Economies and Appropriations of Space in Hong Kong | 香港公共空間的經濟與用途

Panel Discussion | 專題討論會
Moderator | 主持 Laurent Gutierrez
Speakers | 講者
Géraldine Borio, Katty Law ( 羅雅寧 ), Valerie Portefaix, and Dr. Tang Wing Shing ( 鄧永成教授 )

Due in part to increasing density and pressure on land use and development practices, the definition of space in Hong Kong has became more and more complex. New logics of economies, ecologies, and social practices are now needed to address the issue of public space. What types of activities, user relationships, occupations, and appropriations currently exist or need to be developed? This panel will address these issues, questioning, presenting, and discussing various models and forms of the intensification and practice of urban spaces.
由於土地用途與發展上的密度與壓力不斷增加，空間在香港的定義變得愈來愈複雜。現在需要新的經濟邏輯、生態環境和社會實踐來解決公共空間的問題。究竟甚麼類型的活動、使用者關係、佔用以及挪用己經存在或需要被推動？這個座談會將會探討以上問題，並質疑、介紹和討論城市空間集約化和實踐的各種模型和形式。

Laurent Gutierrez and Valerie Portefaix / MAP Office
MAP Office is a multidisciplinary platform devised by Laurent Gutierrez (1966, Casablanca, Morocco) and Valérie Portefaix (1969, Saint-Étienne, France). Based in Hong Kong since 1996, MAP Office researches and elaborates upon physical and imaginary territories through drawing, photography, video, installations, performance, and literary and theoretical texts. Using techniques such as humor, games, and fiction, their project forms a critique of spatio-temporal anomalies and documents how human beings subvert and appropriate space. Their work has been exhibited internationally at over 30 Biennales/Triennales and at major institutions such as the MOMA and the Georges Pompidou Centre. Their practice was the subject of a monograph, MAP Office – Where the Map is the Territory (2011) and was the recipient of the 2013 Sovereign Asian Art Prize.
MAP Office 是由 Laurent Gutierrez（1966 年出生 ，卡薩布蘭卡，摩洛哥）和 Valérie Portefaix（1969 年出生，聖艾蒂安，法國）成立的多元平台。自 1996 年起建基於香港，MAP Office 透過繪畫、照片、錄像、表演、文學與理論文本來研究和闡述物理上與想像中的地域。他們的項目使用不同的技巧如幽默、遊戲和虛構故事來形成對時空中的異常的批判，並紀錄人類如何顛覆與挪用空間。他們的作品曾於超過三十個雙年展、三年展和大型機構如現代藝術博物館 （MoMA）和龐畢度中心等展出。他們的創作是 MAP Office – Where the Map is the Territory （2011）這篇專題論文的題目並曾在 2013 年獲得 Sovereign 亞洲藝術獎。

Géraldine Borio
Géraldine is a Swiss Registered Architect, co-founder of Parallel Lab, and Lecturer at the School of Design, PolyU.
Géraldine Borio 是一位瑞士註冊建築師、Parallel Lab 的共同創辦人與香港理工大學設計學院的講師。

Katty Law | 羅雅寧
Katty is a founding member of the Central & Western Concern Group.
羅氏是中西區關注組的創會成員。

Dr. Tang Wing Shing | 鄧永成教授
Dr. Tang is Professor in the Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University.
鄧氏是香港浸會大學地理系教授。