Artist Yip Kai Chun on Hakka, the decline of the language, Hakka karaoke, and Hong Kong’s Inter-Island Festival.
Artist-curator Yip Kai Chun (with hat)
Ep.73 | I’m back on the ferry to another island in Hong Kong. This time I travelled to meet artist Yip Kai Chun on Peng Chau where we talked about how he learnt to speak Hakka, the impact of its decline, how a new generation was exposed to Hakka through his community project and the upcoming Inter-Island Art Festival in Hong Kong.
Yip Kai Chun is an artist-curator born and based in Hong Kong. Neglected history, culture and language of the localities are at the core of his research-based creations. Exploring the Hakka root of his own and others in Hong Kong and abroad through the Hakka language has been one of his interests.
His art often involves community/audience participation, sound and language (spoken & written), through which new collectivities and action emerge. In recent years, he has initiated and participated in several socially-engaged projects and artist residencies, immersing into disparate milieux and issues. He considers curation as an extension of his artistic creation and a chance to create broader connection and collaboration.
Hakkaoke, Yip Kai Chun
Sing HAKKA pura, Yip Kai Chun
Inter-island, 2020
voice from the root, reclaiming, Yip Kai Chun
Website www.yipkaichuns.com
Instagram @ipypiyipypypipyiypi
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