GE2015-03

Hawking in Hong Kong can be seen as a tactic employed by ordinary people as a creative resistance to power structures that dominate space. Throughout the years, hawkers have been explorers of city space and icons of local culture. However, in recent years, government policies have pushed local hawkers towards extinction because of considerations for safety and hygiene. GE decides to bring a wooden cart into the HKU campus and allow participants experience an alternative way of utilising space. In this workshop, local street art unit, Start From Zero, will teach you to create a DIY wooden cart. Participants in this workshop can also join GE’s ‘The Makers’ group and continue to explore and redefine space together.


有人形容「流動」是一種與空間權力博弈的方式。多年以來，街頭小販一直扮演城市空間的開墾者，也成為香港本地特色之一。但隨着政府為改善環境安全及衞生立法，流動小販漸漸消失……通識希望將擁有無限機動性的木頭車帶入港大校園，一方面向小販的民間智慧致敬，另一方面讓同學在校園內探索另類空間的可能性。這次工作坊我們請來街頭藝術團體Start From Zero 教大家落手落腳製作木頭車。參與工作坊的同學可成為通識The Makers成員，延續為空間重新定義的使命。


講師 Instructor：DOM@Start From Zero

Start From Zero是由Dom於2000年創辦的街頭藝術組織，最初由start from zero這張貼紙開始，之後延伸到stencil、wheatpaste及其他媒介以街頭文化的形式將其座右銘start from zero宣揚開去。Start from zero有兩個含意，第一是想告訴街上的朋友自己由零開始做街頭藝術，亦希望影響到街上看到這句話的途人，跟他們一樣開始做各類型的街頭藝術，開始不一樣的人生。第二，start from zero是句激勵語句，他們希望以街頭藝術傳播這口號，提醒人們當情緒低落、失落、失去目標時可以由零開始；世上沒有徹底的失敗，也沒有甚麼大不了，start from zero！


 


Language: Cantonese
Dates: 26/9 (Sat), 27/9 (Sun), 3/10 (Sat) & 4/10 (Sun)
Time: 10:30 – 17:30
Venue: Start From Zero Studio, Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon
Quota: 12
Deposit: $100

Date	Time	Venue
26 Sep 2015	10:30 - 17:30	Start From Zero Studio
27 Sep 2015	10:30 - 17:30	Start From Zero Studio
03 Oct 2015	10:30 - 17:30	Start From Zero Studio
04 Oct 2015	10:30 - 17:30	Start From Zero Studio