Para Site Executive Director, Curator Billy Tang on art as a haven, the impact of racism, cross-cultural semiotics, and culture as a coat.
Executive director and curator Billy Tang, Para Site
Ep.60 | In this episode of The Last Supper I had the pleasure of meeting executive director and curator Billy Tang at their new space in Quarry Bay in Hong Kong. After he guided me through the current exhibition Signals we began our dialogue with why art is a safe haven, we talked about the relationship between language and identity, how racism has informed his viewpoint on the world and why he became a curator.
Wong Pak Hang, Samson (b. 1995) lives and works in Hong Kong.. He obtains his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Wong expresses himself through digital and 2D mixed media, including photography, video, painting, and installation. The content of works is related to modern life and habitation. He believes art can represent humanistic concerns, pointing outwards toward civilization, and inwards toward fundamental humanity. Recently, he was awarded WMA Sponsorship Recipient - FotoFest, the ‘2046 Fermentation + Fellowships’ by Para Site in 2022 and the 'New Light Exhibition Scheme' by Lumenvisum in 2020 and shortlisted for the 24th ifva Awards (Media Arts category) in 2019.
Installation view of 'signals...storms and patterns', Para Site, Hong Kong. Photo: South Ho
Installation view of 'Again, Just Again', Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai. Image courtesy of Rockbund Art Museum.
Installation view, “Live Remnants” by Liu Chuang, at Magician Space, Beijing, 27 October – 6 December 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and Magician Space.
Website www.para-site.art
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