Communities Router

Communities Router

Partnership: MaD Institute

Year 2016-2017

2016-2017 Project

Communities Router

With our irrefutable love for this city, we’ve taken active steps to build a wider appreciation for Hong Kong’s various local communities, specifically by promoting the enjoyment and creation of art. To this end, HKBN Talent CSI Fund and HKBN coorganised Communities Router with MaD Institute, a programme designed to provide 85 youngsters with opportunities to rediscover five of Hong Kong’s redeveloping district communities.

 

Under guidance from HKBN volunteers and five renowned comic artists, the participating youngsters visited and collaborated with local neighborhood residents – people who would not otherwise be engaged in art creation. In total, this unique alliance co-created over 50 comic book pieces inspired by local vernacular history, its people and their stories. An open finale event was hold in September 2017, giving the public a chance to engage in a unique discourse of community discovery via technology and art.