Three-way collaboration project between Mercat de les Flors, the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, and Graner. The project was developed in different phases, mainly during 2018 and 2019. The artists who participated in the Creative Meeting Point: Hong Kong x Barcelona were Raquel Klein and Javier Guerrero from Barcelona, and Rebecca Wong and Mou Wei from Hong Kong. The program consisted of various moments of artist residency exchanges aimed at supporting artistic research and development between the Performing Arts Department of the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCDA) and Mercat de les Flors – Graner.
Program Timeline and Actions Carried Out at Graner:
- May 2018: Residency of Mao Wei and Wong Pik Kei, which included an exploration of the local context and a dialogue with artists and other structures within Barcelona’s cultural network, supported by Graner.
- November 2018: Javier Guerrero and Raquel Klein participated in a residency in Hong Kong. Artists Mao Wei and Wong Pik Kei acted as their hosts, following their visit to Graner in May during a contextual residency.
- October – November 2019: Creative residencies of Mao Wei and Wong Pik Kei, engaging in dialogue with local artists to enrich their individual research. Mao Wei collaborated with Sonia Sánchez and her choreographic practice. Wong Pik Kei worked with Agustín Ortiz and, during this period, conducted a workshop open to the local community to share her artistic practice with ropes.
- December 2019: Second residency of Raquel Klein and Javier Guerrero in Hong Kong to further develop their own projects in dialogue with the local artistic community.
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