The first hour served to lay out all the different perspectives on the topic of what Green Living in Hong Kong might mean, why it was possible, impossible, covering current important issues such as air pollution and the impact of the increasing inequality, the high dependency on the “Hong Kong shopping center”, the dramatically negative impact of the recent frugality strategy of the Chinese and the sky-high real estate prices that drove social entrepreneurs out of town. Everything was set for an intense 3 hours of co-creation! 50 engaged citizens, representatives of business, consulting, real estate, NGO, social entrepreneurship as well as various relevant faculty members and students was curious to see what would happen next. They had helped to mobilize the key stakeholders for the event and ensured that all concerned parties in Hong Kong concerned by “Green Living in Hong Kong” were not only present but had been briefed in great detail on what to expect. Here is a short time-laps film that shows them at work:Īllison’s business students had masterfully arranged the space into the signature inner circle held by two rows of outer circle chairs. As we walked into the space, our jaws dropped at the sight of these benches! True beauty and an astounding variety! Each bench was designed by a known designer and produced by design students.
Special acknowledgment goes to Claudius Bensch, Art Director of the project, for developing the original Bench Circle installation concept. Everything was set for a memorable first Collaboratory event in Asia!Ĭees’ design students have worked over the past weeks to create more than half a dozen of benches made out of recycled or repurposed material. I haven’t seen the use of “Collaboratory” formally used to designate an entire floor of a building! We must be in the right space! Clearly Cees de Bont from the Design Faculty and Alison Llyod from the Business School are not only an experienced but also a very creative and effective team. Since we moved to Escolta, its history and heritage have been part of 98B’s backdrop.Riding up the elevator of the brand new building of the Design Faculty at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University sets the stage: Significant businesses, fashionable items and imported merchandise were sourced in the street during that period. It is less than a kilometer in length but it is replete of magnificent post-colonial architecture designed by highly respected Filipino architects.
3RD FLOOR COLLABORATORY SIMMONS MOVIE
It was the commercial hub of Manila during the early 1900s and was a witness to many “firsts” in the country: first ice cream parlor, first movie house, first electric tram among others. The area itself is considered as a business heritage district. The elegant six story art deco building was built in 1928 and designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro (son of Juan Luna, a world-renowned Filipino painter during the late 1800s). We are currently located at the mezzanine floor of the First United Building (formerly known as the Perez-Samanillo Building which is along Escolta Street in the heart of old Manila and a stone-throw away from the world’s oldest Chinatown. We are stimulated with ideas, projects and explorations that ask pertinent questions, stretch boundaries.
We want to provide a platform where artists can engage meaningfully with the local community, and to give the general public a non-intimidating access to art and creativity -different from when it’s presented inside the confines of the white cube format.Īs such, we present art in multiple layers and perspectives to a broad and diverse audience while contributing to the contemporary art scene. We're a multi-disciplinary art laboratory that seeks to establish a convergence with artists, designers, curators, writers, musicians, film makers, activists, educators, researchers, cultural workers, performers, architects and students together with the general public. We're an independent, not-for-profit, artist-run space and initiative based in Escolta, Manila.ĩ8B COLLABoratory is a platform for critical discourse, experimentation, exchange, information and presentation of contemporary art in the Philippines.
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