Micromégas is a residency program focused on new media and expertise, co-organized by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao, Videotage, and Cneai =. Designed as a recurring program since 2021, the residency offers an annual theme that promotes richer cultural exchange between France and Hong Kong each year.
With the support of Cinéma du Réel, Lafayette Anticipations and Hong Kong Baptist University – Institute of Creative Arts, Kingsley Ng was able to make a film during his residency in France in 2021, which he screened at the Centre Pompidou thanks to the involvement of Cinéma du Réel.
Artist:
Kingsley Ng is a Hong Kong-based interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses primarily on conceptual, site-specific and community-led projects.
Partners:
Lafayette Anticipation (site)
Université baptiste de Hong Kong – Institut des arts créatifs (site)
Cinéma du réel (site)
The Micromégas programme in 2022 and 2024 enabled Théodora Barat and Vvzela Kook to create, respectively, a media art piece inspired by the city and local culture where they were based during their residencies, under the theme of globalisation. Through this exchange residency between France and Hong Kong, the artists were invited to undertake research rooted in their host environment and to create an original work inspired by the issues raised by the proposed theme and the local realities they encountered on the ground.
Artists :
Théodora Barat is a French artist whose multidisciplinary practice ranges from film and sculpture to photography.
Vvzela Kook is an artist who lives and works in Hong Kong, primarily using audiovisual media, including performance, theatre, computer graphics and drawing.
Partners :
K11 a soutenu Théodora Barat (site)
Yishu8 (ainsi que La Maison Flottante) a accueilli Vvzela Kook (instagram)
The 2025 edition focuses on the intersection between craftsmanship and technology, showcasing artists who incorporate manual craftsmanship and programmed production into their practices. With HART HAUS and Yishu8 as residency partners, the programme brought together two artists — Mae Chan (Hong Kong) and Mona Cara (Paris) — for an intercultural exchange that took place in October and November. The two artists conducted research into local textile crafts and explored the contemporary technologies available in their host cities.disponibles dans leurs villes d’accueil.
Artists :
Mona Cara is a French artist whose visual art focuses on weaving, installation and sculpture.
Mae Chan He lives and works between London and Hong Kong; he is a multidisciplinary artist who blends textile work, sculpture and craftsmanship in a deliberate act of self-healing and sincerity.
Residency partner:
Yishu8 welcomed Mae Chan (instagram)
HART HAUS welcomed Mona Cara (instagram)
In 2026, the exchange residency will bring together an artist from Hong Kong and an artist from France to engage in a joint exploration of contemporary technologies and their impact on our societies. Hosted in turn in both countries, the artists will be invited to explore these issues through the cultural, social and urban contexts of their host cities. This immersion will involve research, experimentation and creative work.
Artist:
Angela Su, a Hong Kong-based artist known for her biomorphic drawings, fiction films and hair embroidery, who explores the imagery of the body through metamorphosis, hybridity and transformation.
Partners :
HART HAUS (instagram)
Yishu8 will be hosting Angela Su (instagram)
PAIR program (site)
Consulat Général de France à Hong Kong et Macao (instagram)
VIDEOTAGE (instagram)
Videotage is a non-profit arts organisation based in Hong Kong that is dedicated to promoting emerging artists and developing the local new media community.
Cneai = (instagram)
