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so, was having a chat with some folks at the office today. i thought it was interesting that in some countries, you are "from that country" regardless of race.
for instance, if you are born and grew up in america, you're "american". doesn't matter if you're white, asian, black, etc. the same is true (i think) in canada.
while, in china. if you're not racially chinese, then it's weird to refer to yourself as "chinese". for example, if a white or black person was born in china, spent their whole life there, and could only speak chinese -- it would still seem strange for them to refer to themselves as "chinese".
i was thinking that maybe it works for countries that are more racially diverse, and doesn't for the ones that are more homogeneous. i asked olivier how it works in france and he said it's like america. if a chinese person was born and grew up in france, then they would consider themselves "french".
so that got me thinking, what countries does it work and what countries doesn't it? let me know how it is in your country!
FYI to anyone that still hasn't checked out the Biennale! The FINALE is on the 27th. And then it's gone!
Dear ALL of the
BYOBiennale,
With a string of
interactive forums starting with Drivers of Change by Arup
from 11am on the 27th of February 2010 (our closing day!), we
invite you to come celebrate together our closing Biennale Finale events.
Come interact with our cultural leaders, architects and designers on the Future
of the Biennale, under the first ever paper tube structure in Hong Kong
designed by Shigeru Ban. Enjoy performances of BYOBands curated
by Kung Chi Shing, in collaboration with William Lane (Hong Kong New Music
Ensemble). A full day of events and happenings will occur including Bring
A Patch of Green Home at the Ecofarm- Green Pixel exhibit.
Experience one last time-
the open vast landscape of the Biennale park- with your bike for a Critical
Mass BYOB event and stunning harbour view from the West Kowloon
Waterfront Promenade. At 6pm onwards Bring Your Own Bottle and Blanket and
immerse yourself with music by Kung Chi Shing, SaxMax, James Boznos, Poubelle
International, The Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Wong Jing, UniXX, Wilson Tsang
and many more!
p.s: We thank you all for
your generous support towards the Biennale. It has been an amazing three
months. And we are counting to see you and your friends this Saturday’s
BIENNALE FINALE.
BIENNALE
FINALE: 27th February 2010, Saturday
11:00 –
13:00
“Drivers of Change” Forum
Main
Pavilion (M1)
Large scale forum by the renowned ARUP engineering firm, investigating
what our world will be like in 2050, identifying some of the leading drivers of
change that will affect our future. Workshop, symposium and discussions with
ARUP, invited exhibitors.
The forum
is part of Arup’s Drivers of Change initiative to explore the leading issues
affecting our future: energy, waste, water, climate change, demographics,
urbanisation, poverty – just to name a few. At COP 15 and close to the C40
initiative, Arup experts are uniquely placed to provide insight into solutions for
a better future.
12:00 –
18:00
Invasion and Infringement at the Projecting Window (E50)
A performance and staged photography artwork aims at exploring how
everyday actions of city-dwellers intrude, transform and re-define the boundary
of public and private realm within the city. Photographic artist, South Ho (何兆南) and his assistants / actors, will collect
hundreds of on-street posters and advertisements to bring his intruding idea on
stage and will document in a series of photos the process of invasion and
infringement by the promotional materials on the precast bay window façade
panel of the “Projecting Window” team. Visitors are also welcomed to bring
along their posters and participate in the event and become part of the artwork
itself.
All Day
BRING YOUR OWN BRILLIANCE – souvenirs of the Biennale
Curators and writers have collaborated to produce a BYOBrilliance
education card pack to commemorate the tours. Come purchase one as a souvenir –
limited editions.At the main pavilion area (M1)
IDEA OF A TREE (C11)- Driven
by solar energy, this ‘industrialised locality’ by mischer’traxler machine has
produced non- stop unique objects each day of the biennale. The objects are
harvested and on display marking the environmental conditions that have shaped
the exhibits.
15:15 TILL LATE
HAWKERS' PARTY (E37 + E 38)
To celebrate Hawker culture, Rain culture: Graham' Super (by Urban
Rethink Tank) and 15:15 Rain Catcher (YS Groundwork Architecture + Urbanism)
will hold a closing party to celebrate the Biennale Finale
14:00 – 18:00
Bring A
Patch of Green Home
Eco Farm – Green Pixel (E34)
Since the beginning of the Biennale exhibition, a pre-planting
event with 180 students from HKFYG to recent Jan 16th ‘Harvest Your Own Salad’,
Pad Chu, Adder Fung of SEED and ‘The Organic Farm’, along with BYOBiennale
team, Federation of Youth Group and various greening enthusiasts will invite
and encourage everyone to take a Green pixel home to continue its growth in a
domestic environment. Please come sign up and take a green patch home.
14:00 – 17:00
BYOBiennale Finale
and Interactive Forums:
Main Pavilion (M1)
The Curators have assembled a dynamic collection of
cultural minds to react and respond to the 3 major themes set out by
BYOBiennale: Cultural Education, Social Sustainability and Community
Collaboration for Architecture and the city– in the context of West Kowloon and
its future…
Speakers/ participants include: Ada Wong |
Colin Ward | David Gianotten | Duncan Pescod | Kai Yin Lo | Laurence
Liauw | Mathias Woo | Patrick Lau | Rocco Yim | William Lim | William Yiu |
Augustine Ng | Kacey Wong |Tao Zhu | Jason Forster | Eugene Tan | Peter Cookson
Smith | Syren Johnstone | Daniel Patzold | Weijen Wang | Christine Bruckner |
Chris Law | Duncan Jepson | Peter Cookson Smith | Alice
Yeung | Alvin Yip | Raymond Fung |
PuayPeng Ho | Liu Xiaodu|
Organized by Marisa Yiu and Eric Schuldenfrei
Each Speaker- prepares a 3-min statement. Open discussion on
various topics relating to each Forum. See below for the 3 different topic
details
14:00-14:50
IS ARCHITECTURE’S DISCIPLINE IN CRISIS?
looking back, looking sideways to looking forward
the biennale process as a transparent collective endeavor
Architectural forms are noted to reflect cores aspirations or
values in societies- in Hong Kong architectural installations in a Biennale
setting should reflect questions in a projective positive manner as statements
of progress (or reflective models of how cities can do better, how
individuals can participate and create a greater level of exchange between
disciplines). As part of this effort BYOBiennale sets up a strategy to produce
such exchanges. In this panel we have invited various speakers from multiple
fields to reflect and share how the biennale has served as a platform of
exchange which can be furthered explored. In this particular context, we are
presenting a range of exhibitors who have utilized a direct cross disciplinary
approach to form highly collective and collaborative projects.
Speakers: Duncan Pescod, Ada Wong, Mathias Woo, Kacey Wong, Jason
Forster, Duncan Jepson, Eugene Tan, William Lim, Syren Johnstone + Daniel
Patzold
Moderators: Eric Schuldenfrei / Marisa Yiu
15:00 – 16:00
A PEOPLE’S BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM- WEST KOWLOON
AS A PERMANENT SITE FOR PUBLIC CULTURAL EXCHANGE?
Is the HK Biennale restricted to its site, form and context and
how does one integrate a contextual approach in the shaping of the biennale visions?
There is no mystery that the future West Kowloon Cultural District
is an exciting endeavor for Hong Kong’s cultural progress for art,
architecture, performing arts and many cross disciplines. It also offers a
large expansive public space for all citizens to enjoy. In the BYOBiennale the
context of the open Biennale Park as landscape became a site for nurturing, for
experimentation, for questions manifested in installations, evident- such as
the ecofarm collaborations, event based planning to debates, conversations,
youth workshops over the three months to the first ever paper-tube structure by
Shigeru Ban to be built in Hong Kong. The exhibitions and events aspire to
create positive productive contributions in a modest way. In this context of
BYOBiennale – we invite panelists from their fields to explore this contextual
approach for a Biennale. Can West Kowloon be a permanent home for the biennale?
Or will the context change every two years? Or will the bi-city model be
obsolete or renewed and explored in a different form?
Speakers: Patrick Lau, Augustine Ng, Kai Yin Lo, William Yiu,
Rocco Yim, David Gianotten, Colin Ward, Christine Bruckner, Christopher
Law, Peter Cookson Smith
Moderators: Laurence Liauw/ Marisa Yiu
16:10 – 16:45
THE FUTURE OF THE ‘BI-CITY’ BIENNALE FOR HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN
Organized by The HKIA Steering Committee and Shenzhen Office
Various members of the Steering Committee (from the Organizers
HKIA, HKIP, HKDA) and experts on Hong Kong and Shenzhen will gather to discuss
the Bi-City Biennale of Architecture \ Urbanism next steps.
Speakers: Raymond Fung, Alice Yeung, Alvin
Yip, Puay-Peng Ho, Zhu Tao, Liu Xiaodu
Moderator: Weijen Wang
17:30 – 18:30
Closing Ceremony and reception
Main Pavilion (M1)
Exhibitors, Friends, Speakers, Committee members will gather for a
casual closing ceremony followed by music performances by Hong Kong New Music
Ensemble and SaxMax . At 18:45 a short filmic slideshow screening of the
BYOBiennale in the making and events overview for the past 3 months- will be
projected and looped in the Main Pavilion side container for the evening.
17:30
CRITICAL MASS – BYOBicycle and ride for sustainability
Main Pavilion (M1)
Join 100 bicyclists, Karta Healy/TWOnFRO,
Stijn Deferm/Stijncycles, Hong Kong Cycling Alliance, Hong Kong Critical Mass,
HK Strida, Flwrider to celebrate people-power and the bicycle’s role as a
viable form of transportation. With professionals and beginners
riding alongside each other in an extraordinary ode to environmental
sustainability, Critical Mass will gather to the biennale site at 17:30. And
then ride along the West Kowloon Cultural District Waterfront during the Music
performances at 18:30 for a closing ride. The goal is for cyclists of
all kinds – commuter, sporting, leisure and beginner – to come together with
the Biennale location as a destination/meeting point. http://flwrider.com/2010/02/22/biennale-critical-mass/ and
biennale website for details.
18:00 –
22:30
Music Performances Programs:
Main Pavilion (M1) & Waterfront Promenade(W62
location)
18:00 (Performing also as part of Closing Ceremony)
- Hong Kong New Music Ensemble (Performance around the Main
Pavilion, waterfront and grounds)
- SaxMax (Saxophone Quartet playing new saxophone quartet by James
Boznos and jazz favourites in the Main Pavilion)
19:00 – 10:30
Waterfront BYOBands to celebrate the Biennale Finale (W62
location)
Curated by Kung Chi Shing, in collaboration with William Lane (New
Music Ensemble) and the BYOBiennale Curatorial Team. Performances by SaxMax
(Saxophone Quartet), James Boznos (Conductor/ Composer), The Hong Kong New
Music Ensemble, Wong Jing, Poubelle International, UNiXX, Wilson Tsang and Kung
Chi Shing. Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Ltd. will sponsor an array of snacks and
soft drink beverages for guests to enjoy during the performances at the W62
waterfront location. Everyone is encouraged to BYOB and have a evening picnic.
born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined one of my best friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china...
born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined one of my best friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china. now working on a new project with boys from alive (alivenotdead.com) and spending most of my time in hong kong. lots of changes in my outlook on life, the universe, and everything over the past few years. abc, but my chinese ain't that hot. super high metabolism, though it's slowed down a lot recently. look young, feel old. while driving, the guy in your rearview mirror singing at the top of his lungs to himself. highly optimistic, except when it comes to girls. tend to only like the ones that wouldn't like me back. believe strongly in karma and the golden rule. agnostic. not interested in politics. tend to assume the best in people. oblivious to sarcasm and jokes. feel that life is too short; felt that way for as long as i can remember. if you're not happy where you are, do something about it. take the road less traveled. afraid of heights, speed, and the supernatural. wish i could fly like superman. left handed. obsessive compulsive. very neat. drink socially, but don't smoke or do drugs; i don't trust my willpower if i start. poor willpower, but strong ideals - which unfortunately can result in hypocrisy. pick things up quickly, but also quickly lose interest in things. bad at keeping in touch. lazy, but ambitious. overpowering conscience. can't cheat or tell lies at all. introspective. care too much about what other people think. shy and aloof with strangers. yet if i'm in a club and a song i like comes on, i will be the first one on the dance floor. want to be popular. want to be in a band, be in a movie, write a book, create a game, and more -- if only there was enough time to do it all! try to push people to reach their potential. nerd leader. want to be the nice guy that doesn't finish last.
Professional Bio
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Patrick Lee is the CEO of alivenotdead.com, an online community for artists and their fans, with over 1,470 artists and 500,000 registered users. Patrick was also the Executive Producer of "The Heavenly Kings", directed by Daniel Wu (Best New Director, 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards). Prior to alivenotdead.com, Mr. Lee co-founded and served as CEO of Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes.com), a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news and one of the top 1,000 most trafficked sites in the world (according to Alexa). Rotten Tomatoes was sold to IGN Entertainment in 2004; and IGN was subsequently sold to News Corp in 2005. Mr. Lee also co-founded and served as CEO for Design Reactor (designreactor.com), a leading Internet marketing firm focused on the entertainment industry. Design Reactor’s portfolio of clients under Patrick's tenure included Disney, ABC, Warner Bros., and Artisan Entertainment, among others. Patrick holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
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