Hong Kong In-Between - Research
Hong Kong In-Between was a research project that started from the wish to explore the dense and complex urban condition of Hong Kong and potentially define a territory of intervention. This field investigation led to the discovery of a network of interstitial back lanes that slice through the dense city fabric and provided an entry point for a new understanding of the city. The observation of the various ways in which the semi-private lanes are occupied by installations built by the city’s inhabitants was cause for reflection on questions related to design practice and led to the first draft of a set of design principles. This research provided the framework for the STAG project and led to the publication of the book Hong Kong In-Between.
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 2009 - 2015
Principal investigator: Géraldine Borio
with Caroline Wüthrich - Research Assistants: Chan Ho Yin Sunny, Kee Pui Ling Bobo, Cheung Sze Yu Cyu
Book
Borio, G, Wüthrich, C, Hong Kong In-Between, Park Books, Zurich, 2015 & MCCM Creations, Hong Kong. First co-author: Borio, G. & Research [PI]: Borio, G. Afterword by Prof. Momoyo Kaijima.
Exhibitions
Hong Kong In-Between, presented at the International Architecture Biennale (IABR), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2016. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
STAG in Beijing Exhibition Representing the UNESCO Creative City of Design Beijing and part of the Exhibition “Empathic City – Making our city together”, International Design Biennale, St-Etienne, France, 2013. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
STAG in Hong Kong, part of the exhibition “Living as Form”, ICI Curatorial Hub at TEMP, New York, 2012. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
STAG in Hong Kong, Videotage, Microwave Festival, Hong Kong, 2012. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
STAG in Beijing Exhibition at the Beijing Design Week, 2012. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
Voltage, Pure Art Foundation, Hong Kong, 2012. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
STAG the Urban Space, Exhibition at the Art Walk, Hong Kong, 2012. First co-author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
Presentations
30 09 2017
Residual Spaces and Networks: Learning From Hong Kong Lecture at Hongik University, Dept. of Architecture, Seoul, Korea. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
23 05 2017
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Back Streets Investigation Lecture at Kindai University, Dept. of Architecture, Osaka. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
25 05 2017
Parallel Networks in Hong Kong’s Densest Areas Lecture at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, Tokyo. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
18 05 2017
Hong Kong In-Between(s), Lecture at the Symposium "Always at the edge of things and between places", Connecting Spaces, Zurich University of the Arts, Hong Kong. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
23 02 2017
Hong Kong’s from the Back Streets point of view, Keynote at University of Saint Joseph, Faculty of Creative Industries, Macao. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
18 09 2013
Edge Public Space in Hong Kong, Lecture and workshop on Artistic Research, ZHdK, Zurich. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
10 08 2012
Edge Public Spaces in Hong Kong, Lecture for students from Ewha Women University, Seoul. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
Movie
HKorganic by Mayor, I, Borio, G, Malbert, L, Dubreux, G, Archima Production, Hong Kong-Paris, 2009. Presented for the competition “Sustainability in Chinese Cities” at the Forum China-Europe in Le Havre, France, 2009. “HKorganic” won the Prize of Creativity.
