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小西九雙年展
齊齊來，幫幫手
「活化廳」誠意邀請大家「齊齊來，幫幫手」，見證和參與第一屆的「小西九雙年展」。這個「小西九雙年展」以「齊齊來，幫幫手」為題，用意是凸顯活化廳社區藝術創作所強調的社群參與及互動。
在過去一年，活化廳積極聯繫油麻地的街坊社群，從「多多獎少少賞」、「師父贊」到「六十四件事」等，可謂包羅萬有。這次小雙年展，以不同方法，邀請人們走埋一齊，強化社群對社區的關注。
各式「奇」式的方法包括有：
１）突出某種公眾的議題
俞若玫把街上收集的紙張以摺紙化成象徵發聲的小喇叭花，程展緯則邀請街坊捐出浮水物品構築出方舟，逃避西九罪惡城將招的大雨洪水。...
２）啟動某種集體的記憶
阿金將會把收集來的西九冀盼裝在一個時間囊，埋在活化廳下，待西九文化區揭幕一天，才重開拿來對照。李峻峰將會以油麻地黑幫的龍頭棍為模，製作一街坊小食。...
３）向街坊街里提供服務
羅文樂將會為炳記銅器製作廣告，鍾惠恩則為鄰近店舖繪畫鐵閘。...
４）傳遞某種路人的觀點
關尚智和黃慧妍受街頭各式的禁止告示觸發，以此行文寫詩，另亦設計尋回好市民，派送他們藝術家設計的好市民ｔｅｅ。...
參展的藝術家都將出席雙年展的揭幕招待會。
活化廳另將於「小西九雙年展」期間，舉行「活化廳，超錯！」週年報告發佈與檢討論壇，聽取收集各方對於活化廳的失敗批評，集思廣益，並共同探討社區藝術的發展。作為一月份之特備活動，詳情容後公佈。
主辦：活化廳
媒體聯絡：3485-6499 (總司令) 或 9218-2077 (阿恩)
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小西九雙年展展覽詳情：
客席策展人：羅家恩
展覽藝術家：程展緯、羅文樂、劉建華、俞若玫、阿金(鄭怡敏)、張嘉莉、李俊峰、關尚智、黃慧妍、鍾惠恩、黎健強與魂游
小西九博客：http://siusaigualbanana.blogspot.com/
開幕：12月17日下午6時正
展覽日期：12月17日至 1月23日（公眾假期休息）
開放時間：逢星期二至日，下午1:00 至晚上8:00
地點：油麻地上海街404號地下活化廳
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Press Release
Come together and give me a hand
Siu Sai Gual Bananale
(1st Mini West Kowloon Biennial )
WOOFER TEN is pleased to present "Come together and give me a hand", the first Mini West Kowloon Biennial, featuring the participatory and social interactive works of its core members. For the past year, WOOFER TEN have been actively engaging the communities in the Yau Ma Tei area. The projects they instigated range from "Prize! Prize! Prize!", the craftsman awards for those in the neighborhood, to "64 incidents", to a revisiting of the 4th of June incident by local artists.
This Biennial is an exploration of strategies for inviting people to come together and raise communal awareness. These are achieved through:
1) highlighting a common cause. Cally Yu's origami flower wall invites people to transform found posters on the street into trumpet flowers, the trumpet being a symbol of protest. Luke Ching's West Kowloon Criminal District: Noah's Ark is a conglomerate of floating objects donated by people;
2) activating a collective memory. Ah Gum will plant a time capsule underground in the 404 Shanghai Street space to be unearthed when WKCD launches. Lee Chun Fung will make a chocolate snack call the Dragon Scepter, cast in the shape of the power symbol once held by the Yau Ma Tei triad.
3) providing a service for neighbors. Law Man Lok will make a ad sign for Bing Kee Copperware, Chung Wai Yan will spend months painting the store gates of neighboring shops.
4) transmitting a personal point of view, Kwan Sheung Chi and Wong Wai Yin are inspired by prohibiting signs on the street (Post No Bills, No Smoking) to write poetry. They will also test, if not trap, people to reward them with a Good Citizen T-shirt...
The artists will be present at the opening reception.
Woofer Ten will also hold its annual open report to its public stakeholders, together with a forum " Woofer Ten, All wrong " discussing contemporary community art development in conjunction with the Mini West Kowloon Biennial. Stay tune for more detail on this upcoming January function.
Enquiry / Contact：3485-6499 (CEO) / 9218-2077 (Yan)
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Siu Sai Gual Bananale Details :
Guest Curator: Aenon Loo
Participating Artists: Luke Ching, Law Man Lok, Lau Kin Wah, Cally Yu Yeuk Mui, Gum Cheng Yee Man, Clara Cheung Ka Lei, Lee Chun Fung, Kwan Sheung Chi, Wong Wai Yin, Chung Wai Ian, Edwin Lai Kin Keung and Wen Yau
Blog：http://siusaigualbanana.blogspot.com/
Opening： 6pm, (Friday) 17th December, 2010
Exhibition Time：(Sat) 18th December, 2010 - 23rd January, 2011
Opening Hour：1- 8pm, Tue to Sun ( Closed on Mon and Public Holiday )
Address ：G/F, 404 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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