【THE Platform Arts Dialogue】'Creativity Beyond Boundaries’｜Guest: Rachel Gadsden - 「展能藝術在香港」網上頻道及資料庫

‘THE Platform Arts Dialogue’ series is an international online series for artistic exchange, aimed at inviting artists from different countries to share their experiences, sources of inspiration, and future plans related to arts with disabilities. In each episode, we will delve into artists’ unique perspectives and cultural backgrounds, promoting international communication and collaboration in arts with disabilities.

In this episode, internationally renowned visual and performance artist Rachel Gadsden shares her unique artistic journey, beginning with her upbringing and how those experiences shaped her passion for storytelling and creativity. Despite facing challenges from pulmonary disease and vision impairment, Rachel's optimism and resilience resonate through her work, impacting her audience. Rachel also explores art as a means of expressing and investigating international issues, providing the public with different perspectives to enhance their understanding of relevant topics.

Her work reflects her concern for different social issues, prompting public reflection and thought through an artistic lens. Together, let us delve into Rachel's story and the messages behind her creations.

Guest

Dr. Rachel Gadsden

Moderator

Dr. Patrick Mok, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Language : English

Subtitle: English

Project videos & photos are credited to Rachel Gadsden

Patrick Mok received the doctorate degree in History, The University of Hong Kong. He has a wide range of research interests from history, heritage and cultural study, cultural policies, cultural/creativity indicators to cultural-creative economy in Hong Kong and China.

From 2008 to 2014, Dr. Mok served as consultant and manager in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HKU) for the development of the “Hong Kong Memory Project”, a digital and research project for the preservation of Hong Kong’s historical and cultural heritage. He was investigator of a number of projects on digital library, copyright research and policy studies on creative economy, including: “A Review Study on Cultural Audit” (2009-2010) commissioned by the Central Policy Unit of HKSAR Government; “A study on Hong Kong Design Index” (2010) by the Hong Kong Design Center. Recent work includes the “Study on Macau’s Cultural and Creative Industries Index” (2011-12) and its follow-up studies (2013-15), both commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau SAR Government. He was also involved the research of the “Development Plan for Cultural Industries in the 12th Five Year Plan” (2009-2010), a project led by China National School of Administration in Beijing and commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the PRC; “Strategic Development of Cultural Industries in China”, a collaborated work with China National School of Administration (2008-2009); and “Study on Hong Kong’s Cultural Creative Industries in the Pearl River Delta” (2006) for the Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government; “A Study on Creativity Index” (2005), for Home Affairs Bureau, HKSAR Government; and “Baseline Study on Hong Kong’s Creative Industries”(2003), commissioned by the Central Policy Unit.

Source: Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association