Hong Kong (/ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/ (listen); Chinese: 香港, Cantonese: [hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ] (listen)), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR), is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta of the South China Sea. With over 7.5 million people of various nationalities[d] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.
Amplify
Amplify is a series of live music and community gathering events hosted by gongsik @gongsik852 and Drastic Social @drasticsocial::Amplify is an attempt to manifest one corner of a larger work-in-progress: it is the hard and necessary work to create spaces centering joy, affirmations, and rest as the foundations for resistance. Held at The Aftermath, we hope to support…
SYNESTHESIA
An amalgamation of senses forming our communities, shapeshifting by the agency of collaboration Date: 2& 3 April 1900-2300 & 4 april 1730-2130 Synesthesia – a collaborative event 3 nights only, limited capacity, secret location A Sensory exploration – MusicVisualsTastesFeelsPlay The idea to create an intimate event where the audience feels like they can immerse themselves…
Drastic Social x Puurr !02 – “Sex, Gender and Identity”
Drastic Social X Puurr !02 – “Sex, Gender& Identity”
Date: 15 July 2020
Time: 8pm-12am
Location: 宀 (Mihn) Club – 4F, 279 Des Voeux Rd Central, Sheung Wan
Can Cheong, the “true font” Calligraphist keeps it’s legacy alive in this modern city?
Au Yueng Cheong is a calligraphist who has been stationed in the shopping mall in the State Theatre Building for over 30 years. At the peak of his career, he was commissioned to produce thousands of commercial signage all around Hong Kong. He is especially proud to have once produced work for a politician. Cheong…
Drastic Social x Puurr
Here, to our first. A collaboration with Purr by 宀 (Mihn) to create an intersectional femme-centric space in Hong Kong. At the Stardust art exhibition, I was introduced to Laura, who is the art curator at 宀 gallery. We talked about how we both wanted to create an alternative space for our femme centric communities…
