CIL Bulletins

A professor in the English department is seeking a young artist interested in doing 20 hours of work to upgrade a personal web-site. If you are interested, please contact Linda for details.

dear students, many of you have asked me about what’s going on with the summer tour to Germany…
I am still working on getting invitation from Germany to enable us to apply for grants that require an invitation. A group of students have worked very hard over the entire X’mas vacation. The process is very meaningful, but there is no concrete result yet. will get back to you all with concrete details after the Chinese New Year vacations.

(Linda)

Robert Iolini, Australian media artist, guest-speaker to CIL students on Feb 8, is looking for enthusiastic people interested in working with him on his current cross-platform/media project about Hong Kong.

Stage One: Collection.
Plenty of field work. Image/Sound recording & post.
Writers are also welcome.
People will have the opportunity to share ideas and access Robert’s knowledge and experience as a prolific media artist and producer. Participation will be on a voluntary basis, until further funding is secured. Contact Robert on 6141 8350, or write to: robert@iolini.com

(posted by Linda Lai)

The physical exhibition of the Writing Machine Collective 2nd edition will last only until this Thursday. Do visit the exhibition at both 1a space and Videotage before it is finished.
Virtual exhibition will continue.
(Linda / Justin)

Sound Artist Robert Iolini (currently visiting Scholar at HKU’s Journalism & Media Studies Centre) will give a special seminar this Thursday 9:30am to 12:30pm at the CIL (lab).
All CIL and intermedia students are welcome. Details:

sound / image / text : narrative structure in a concrete world

Mr. Iolini will explore his approaches to organising sound/text/image into narrative works. Thematic strands inherent in sound and video examples will cover:

o musique/media concrete in a documentary context

o the Sonic Essay and non linear techniques of textual organisation

o a reflexive approach to script writing

o reversing the film making hierarchy – sound first image second

This special event will be good for Year Three GT writers as well as everyone whose interest has grown in soundscape and field recording after “Micro Narratives.”

Please visit Robert’s website: www.iolini.com

(Linda)

FW: A message from Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management:

Research Seminar Series 2007

“Planning for Pedestrians – Cases in Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay”

Mr. Raymond Wong
Assistant Director of Planning/Territorial
Planning Department

Wednesday, 14 February 2007
12:45 – 13:45
Room 829, Knowles Building,
The University of Hong Kong

Abstract:
Walking is part of our daily life and perhaps the most environmental-
friendly mode of transport. It also reduces road traffic and pollution
to the environment. Hong Kong’s compact and mixed use
development pattern with efficient public transport system is suited
to pedestrian movement as most people live within walking distance of
a wide range of essential services.

Street or pedestrian area should be made to be an attractive and
enjoyable place where people are able to walk, meet and take
leisure. However, pedestrians often face problems such as
congestion, steep gradients, pedestrian/vehicular conflict, barriers,
pollution and monotonous streetscape. The objective of planning for
pedestrians is to develop an attractive pedestrian environment that is
safe, pleasant and convenient to use.

Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay are the most popular tourist and
shopping areas in Hong Kong. However, the pedestrian environment
in some parts of the areas may not be attractive enough and meet
the rising public aspirations. The Area Improvement Plan/Pedestrian
Plan set out improvement proposals in a comprehensive manner and
identify priority projects for early implementation. Implementation
issues as well as possible impacts and opportunities for the pedestrian
proposals were fully examined and extensive public engagement was
undertaken during the study process. With continuous effort by the
Government and probably public-private collaboration, the
implementation of the improvement proposals should give the two
areas a major face lift in the future.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Raymond Wong is the Assistant Director of Planning Department
overseeing territorial and sub-regional planning matters. He has
managed a number of major planning studies, including the Study on
Planning for Pedestrians and the preparation of the Area Improvement
Plan for Tsim Sha Tsui and Pedestrian Plan for Causeway Bay, in the
past few years. Mr. Wong is pleased to share with us the concept
and principles for planning for pedestrians as well as the experience
and major issues encountered in the implementation of the
improvement proposals for Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay.

ALL INTERESTED ARE WELCOME

Please visit our website http://www.hku.hk/cupem, click on ‘Events’ for
Seminar Series. Enquiries: 2859 2721 (Ms. Kwok)

(Wesley)