Oct 2025 – Nov 2025

Micromégas is a media art residency co-organised by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, Videotage, and cneai=.

Trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the École des Arts Décoratifs, Mona Cara (b. 1997 in Hyères, lives and works in Paris) develops a practice that merges weaving, sculpture, and installation, where craftsmanship, industrial technology, and popular culture intersect. Through jacquard weaving, she creates monumental works that echo the tradition of historical tapestry.

Her vibrant textile frescoes oscillate between wonder and chaos. Drawing on references from pop culture — from Doctor Who to Peppa Pig — her visual language playfully subverts the codes of childhood to expose the fractures of our time. By deliberately introducing errors and glitches into the weaving process, she brings poetic ruptures into the mechanical rigor of the loom: patterns unravel, colors burst, and images blur.

Recipient of the Public Prize Crush (Gaël Charbau, 2021), she has taken part in the Lyon Biennale (2024), completed residencies at Villa Panthéon (Paris) and Solar dos Abacaxis (Rio de Janeiro), and exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum near Rotterdam. Her works have entered the French public collections of the MAC Lyon and the FRAC Occitanie.

In 2025–2026, she presented her first solo exhibition at Galerie Idéale (Paris), alongside shows at the PARCC in Labenne and the Centre d’Art Le Safran in Amiens.

About the Residency

Micromégas is a media art residency co-organised by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, Videotage, and cneai=. Designed as a recurring programme since 2021, the residency features an annual theme that fosters deeper cultural exchange between France and Hong Kong.

The 2025 edition focuses on the intersection of craftsmanship and technology, featuring artists who integrate manual craftwork and programmed production in their practices. This year, with HART HAUS and Yishu8 as Residency Partners, the programme brings together two artists — Mae Chan (Hong Kong) and Mona Cara (Paris) — for a cross-cultural exchange taking place in October and November. Both artists will research local textile artisanality and explore contemporary technologies available in their host cities.

Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary artist Mae Chan will undertake her residency at cneai= and Yishu8 in Paris, developing her textile sculpture project that integrates advanced tools such as 3D-printing, with traditional fibre techniques like wool carding and needle felting. Meanwhile, French artist Mona Cara, known for her hybrid textile works that explore the pictorial and sculptural dimensions of warp and weft, will be hosted at HART HAUS in Hong Kong, with research support from Videotage. She will study traditional weaving methods, while engaging with advanced textile design and development initiatives in the city.