WIKITOPIA
Presented by Videotage
The First Tinyfest on Collaborative Future in Hong Kong
11-19 September 2010
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Videotage is proud to present WIKITOPIA, the first TinyFest on
collaborative future in Hong Kong from 11 to 19 September 2010. Aiming
to raise public awareness for various concepts in the expanded Free
Culture movement such as knowledge sharing, networked creativity, and
most importantly the collaborative future, we will explore how we as
engaged human beings, by acknowledging and utilizing these concepts
growing from the technological world and entering the creative realm,
envision a new utopia, opening up a new possibility for our way of
working, thinking, and, ultimately, living.
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun(US), Professor of Modern Culture and Media,
Brown University
Dr. Hector Rodriguez(HK), Associate Dean of School of Creative Media,
City University of Hong Kong
Participants: Keith Lam(HK), moddr_(NL), Kika Nicolela(BR), Ignacio
Garcia(ES), Jehan Chu(HK), Zheng Weimin(CN), Phoebe Wong(HK), Jon
Cates(US), Charles Mok(HK), Henry Oh(US), Ger Choi(HK), Paul Yip(HK),
Perry Bard(HK), .re_potemkin:, Robin Peckham(HK), Ellen Pau(HK), Chilai
Howard Cheng(HK), POGO(AU), iii(HK)
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Keynotes
The Principle of Reciprocity by Dr. Hector Rodriguez
'...(Marcel) Mauss opposed the practices of the capitalist economic
system and regarded the gift as an alternative model of exchange based
on sharing and common participation. This idea clarifies the nature of
public licenses and the aims of the free culture, copyleft, and creative
commons movement.... This presentation explains the theory of
reciprocity, describes its implications and possible interpretations,
and traces its influence on such contemporary theorists...'
9.18 / 11:15am-12:15pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)
The Possibilities and Limitations of Open Content by Prof. Wendy Hui
Kyong Chun
New media has made possible new “vernacular� archives of
knowledge—from wikipedia to del.icio.us—that are challenging their
standard top-down counterparts. These archives are usually either
celebrated as democratizing knowledge, or condemned as destroying it.
Refusing either of these positions, this talk asks: what does opening up
content do? What does the open both make possible and close down? Is
open content enough? How, in other words, should the open be the
beginning rather than the end of the discussion?
9.19 / 11:00am-12:30pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)
Panel Discussions
DIWO (Do It With Others)
DIY has evolved. DIWO (Do It With Others) is the new trend. While
collaborative efforts empower people and spark creativity, this panel
will look at the process of and spirit behind DIWO.
Kika Nicolela (BRA), Ignacio Garcia (ES), Keith Lam (HK), Jehan Chu (HK)
moderated by Hector Rodriguez (HK)
9.18 / 12:30pm-2:00pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)
Open It Up
Representatives from three very prominent and different art
archives/databases will share the mission and vision of their running
projects, and their views on archive 2.0, leading the discussion back
to: Is art for share?
Jon Cates (USA), Phoebe Wong (HK), Zheng Weimin (CN)
moderated by Robin Peckham (HK)
9.19 / 2:00pm-3:30pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)
Free for all
How does ‘free’ work in our society? What is nurturing free culture
and how are we benefited from the pioneering new modes of social
relations, meaning, and engagement?
Henry Oh (USA), Charles Mok (HK), Ger Choi (HK), moddr_ (NL)
moderated by Ellen Pau (HK)
9.19 / 3:30pm-5:00pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)
City Hack Workshops
Why-Fi?
Break into your neighbour’s password-rotected wireless(wifi)-network....
Artist: moddr_ (NL) [[Sign up now!!]]
9.18 / 3:00pm-7:00pm / ACO (1/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)
Fee: HK$30
Crowdsourcing Video Screenings
Exquisite Corpse Video Project 2
Curated by Kika Nicolela
9.18 / 8:30pm-10:00pm / Doublehappiness Studio (8/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)
Open Jam
Feel Music Experimental Lab
An unique opportunity to observe, share and jam music with a group of
passionate musicians from Hong Kong.
Curator: Paul Yip (HK)
9.18 / 3:00pm-7:30pm / Doublehappiness Studio (8/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)
Audiovisual Mashup Party
Special appearance: POGO from Perth, Australia, performing unseen
audiovisual mashup using footage from Disney films, plus iii's
crowdsourcing playlist realisation!
Artists: POGO (AU), iii (HK)
9.19 / 8:00pm-11:00pm / Videotage (Cattle Depot Artist Village, To Kwa Wan)
Ticket: HK$120 / HK$100
For program details and events sign up, please visit the following website:
http://videotage.org.hk/wikitopia/, or contact us at
(852)2573-1869, [email protected]
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