All Episodes

Ep.111 | Artist Som Supaparinya on her understanding of how landscapes change as a consequence of political and environmental forces.

Ep.110 | Artist Lin Yan on her journey from Beijing to Paris and New York, and creating a unique dialogue between the past and present.

Ep.109 | TSAI Ming-Jiun on her curatorial practice and on “We as Partners”, a project without artists.

Ep.108 | Curator Stefano Rabolli Pansera on the Khao Yai Art Forest in Thailand, nurturing nature through art, and the Bangkok Kunsthalle.

Ep.107 | Burmese artist Thee Oo Thazin on exploring her identity, the pressure to entertain, and raising environmental awareness.

Ep.106 | Irene Lam on the communication of art, the characteristics of the South Korean art scene, and what is driving the rise of its popularity.

Ep.105 | Meg Maggio on the intricacies of art collecting, managing multigenerational collections in Asia, and the current state of the art world in the region.

Ep.104 | Vivek Mahbubani on the art of laughter, overcoming lymphoma cancer, and his research behind his comedy.

Ep.103 | Curator and producer Joel Kwong on mental wellness, this year's theme of the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2024.

Ep.102 | Artist Liao Jiaming on tarot card reading, exploring the relationship between A.I. and humanity, and the complexity of fingers.

Ep.101 | “Karmic Fissures”, a group exhibition with Phoebe Hui, Chloë Cheuk, Kin Ting Li, Genie Hui, and Yi To

Ep.100 | Photographer Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223) on finding 100 boys on Instagram, his ad hoc method to nudity in public spaces, and how he captures the moments of our time.

Ep.99 | Artist and researcher Marty Miller (PhD) on pictorial ontology, redefining the found image, AI hallucinations and human imagination, and how diffusion reinterprets Sham Shui Po.

Ep.98 | Artist Trong Gia Nguyen on appropriation, disassociation of materiality, distributed ownership of art, and selling his work on eBay.

Ep.97 | Gallerist, ArTech founder Shyevin S'ng on her journey into the art world, advice for artists, pricing strategy of new art, and the future of art with Cohart.

Ep.96 | Artist Serene Hui on meaning-making, the impossibility of communication in an unknown environment, and voice modulation.

Ep.95 | Lin Pei-Ying on the human and AI creative collaboration on textile, viruses, shaman practices, and augmented intelligence.

Ep.94 | Su Yu Hsin on the role of water, her filmmaking approach to get close to complex ecologic connections, and the uncovering of a waterway under Taipei.

Ep.93 | Artist Lo Yi-Chun on the history of economic crops in the context of global trade, "Carbohydrate Fueling Cycle I, II, III", “The Diver”, and neolithic artefacts in Kaohsiung.

Ep.92 | Artist Ting-Ting Cheng on the complexities of individualism of post colonialism, the challenge of building your own island, and her unconcluded debates.

Ep.91 | Artist UuDam on power dynamics, the Fuck Button project, exhaust air in the Serpents Tail, and the role of technology and AI.

Ep.90 | 🎊🎄 Happy Holidays! - Artist Lo Sheng-Wen on the weirdness of the Netherlands, the post-human crisis, his treasure hunt in Arles, and living with dissonance.

Ep.89 | Myanmar-based artist Thynn Lei Nwe on The Forgotten Ones, how memories inform art, and the expectations of artists.

Ep.88 | Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang on Ramayana, the Chong community, the importance of ecology, and the art collective Stiev Selapak.

Ep.87 | Artist Chang Wen Hsuan on the global role of paper as a social movement and activism, the boiling frog syndrome in Taiwan, and the international suicide award.

Ep.86 | Cambodian artist Svay Sareth on the responsibility of art, eat rubber sandals, and walking 250km with a 80kg metal ball.

Ep.85 | Researcher and curator Michelle Wong on artist Ha Bik Chuen, big egos, resurfacing the story of Hong Kong, and her one hIt wonder.

Ep.84 | Jolene Mok on feeling time in the dark room, heuristics, deep ocean exploration in Barbados, and the red forest of “Life Is Elsewhere”

Ep.83 | Researcher Shih-Yu Hsu and curator Zoe Yeh on TIVA in Taipei, Living Togetherness, and making art more inclusive.

Ep.82 | Cambodian artist Yim Maline on her experience in France, the exhaustion of nature's destruction, and her Blue Art Center initiative.

Ep.81 | Artist Jeannie Wong on her journey into print making, what informs her drawings, and her work at Art Basel.

Ep.80 | Artist Justin Hui on how globalisation is shaping our cities, cultural appropriation, the impact of ownership on social issues, and the over reliance on imagery.

Ep.79 | Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Yu on Han Chinese and their ambiguous role of settlers and occupiers, and the closing of the world.

Ep.78 | Cambodian artist Vuth Lyno on Spirit Houses, Sa Sa Art Projects, and on his rainbow machine maker.

Ep.77 | Artist Dr Sonia Wong on diglossic poetry, letters of universal emotions, and on sharing a bed with strangers.

Ep.76 | Artist Michelle Chan on going from computer science to art, uncovering of a family secret, and the surprising Citybus stories.

Ep.75 | Myanmar's poet, artist Maung Day on social realities, reconstructing narratives, and the art of translation between languages and domains.

Ep.74 | Artist Mindy Lui on airing blankets, medicinal properties of tangerine peels, and how the value of objects change.

Ep.73 | Artist Yip Kai Chun on Hakka, the decline of the language, Hakka karaoke, and Hong Kong’s Inter-Island Festival.

Ep.72 | Video artist Wing Sze Lam on being a fisherman, ordinary life, the foundation of creativity, and the meaning of art.

Ep.71 | Aktin Drieglo aka Olgierd Nitka on his alter egos, socio-ecological issues, and his transformation from graffiti to painter.

Ep.70 | Artist, illustrator Pearl Law on adapting to European sensibilities, Hong Kong - Japanese dog owner behaviour, and modernology.

Ep.69 | Dr Caroline Ha Thuc on her residency programme Walden, the ecology of cocao, and on getting rid of discourses.

Ep.68 | Artists Shuyi Cao and Leelee Chan on materiality, objectification of materials, and the ecology of upcycling.

Ep.67 | Olivia Wang on the tribulations of writing, what makes a great scholar's rocks, and Unsung Heroes of Ink.

Ep.66 | Painter Jeremy Ip on imagination through emptiness, the challenge of owning a gallery space and cultivating different perspectives.

Ep.65 | Artist Winsome Wong on textural imagery, keeping memories, karaoke, and her family project Lorna’s Party.

Ep.64 | Artist Reo Ma on the university of YouTube, the value of creation, addressing depression, and Form n Void.

Ep.63 | Artist May Yeung on her Quotation Mark, how cancer impacted her art practice, and her art charity Art of MY Family.

Ep.62 | Whitestone Director Jiyoung Park on political science in Korea, fake news, a new generation of art buyers, and sustainability of art fairs.

Ep.61 | Artist Wong Pak Hang, Samson on mortality in the virtual world, crime scenes, life after death, and boredom.

Ep.60 | Para Site Executive Director, Curator Billy Tang on art as a haven, the impact of racism, and culture as a coat.

Ep.59 | Artist Mizuki Nishiyama on social and cultural dichotomies in Japan, mixed identities, Shintoism, and finding refuge in art.

Ep.58 | Artist Bobby Yu on psychological safety, grappling with family trauma, shifting viewpoints through critiquing, and her Daddy’s Dinner.

Ep.57 | Artist Jaffa Lam on scent and memory, art in a fast-food Chinese in New York, and the Hong Kong Art School

Ep.56 | Curator Laure Raibaut on Picasso's Paintings in Glass and on the ecology of visual art in Hong Kong.

Ep.55 | Asia Art Archive Senior Curator Özge Ersoy on her role in the library, interpreting what Asia is, and the preservation of art.

Ep.54 | Artist Wang Jiajia on directness, growing up with artist parents, Chinese landscapes, and his A/S/L show.

Ep.53 | Art historian Dr Yeewan Koon on Hong Kong's art education, cultural appropriation, AI and intentionalism, and Nara Yoshitomo.

Ep.52 | Art Collector Jacobo Garcia on singularity and creativity, his art assessment approach, and cultural revisionism.

Ep.51 | Artist Hou Lam Tsui on the politics of love, creating new societal narratives, sexual ambiguity, finding love and unloving.

Ep.50 🎉 | ChatGPT on the complexities of art criticism, Noel Carroll, what art critics can learn from each other, and The Last Supper guest.

Ep.49 | HKWalls co-founder Jason Dembski on bombing, tagging, street art and persuading property owners in Hong Kong.

Ep.48 | Curator and artist Eunice Tsang on immersive experiences, revenge resting, and using humour to navigate Hong Kong’s ambiguous landscape.

Ep.47 | Art gallerist Shivang on commerce, F.Art Basel, artist intent, how comedy teaches us, and the art of critiquing.

Ep.46 | Neon artist Chankalun on the neon society's secret code, circular art, and her upcoming work for Art Basel 2023.

Ep.45 | Tatler Arts & Culture editor Aaina Bhargava on the hardship of writing and why you must procrastinate.

Ep.44 | Artist Ice Wong on Hong Kong’s art education, glass blowing, jumping from a cabinet, and adopting sunflowers.

Ep.43 | Art lawyer Laurens Kasteleijn on anti money laundering, NFT’s latest developments and the lost Van Gogh’s.

Ep.42 | Artist Jade Ching-Yuk Ng on the impact of Russian mosaics, escapism, and character proximity.

Ep.41 | Artist, Curator Kobe Ko on gender fluidity, feminism, and Hong Kong's generation of displacement.

Ep.40 | Gallery Director Charles Fong on what art is for, Tinder, and the dark side of art.

Ep.39 | Filmmaker Violet du Feng on Hidden Letters and Nushu, a language that men don’t understand.

Ep.38 | Artist Siu Ding on body autonomy, gender fluidity, and her recent shibari project ‘Ritsu Aomame’ in Hong Kong.

Ep.37 | Art critic Chris Wan on anti-narrative, the real world, and the effects of displacement in Hong Kong.

Ep.36 | Meet Shen the T. rex with Georgina Hilton, Christie's Head of Classic Art, Asia.

Ep.35 | Yi Gao on Christie's Education, how COVID transformed their art programmes, and advice for art collectors.

Ep.34 | Curator Charlotte Lin on Millennials, Gen-Z art collectors, and her first group show Glimmer Shrine.

Ep.33 | Artist Kay Mei Ling Beadman on expanding Hong Kong’s fixed boundaries, belonging and her invisibility cloaks.

Ep.32 | Amanda Sun on Arts For Good, the impact of her art programmes and her mission for social change.

Ep.31 | Gallerist Rachel Lee on the role of Korean artisanship, grappling with ambiguity and The Paradox of Beauty.

Ep.30 | Artist Wai Pongyu on the art of the dialogue, honesty, trust and why he has confined himself in a gallery.

Ep.29 | Artist Joseph Chen on grappling with identity, the negative image of queer people, and Virtue Village.

Ep.28 | Book dealer Lorence Johnston on Fahrenheit 451, The Story of Ferdinand and the business of rare books.

Ep.27 | Gallery owners Ysabelle & Willem on Hong Kong’s dichotomies; trauma-healing, fast-slow, sensory-paranormal.

Ep.26 | Artist-farmer Lo Lai Lai Natalie on Human Library, Sangwoodgoon, surveillance, and living slowly.

Ep.25 | Performance artist Florence Lam on magical thinking, panpsychism and vulnerability.

Ep.24 | Curator Juliana Chan on the taste of your mother’s hand, live art, and grappling with meaning.

Ep.23 | Art critic, writer, and cultural activist John Batten on honesty, politics, and the mundane.

Ep.22 | Private art collector Yuri van der Leest on collectorship, losing it and the value of art.

Ep.21 | Palimpsest, memorising and ancient Chinese mural methods with Hong Kong artist Wong Sze Wai.

Ep.20 | Elaine Choi on UBS Art Collection, transcultural context, Uli Sigg and art acquisition.

Ep.19 | Cusson Cheng on queer narratives, the problem with labels and the challenge of curating art.

Ep.18 | Can A.I. create true art? Cross-media artist and inventor Victor Wong explains.

Ep.17 | The Next Frontier of Art - Exploring Blockchain, Crypto and Metaverse with curator Angel Leung.

Ep.16 | Understanding art and the role of education with Joyce Ng, Asia Society Hong Kong.

Ep.15 | The angry Tibetan monk and the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association with Fabio Rossi.

Ep.14 | 'To the man with his wife in a car in Sheung Wan on a Sunday' with poet Frank Doogan.

Ep.13 | City hopping from Seoul to Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong and New York with photomontage artist Wing Chan.

Ep.12 | The metaphysical and the physical, peace and perfection with photographer and fine art printer Danny Chau.

Ep.11 | Saving Hong Kong’s fading neon art with glass artist Robyn Leung

Ep.10 | A Ferrari window that changed his perspective with psychotherapist, artist Lee du Ploy.

Ep.9 | Sovereign Art Foundation: Rats and Pigs in the city with Tiffany Pinkstone

Ep.8 | SHOUT: fun, easy and happy art for the Asian consumer with Christopher Tang

Ep.7 | Blue Lotus Effect: Shipping, Serendipity, Superstition with Sarah Greene

Ep.6 | Gillian Au Howard on how her failed art space was the beginning of her successful Digital Art Fair

Ep.5 | Blood Brothers, Cultural Appropriation and Full Circle Africa with Yves Sena Alavo

Ep.4 | NFTs explained for artists and collectors with Nick Chan, co-founder Refinable

The Last Supper - Art in Asia

Ep.3 | Exploring fine dying, ageing and dementia through action research with Dr Yanki Lee

Ep.2 | Capturing Hong Kong’s disappearing architecture with Stefan Irvine

Ep.1 | Copyrights, agreements, provenance, and other legal matters for artists, gallerists, and collectors with art lawyer Laurens Kasteleijn