An International Residency Partnership with Micromegas

27 Oct 2025

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.

They will share their exchange experiences through a public event at HART HAUS on 13 November (Thursday). Stay tuned for more information!

《微觀巨世》由法國駐香港及澳門總領事館、錄映太奇及 cneai= 合辦，是一項於 2021 年展開的媒體藝術駐留計劃。作為常設項目，計劃每年設有不同主題，旨在加深法國與香港之間的文化交流。

2025 年的主題聚焦於工藝與科技的交匯，邀請融合手工技藝與程式化製作的藝術家參與。今年的駐留計劃得到藝術八和 HART HAUS 的支持，將分別於十月及十一月為陳潔婷（香港）和 Mona Cara（巴黎）展開跨文化交流。兩位藝術家將在各自的駐留城市研究當地的紡織工藝傳統，並探索可應用的當代技術。

香港跨媒介藝術家陳潔婷將於巴黎的 cneai= 和藝術八駐留，創作其結合 3D 列印等進階技術與羊毛梳理、針氈等傳統纖維工藝的「紡織雕塑」。同時，法國藝術家 Mona Cara 將在香港的 HART HAUS 駐留，並獲得錄映太奇的研究支援。她的混合織物創作探索布料在經紗、緯紗之間產生的繪畫性與雕塑性，駐留期間將學習傳統編織技藝，並進一步了解本地的紡織設計及研發項目。

兩位藝術家將於 11 月 13 日（星期四）齊聚 HART HAUS，向公眾分享其駐留經驗。請繼續留意稍後公佈消息！

A Strategic Partnership between PODIUM, HART HAUS, and Eaton HK

18 Aug 2025

PODIUM, HART Haus, and Eaton HK are proud to announce a strategic partnership that bridges the gallery, not-for-profit, and hospitality sectors. Launching alongside the coming solo exhibition ‘World of Interiors’ of Berlin-based, Ürümqi-born artist Min-Jia that opens on 20 September, this collaboration aims to spark fresh dialogues through contemporary art, pioneering new collaborative models in Hong Kong’s vibrant art ecosystem.

This three-way partnership presents a holistic contemporary art experience that integrates artistic creation, commercial sustainability, and community engagement, nurturing a sustainable circulation of resources within Hong Kong’s art ecosystem. Ahead of the exhibition, HART Haus will host Min-Jia for a month-long residency, open studio, and a shadow puppetry workshop, offering collectors, patrons, arts professionals, and the public an exclusive opportunity to engage with the artist’s contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Following the exhibition opening, Eaton HK will facilitate a series of community programmes and insightful talks featuring Min-Jia, master Wang Tianwen, and his assistants.

PODIUM 畫廊 、HART Haus 與 Eaton HK 榮幸宣布建立策略夥伴關係，連接起商業畫廊、非牟利機構及酒店業三大領域。是次合作以生於烏魯木齊、於德國柏林生活和工作的藝術家皿家的個人展覽為基礎，旨在透過當代藝術激發嶄新對話，於充滿活力的香港藝術生態中開創全新合作模式。

是次的三方合作關係營造了一種全面的當代藝術體驗，融合藝術創作、商業可持續性和社區參與，促成香港藝術生態中資源的可持續循環。展覽開幕前，HART Haus 將為皿家舉辦為期一個月的駐留計劃和開放工作室，讓收藏家、贊助人、藝術界專業人士和公眾能與藝術家一同以當代視覺解讀傳統中國皮影戲。駐留計劃期間的皮影戲工藝工作坊將會邀請參加者運用牛皮紙，探索藝術家的創作理念以及深入了解此藝術實踐的工藝和歷史意義。展覽開幕後，Eaton HK 亦會組織一系列邀請皿家、汪天穩大師及其助手為嘉賓的社區項目和講座。這些活動旨在促進文化教育和藝術鑑賞，尤其增進油尖旺社區中基層群體接觸當代藝術和傳統文化的機會。

About the artist 關於藝術家

Min-Jia (b. 2001, lives and works in Berlin) explore narratives of transformation through queer, diasporic, and disabled perspectives. Their work samples and remixes folk and ornamental arts and their global transformations—from Orientalist kitsch to Art Nouveau to manga—to re-examine fantasies of the Other across canonical and outsider art histories. They have completed a Shaanxi Huaxian shadow puppetry apprenticeship under Master Wang Tianwen in Xi’an, China, and graduated from Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). They have exhibited in group exhibitions at ACUD Galerie, Berlin (2025), Tofu Space, Copenhagen (2025), PODIUM, Hong Kong (2024), James Fuentes Gallery, New York (2024), Franz Kaka, Toronto (2024), Bernheim, London (2023), A.I. Gallery with Linseed Projects, London (2023), X Museum, Beijing (2023), Hunt Gallery, Toronto (2022), among others. Their works can be found in the collection of the Royal Bank of Canada. They are currently completing their forthcoming novel, Mechanical Tail.

皿家（生於 2001 年，現生活和工作於柏林）透過酷兒、僑民以及殘疾人士的視角探索「轉換」一題。其作品取材並揉合了經過全球化而不斷改變的民間藝術與裝飾藝術——包括東方媚俗、新藝術運動以及漫畫等風格，重新審視在正統與外來藝術的歷史中對「他者」的幻想。藝術家近期在中國西安師隨汪天穩大師學習陝西華縣皮影戲傳統藝術，並畢業於柏林藝術大學。藝術家曾參加多個國際群展，包括柏林 ACUD 畫廊（2025 年）；哥本哈根 Tofu Space（2025 年）；香港 PODIUM 畫廊（2024 年）；紐約 James Fuentes 畫廊（2024 年）；多倫多 Franz Kaka 畫廊（2024 年）；倫敦 Bernheim 畫廊（2023 年）；倫敦 A.I. 畫廊與上海 Linseed Projects 合作項目（2023 年）；北京 X 美術館（2023 年），多倫多 Hunt 畫廊（2022 年）等。他們的作品被加拿大皇家銀行收藏。藝術家目前撰寫新小說《機械尾巴》。