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Pedro Reyes: sculpture does not begin or end with stone
Mexican artist Pedro Reyes treats sculpture as a way of organising relationships, not only shaping an object. In his conversation with the South…
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Billie Tsien: architecture grows from stories, collaboration and uncertainty
Architect Billie Tsien describes practice less as the production of a signature form than as a long conversation with place, client, material and…
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Aric Chen: design should not hide complexity behind an attractive solution
Curator Aric Chen has worked across museums, biennials and design institutions in Asia, Europe and the United States. In discussing complexity, he…
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Michael Lau: from childhood expeditions to protecting an endemic tree frog
Hong Kong herpetologist Michael Lau traces his conservation work to childhood encounters with local wildlife. His account is valuable because it…
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Tony Banham: Hong Kong’s wartime history is assembled from thousands of individual traces
Historian Tony Banham has spent decades reconstructing Hong Kong during the Second World War through military records, diaries, graves, family…
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The Tanoesoedibjo sisters: microdrama is not merely television cut into pieces
Clarissa and Valencia Tanoesoedibjo approach vertical microdrama as a format with its own production language. Their Vshort project builds on an…
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Helen Goh: baking and psychotherapy share attention to process
Helen Goh’s career joins two fields that appear unrelated: psychotherapy and pastry. In her account, both depend on attention, timing and an…
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Andre Li: a plant-based menu need not imitate meat or hide vegetables
Chef Andre Li treats plant-based cooking as a cuisine in its own right rather than a menu of substitutes. His approach begins with vegetables…
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Hugo Leung: television fame can help regional food but cannot replace its bearers
Chef Hugo Leung’s work with Hong Kong’s walled-village cuisine brings a regional food tradition to television and restaurant audiences. Publicity…
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Purple Rain Wine: Chinese natural wine needs provenance, not only a fashionable label
The founders of Purple Rain Wine set out to connect small Chinese wine producers with drinkers in Hong Kong. Their project enters a market where…