Curator and producer Joel Kwong on mental wellness and Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2024.
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2024
Ep.103 | Hong Kong-based curator and producer Joel Kwong discusses mental wellness, the central theme of this year’s Microwave International New Media Arts Festival. We explore how Artificial Reality tackles various mental wellness issues, such as domestic violence, and consider how technology can foster empathy. Additionally, we delve into concepts like a panic room for relaxation and the potential for AI to provide emotional support, among other topics.
Joel Kwong is an international media art curator, producer and educator. She is currently the Programme Director of Microwave International New Media Arts Festival and the founder of SIBYLS – a creative consultation & production agency. She has over 18 years of media art production & curation experiences, and has travelled to many different cities in the form of workshop, performance and exhibition. Joel frequently speaks at universities and festivals, e.g. Shenzhen media art fest, Transmediale in Berlin, Ars Electronica in Linz, ACT Festival in Gwangju/South Korea, University of Electro-communications in Tokyo/Japan etc.
A Safer Place
Casper’s EX
Dream Blender Hong Kong
Hard Place, Good Place by Yarra Ranges
Inclusive Quiet Room
Kind Words
Mirror Ritual
Space for action
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2024
How You Doin’
Public opening: 26th October 2024
Closing: 24th November 2025
Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
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