Dr. Hung Keung Unveils 'Dim Sum without Distance' at Toronto's Nuit Blanche Festival

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto

​Internationally renowned digital media artist Dr Hung Keung from Hong Kong joined Nuit Blanche, the largest overnight contemporary art festival Toronto, Canada, and presented a cross-cultural collaboration project with Canadian dance artist Lauren Runions. The art project gave visitors a taste of the new realm of digital media art creation through traditional Chinese landscape painting theory, new media and the culinary art of dim sum on October 5 and 6 (Toronto time).

The project, entitled, "Dim Sum without Distance", reimagines the traditional Chinese painting theory of the "Three Distances," which explores depth through perspectives of looking up, down and across. The installation was inspired by these viewpoints and the culinary art of dim sum, a term that may also be interpreted as "to touch the heart", and aligned with the theme of this year's Nuit Blanche, which is "Bridging Distance".

The art piece was showcased at Love Park along Toronto's waterfront, creating a unique cultural dialogue that transcends geographical boundaries. The video content follows Runions's journey through Hong Kong, where dim sum-making becomes a form of performance art. Through a captivating multimedia experience, Dr Hung and Runions explore the intricate relationship between food, culture and art, encouraging audiences to reflect on the shared experiences that unite diverse communities.

As audiences moved through the park, the work invited them to experience different perspectives and explore the profound connection between the traditional and contemporary.

Dr Hung is a digital media artist and professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. He blends Chinese philosophy with digital media in an innovative artistic practice, which explores interactive performance and experimental art. This innovative installation is one of highlights of Nuit Blanche this year, captivating art lovers and curious minds alike with its rich storytelling and immersive visuals.

Nuit Blanche is Toronto's annual all-night celebration of contemporary art, produced by the City of Toronto in collaboration with Toronto's arts community. The "Dim Sum without Distance" project was sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) and the Hong Kong Tourism Board with the support of Hong Kong Arts Centre.

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dim Sum without Distance": a cultural journey unveiled at Nuit Blanche in Toronto Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Remarks by SJ after meeting of Subcommittee on Two Items of Subsidiary Legislation Made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, and the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, met themedia after attending a meeting of the Subcommittee on Two Items of Subsidiary Legislation Made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance this afternoon (May 15). Following are the remarks by Mr Lam:

Reporter: The vetting for the subcommittee takes (took) about five hours with no amendments proposed. Do you think the time frame is sufficient for lawmakers to thoroughly scrutinise all of the law changes? Why does the process need to be so quick?

Secretary for Justice: I think you have to bear in mind that we are talking about two items of subsidiary legislation. In relation to the subsidiary legislation concerning the power of the Office for Safeguarding National Security, there are only 15 provisions. As to the declaration concerning prohibited places, it only refers to six premises. But as a matter of fact, as you have pointed out, we have spent more than five hours, and the number of questions plus opinions expressed by members of the Legislative Council exceeded 150. So I think any reasonable person would have agreed that the whole process is extremely serious and thorough discussion had been given to all relevant provisions.

As a matter of fact, initially, we were supposed to finish the meeting at 4pm, but in order to enable the Legislative Councillors to have sufficient time to go through all the provisions and to ensure that they can ask any questions that they have in mind, the time for the meeting had actually been extended. I am very confident that any reasonable person would have agreed that this is a very proper and thorough process which serves its legislative intention.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks)