Gift From Land - Farmers' Horizon：Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Urban x Rural, Japan x Hong Kong Connect

Introduction

In the summer of 2015, a few farmers could be seen with their heads down, backs bent, transplanting rice on a paddy field... they are farmers from Hong Kong, experimenting with permaculture on foreign soil for the project "Gift From Land", one of many programmes in the world-famous Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale...

A must read for those interested in Hong Kong agriculture, Japanese culture, city x urban issues and public art, Farmers' Horizon: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Urban x Rural, Japan x Hong Kong Connect brings us deep into rural Japan where a group of Hong Kong farmers learn and experiment in foreign soil amidst the revitalisation programme through site-specific art known as Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. This far-reaching art festival in Japan acts as a mirror for us outsiders to reflect upon our views and understanding of Hong Kong's rural-urban divide.

Yeung Tin Shui was a journalist for the Stand News. He is a Ph.D. student at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated with a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies and Bachelor of Social Sciences from the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. One of the Youth Literature Award owners. He usually writes features, novels, and reviews.

Evelyn Char is a curator and independent researcher based in Hong Kong. She received her BA in History and MA in History of Art from University College London (UCL). She is currently an editorial board member of the journal o-square and a lecturer at the Intercommon Institute, where she teaches radical practices in modern and contemporary art. She received the 14th ADC Art Development Award: Young Artist Award (Art Criticism), and her work has been shortlisted for the 2019 International Award for Art Criticism.

Dimensions: 148mm (W) x 210mm (H)
No. of pages: 197 pages
Language: Traditional Chinese
Origin: Hong Kong

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【Farmers' Horizon：Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Urban x Rural, Japan x Hong Kong Connect】

Authors: Evelyn CHAR, G YEUNG

Publisher: C. C. Wu Cultural & Education Foundation Fund

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