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"2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" moves to stage in Shenzhen (with photos)
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     After the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" was staged in Beijing from December 12 to 18, 2022, it is moved to the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen starting from December 30, 2022 until February 19, 2023. It is the first time for the biennale to be held in Shenzhen.
      
     The theme of this year's biennale is "Perceptual & Intellectual" and the biennale is composed of three sections, namely the Mainland, Macao and Hong Kong sections. The sub-themes of the Hong Kong and Macao sections are "Perceptual & Intellectual - Explorations into Everything and Oneself" and "Digital Text: A New Cognition of Culture". In the Mainland section, the Shenzhen stop, against the background of deep integration and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, has adopted a sub-theme of "Perceptual & Intellectual - The Coexistence realm of Humanity and Creation", in which the main component is contributed by artists from the Guangdong area. The section is an independent curatorial exhibition, which demonstrates the latest exploration of "Art, Science, Technology" by artists from the Greater Bay Area.
      
     Over 20 artists or art groups from Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China took part in the Shenzhen stop of the biennale. These artists showcase their understanding and exploration of science and technology, art, ecology and the individual through the biennale. In their works, these issues are brought in to shape a powerful dialogue.
      
     The Hong Kong section of the exhibition is curated by the Hong Kong Museum of Art in collaboration with Art Tech Partner,  Ng Tsz-kwan. It features artwork installations and interactive new media creations by six Hong Kong artists, namely Joseph Chan, Chris Cheung, Tung Wing-hong, Kenny Wong and duo Samuel Yip and Janice To. The exhibition aims to present how technology - from mechanics to electronics, digitalisation to artificial intelligence - can be applied and expanded to creative works, and explores how humans communicate with nature and the inner voice through a blend of arts, science and technology.
      
     The "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is jointly presented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region. It has built an important platform for the exchange among young artists from Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China since 2008.
      
     An online virtual exhibition (www.720yun.com/vr/73a22uru9ni) has been set up for this year's biennale for the Beijing stop. The online virtual exhibition will be on display simultaneously with the physical exhibition in Shenzhen. 
 
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The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows an interactive immersive experience installation, "Cinemorpheque", created by Hong Kong artist Chris Cheung and his team. It was inspired by individual scenes captured from classic Hong Kong films with iconic seasonal backgrounds of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Audiences could move their hands gently in the middle of the ring-shaped device to view the transition of four-season sceneries in classic Hong Kong movies.
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows an interactive immersive experience installation, "Tree of heaven", created by Hong Kong artist duo, Samuel Yip and Janice To, which simulates a virtual jungle in a fictional future. This work presents a peaceful coexistence among different species in nature. It is made possible by the audience's interaction with the work, as the audience's behaviours affect the life cycles of the various plant species.
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows Hong Kong artist Joseph Chan's kinetic installation, "Migratory birds", a large mechanical bird installation inspired by the ecology in nature.
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows Hong Kong artist Kenny Wong's "dist." series, an ongoing project of kinetic mechanical video recording installation works. This set of works was inspired by the moment of intimacy through eye contact and the indefinite variables in relationships.
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows Hong Kong artist Tung Wing-hong's "Hundred jumps". The artist's legs shown on the screen keep jumping to avoid the hits from a motor-driven cable tie installed outside the screen. Every time the legs try to jump out of a loop to avoid a hit, they invariably fall into another loop with another hit and jump forever.
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows the exhibition gallery of the Hong Kong section .
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows the exhibition gallery of the Hong Kong section .
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows part of the exhibition gallery of the Macao section .
The Shenzhen stop of the "2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale" is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning in Shenzhen. Photo shows part of the exhibition gallery of the Mainland section.