Play 4 Laboratory
玩轉實驗室
An art experiment to develop playful tools to reconnect Our Bodies with the City
一個以研發好玩工具去幫助我們重新連結身體與我城的藝術實驗
Participating Artists:
C&G, Andio LAI, WONG Wing Tong(Tong), Rik YU Wing Kei
C&G, 黎仲民, 王永棠, 余榮基
Concept:
During the pandemic, many cities were locked down, streets became deserted for months, and people were physically disconnected from each other and from their cities. Avoiding directly touching public facilities, many would use various tools to press buttons or push door handles in public space. These tools may help us stay away from germs and virus, but, at the same time, distance and disconnect us from our surroundings.
The current project attempts to develop different playful tools to help us re-enter our city in the post-pandemic era with our long-forgotten sensitivities.
Andio will make use of low-tech equipment to collect sound and play sound with our bodies in the city.
Rik will make use of pinhole photography, along with various tools, to rediscover the lights that once disappeared in his eyesights due to his previous illness.
C&G will begin with a question about Lo Ting, and develop tools to help search for Lo Ting’s traces in our city.
Tong will use drawing and micro-observational tools to discover the micro-sceneries that we often miss out.
概念：
疫情期間，不少城市都封閉起來，街道變得冷清，人與人以及人與城市四周也變得隔絕。大家為了避免直接接觸公共設施，更會使用不同的工具去按鈕、推門柄等。這些工具似乎有助我們與細菌和病毒隔離，但同時也把我們與周邊的一切割裂。本計劃「玩轉實驗室」嘗試研發好玩的工具，去幫我們重新投入疫情後的世界，讓我們重拾早已遺忘的身體觸感，重投我城。
黎仲民將以土炮的方法從城市中收集聲音，又以土炮的方法身體力行地發聲回應四周。
余榮基將運用不同的載體結合針孔攝影，探索他曾一度因病而錯失的光線。
C&G將從一個提問開始，嘗試研發工具去尋找城市中傳奇人物盧亭的蹤影。
王永棠將以繪畫和微觀的工具，去放大我們日常忽略的城市景觀，包括細菌和昆蟲的「細」界。
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(I)
Open days of ‘Play 4 Laboratory’
Open for public to visit and interact:
18-28 August, 2021: Mon- Fri: 3-8pm, Sat: 1-6pm
-Audience members are welcome to follow instructions to interact with various elements in the lab, and to give feedbacks to the artists for improvement.
開放 「玩轉實驗室 」
開放讓公眾參觀和互動時段：
2021年8月18日至28日： 星期一至五： 3-8pm , 星期六： 1-6pm
-歡迎觀眾跟從現場指引，參與研發和改善各種用以探索我城的工具
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(II) Play4 Workshop: artists and participants will encounter public spaces of Wan Chai with the fine-tuned tools developed in Play 4 Laboratory
Play4 玩轉工作坊: 藝術家與參加者將運用實驗室研發的工具，在灣仔的公共空間遊走探索
IIa)
21 August, 2021 (Sat ), 10am-12pm
with Artists Andio LAI and YU Wing Kei
Number of participants: 16 (max.）
21-8-2021 (六） 10am-12pm
帶領藝術家：黎仲民, 余榮基
參與人數: 不多於 16人
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IIb)
27 August, 2021 (Fri), 6:30-8:30pm
with Artists WONG Wing Tong and C&G
Number of participants: 16 (max.）
27-8-2021 (五）6:30-8:30pm
帶領藝術家： C&G, 王永棠
參與人數: 不多於 16人
