
2023 Festival
Event
Line-up

A Tango with Kaito – a love triangle between kaito, island and humans
Island Studies Network (HK)
Our mini research exhibition shall utilize the socio-economic networks between islands and commission Cheung Chau’s Yau Luen company to make flower plaques, which were co-designed with designer Tam Shui.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
00:00-23:59
Language
Cantonese

'InTUNE?' Painting, Photography and Sculpture
Praya Art Space
The exhibition 'InTUNE?' brings together the work of four talented Cheung Chau artists: Olgierd Nitka, Louis To Wun, Preston Hartwick, and James Wolfe.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
12:00-18:00
Language
English

Synchronised Revolution
Dominic Johnson-Hill
Experience the captivating fusion of two seemingly unrelated concepts in the artwork of local artist Plastered 8.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
00:00-23:59
Language
English & Mandarin

AI (Artificial Islands)
Preston Hartwick & Brian Wong @ Liber Research Community
The Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands are marketed as a utopian project that will ignite economic prosperity, embrace environmental conservation, and support sustainable development. An achievable dream or a fleeting hallucination?
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
10:00-18:00
Language
None

Island Synchronisation
Paul Chung & Tidus Shing
The project proposes an alternative model of islands that promotes mutual benefits by merging a prototype of a hiding habitat for undersea wildlife with a resting place for divers and fishing villagers.
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Chi Ma Wan
Time
00:00-23:59
Language
None.

5+2’s STUDIO Open House
5+2's STUDIO
Visit 5+2 and dive into her fantastic creative world!
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
12:00-19:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Sound Translator - Cheung Chau
So Wai Lam
Listen to fishermen and other residents of Cheung Chau talk about the sounds they hear or used to hear, when working on the sea. Did you ever notice them?
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
12:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese

Mui Wo Time Portal
Kanu Fung, Deer Lok, Sonic Lee & Mary Jan
Explore our impact to the natural environment and community through a three-dimensional terrain map, as well as using buildings to illustrate the neighbourly relationship between Mui Wo and its surroundings.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
10:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Situating Circatidal
Joanne Chan, Fok Chun-wing & Tommy Hui
Discover the incredible story of the rocky-shore residents: sea-snails, chitons, algae,... and how they develop special skills to adapt to the tide tempo to live both on the land AND in the sea.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
10:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Island Bee & Bee
Roger Lee, Lantau Shanto Studio & YIWOOO.CO.
Did you know solitary bees should be our best friends? Our buzzing neighbours are essential to make our places liveable! This installation provides more houses for them and information for us. Look for them in Mui Wo and Peng Chau!
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
00:00-23:59
Language
None

Inner Hearing of Island
Brian Lee & Eva Leung
All ears out! Did you hear the buffalo bathing, the Silver River running, or the bulbul chirping? Like a telescope, 'Inner Hearing of Island' will let you listen to specific sounds of our environment, and hear our nonhuman neighbours in their daily lives... So much to hear!
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
10:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Drifting Fragments on the Sea Shore
Law Sze Wing & Jessie Tam
Casual conversations touching on personal memories, imagination and research about islands, crystallising long-lost memories and stories of the islands.
Format
Exhibition
Date
2023.11 (all weekends)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
12:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese

Take a Seat: Peng Chau Mahjong
Right Noise Limited
Can you play "Peng Chau" mahjong?
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
13:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese

Take a Seat: Yau Fu
Right Noise Limited
Can you play ‘Yau Fu’ (游糊)?
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
12:00 - 17:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Inter-Island Festival Tour: Peng Chau
Kit Chan
Join Kit, one of the Festival co-organisers to discover the Peng Chau works and listen to some behind-the-scene stories.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
10:00-11:00
Language
Cantonese supplemented by English

On the way home with ferry
Virginia Chu & Lingling Lee
Two artistes living on outlying islands interact with voices, rhythms, drums and sounding objects on board the ferry.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
2023.11.11 (Sat)
Port of Call
Inter-island Sea
Time
Peng Chau>Cheung Chau:
11:55-12:45 (11.04)
Cheung Chau>Peng Chau:
18:45-19:50 (11.11)
Language
Cantonese

The Time Story of a Cup of Tea
Green Green Soap
With the long commute, why did Green Green Soap still set its studio on the island? Come and explore the studio of Green Green Soap, an old house located in an alley.
Format
Activity
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
2023.11.11 (Sat)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
2023.11.25 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
11:30-13:30
14:30-17:00
Language
Cantonese

Island Bee & Bee
Roger Lee, Lantau Shanto Studio & YIWOOO.CO
Did you know solitary bees should be our best friends? Our buzzing neighbours are essential to make our places liveable! This installation provides more houses for them and information for us. Look for them in Mui Wo and Peng Chau!
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
2023.11.26 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
All-day
Language
Cantonese & English

Bon voyage! An opening gathering
Inter-island Festival Team
Come join everyone involved in the Inter-island Festival and celebrate a bon voyage with food and drinks at the cosy Cheung Chau Sourdough!
Format
Activity
Date
2023.11.04 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
18:30-22:00
Language
None

ReCreation (Workshop)
Elizabeth Briel
Join the artist in the production of her artwork! It will take place as a series of performances in Tung Wan, during which participants will make paper in a western style from cotton and linen, incorporating waste textiles donated by islanders.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.04-12 (Sat/Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
10:00-11:00
Language
English

S'way
Cynthia Leung
Inspired by a leaf and a fishing boat, this installation is for you to take a moment of rest and appreciate the soothing sway by the sea.
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11.04-26 (Sat/Sun)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
00:00-23:59
Language
None

Island Bee & Bee: Follow Bee! Mui Wo
Roger Lee & Lantau Shanto Studio
Join us to create homes for solitary bees! While we walk along the Silver river, Roger will explain us why bees are wonderful neighbours. Then, we will build homes for the bees to bring back... home.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
10:00-12:00
14:30-16:30
Language
Cantonese (with English interpretation)

Inter-Island Festival Tour: Mui Wo Sunset Stroll
Miko Yeung & Aubrey Au
Starting from Mui Wo pier, we will walk through Chung Hau Street and Wang Tong. While enjoying the sunset, you will see some exhibition and works in Mui Wo for the Inter-island Festival.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
17:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese (with English interpretation)

Small Objects and I: A Storytelling Workshop
One City One Book Hong Kong
Trigger collective memories inspired by the relevant objects, animals and people in Ng Hui Bun (Xubin)'s essay 'Watching the Cows'.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
1600 - 1730
Language
Cantonese

On the Way Home with Ferry
Virginia Chu Sau-man & Lingling Lee
Two artistes living on outlying islands interact with voices, rhythms, drums and sounding objects on board the ferry.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
Port of Call
Inter-island Sea
Time
14:45-16:00
Language
Cantonese

Join our furry friends on their Peng Chau adventures
Sheeta Ng, Cindy Tai, Trista Ma, Wang Wang & Xoey
Walking with dog means much more than we tend to think! Our furry friends have their own routes and own ways of attaching to the island. Join us for this casual walk to look at the island from their perspective - bring your dog too!
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
15:00-16:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Free Your Mind with Taichi Practice
Dynamic Equilibrium Tai Chi
We invite you to settle your body and mind in this ambience and learn the basics of Tai Chi. We will also share with you the stories around the “Bridge”.
Format
Activity
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
2023.11.12 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
15:00-17:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Healing Yoga Flow with Lantau Sound Bath
E.N.WORKSHOP
Connect to the nature of Chi Ma Wan with yoga and sound bath.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
2023.11.26 (Sun)
Port of Call
Chi Ma Wan
Time
10:30 - 13:00
Language
Cantonese

“Beyond the Shore" (Peng Chau version) - Performance
Alysa Leung & Gigi Tang
If the great sea had memories, what would it record about us? In this dialogue session, come share with us your stories with the sea.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
2023.11.26 (Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
14:00-19:00 (11.05)
15:20-15:40 (11.26)
Language
Cantonese & English

Together in Time: Cheung Chau Theatre Collective Archive (Workshop)
Jason Gu Jiacheng
Showing a short film and miniature model of the Cheung Chau Theatre, Jason invites participants to recollect and share their memories of the theatre!
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.05 (Sun)
2023.11.11 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
13:30-15:30
Language
Cantonese, Mandarin & English (with English subtitles)

Contact improvisation workshop
Pause Health & Wellness
Since the pandemic, artists from the island have been exploring the landscape of the island through their artistry. Feeling and listening deeply to the abundance of the land’s flora and fauna, its undulating terrains, and its more-than-human family.
The workshop will be a movement-based class awakening our bodies as flowing vessels, guiding our attention to our senses through contact improvisation and somatic exploration.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
19:00-20:00
Language
English

Vibe Music - Shelly Cox
Shelly Cox
Shelly, a harper living on Lantau, will serenade us through sea themed tunes and songs to celebrate the Inter-Island Festival.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
14:30-16:00
Language
English

Stamping and other graphical techniques
Praya Art Space
Learn graphic techniques with Cheung Chau-based artist Olgierd Nitka.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
10:00-12:30
Language
English

Departure Is My Homecoming
Edwin Chuk Yin-man @ Feast on Waste Land
Drawing inspiration from personal and local history, I step into another end of time and space in Cheung Chau to observe the place where we find ourselves today.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.25 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
16:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese

We are all connected : let’s move & breathe as one
Pause Health & Wellness
These sessions remind us of the mind-body connection and renews and rewires the way our body moves and functions to bring permanent changes for improved posture and overall health to the systems of the body.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
14:00-15:00
16:00-18:00
Language
English

Hiking into the Past: Pirates, Pottery, and a Path to the Sea
Daisann McLane
A walk along the Chi Ma Wan trail and the old village path to Tai Long Wan beach takes us into past centuries of Island Life. We’ll learn about the villages and the ways of life that were part of our island community before Hong Kong existed.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.11 (Sat)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Chi Ma Wan
Time
09:30-13:30
Language
English

'Treasure' Hunt
Eduardo F. Freyre, May Ling Chan & Winnie the Farm
Searching for cow dung is the new-gold rush! Join the new-gold diggers Freyre and May Ling in their inter-island adventures between Peng Chau and Mui Wo to find the best natural ingredients to make an amazing compost!
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.11-12 (Sat-Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
14:30-16:40
Language
Cantonese / English

Urbex on Cheung Chau
Eric Liu & Johnny Li
Eric and Johnny, co-authors of Empty City as well as Cheung Chau locals, will unveil the mysterious side of the island with you while tracing down the vestige of the dated culture engraved here.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
13:30 - 16:30
Language
Cantonese

Inter-island Festival Tour: Island Narrative
Jiming Lu
What kind of narrative would there be if we look at the world not from the perspective of land, but from the perspective of islands and oceans?
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
14:30-15:30
Language
Cantonese supplemented by English

Envisioning Vision: Co-creating Dream Life with Singing Bowl Experience
Island Within Community Hub
Singing-bowl therapist Zero will use the 'multi-sensory experience' to share her journey of creating an island life via her vision. Through photo-exhibition, real-life stories, singing-bowl-meditation and self-exploration, you will be guided to access your vision to co-create the ideal life.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
16:00-17:15
Language
Cantonese

Celestial 天上 “Subversions” From Dub to Sub
Celestial天上
With an interest in seeing how pure “non-musical” sounds can become music and be combined with melodic plays, Celestial 天上 will create music from a laptop, in a performance that brings background, unattended sounds to the foreground.
Format
Performance
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
17:00-18:00
Language

Peng Chau Rocky Shore Tour
Tommy Hui
Visitors will be led to explore a rocky shore in Peng Chau to link between the exhibition 'Situating Circatidal' and actual, on-shore ecological patterns.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
13:30-16:00 (11.12)
09:00-11:30 (11.18)
Language
Cantonese (with English interpretation)

Stray in Chi Ma Wan
Miko Yeung
‘Stray in Chi Ma Wan’ is a tour to discover more stories behind this ex-Chi Ma Wan Detention Camp. Besides, you will also see stray buffaloes and a hidden reservoir in Chi Ma Wan.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
2023.11.19 (Sun)
2023.11.25 (Sat)
Port of Call
Chi Ma Wan
Time
14:15-17:05 (11.12 & 19)
11:10-14:15 (11.18 & 25)
Language
Cantonese (with English interpretation on 11.25)

Oh! My Mui Wo
Lantau Connects
Take a walk and make handicrafts with the Mui Wo neighbors, and see how Mui Wo people rediscover the uniqueness and loveliness of the Mui Wo community.
Format
Guided Tour
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
14:00-17:00
Language
Cantonese & English

Make your own Asalato - instrument DIY workshop
More More Goods
You will be guided to make a pair of Asalato, a traditional musical instrument of West Africa, in a 45-min workshop. Of course, you bring your masterpiece home. After the workshop comes the 30-min jam session! Mentor Travis will lead you through the rhythm of this beautiful instrument and make sure you are submerged in this acoustic melody.
This activity welcomes children aged 3+ accompanied by a parent.
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.18-19 (Sat-Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
Times variable
Language
Cantonese

Community Yoga, Movement, Breathwork & Brunch - In the Jungle
Baba's & Ark Eden
Join us for this special gathering of like-minded community in the wilderness of Lantau for this heart-warming day of wellness.
Format
Activity
Date
2023.11.12 (Sun)
2023.11.26 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
9:45-18:00
Language
English

Rhythms of the Inter-island (Installation)
HKU student team led by Otto Heim and supported by Celestial天上 and soundpocket
This set of interactive installations is for you to play! Listen or make noise... Does it recall sounds that you hear on the islands?
Format
Installation
Date
2023.11.12-26 (Sun)
Port of Call
Mui Wo
Time
10:00-18:00
Language
None

Conversation: Island Life and Ferry
Island Studies Network (HK)
In a casual conversation, we invite senior ferry operators to talk with history and logistics scholars.
Format
Talk
Date
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
17:00-18:00
Language
Cantonese (with English interpretation)

Oh Coral!
Tony Fung & Eva Chan
Tony Fung and Eva Chan introduce their respective local projects: 'Peng Chau History' and 'Hong Kong 114˚E Reef Fish Project'.
Format
Talk
Date
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Peng Chau
Time
11:00-12:00
Language
Cantonese

The Best Sound in the World: book sharing and sound walk
So Wai Lam & Harmony Li
What are the sounds of Cheung Chau? Can you recognize them? Dimdimmama and Solam will bring us (kids and parents) on a walk to rediscover the island... with our ears!
Format
Workshop
Date
2023.11.18 (Sat)
Port of Call
Cheung Chau
Time
12:00-14:00
Language
Cantonese
