, HKDA and co-organizer, the Shenzhen Planning Bureau for their collaborative effort in the presentation of a creativity hub to the community.