Hong Kong\u2019s Para Site is set to leave its Quarry Bay location, the organization\u2019s base for a decade, and mark its 30th anniversary with a city-spanning \u201cnomadic\u201d program unfolding throughout 2027. The nonprofit has also confirmed that a new venue is being prepared, with details yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
Para Site began laying the groundwork in June with its experimental, collaborative program Elsewhere in Me<\/em>, taking place across Hong Kong. The initiative will continue to roll out new commissions by local and international figures in the months ahead, including Sydney-based artist Justin Talplacido Shoulder (Phasmahammer)<\/strong> in November and Hong Kong-based artist Yim Sui Fong<\/strong> in December. The program will extend into the new year while Para Site furnishes its forthcoming venue.<\/p>\n James Taylor-Foster, who joined the institution as its executive director in March, described the coming year as a testing ground. He told South China Morning Post<\/em> that the year-long program is an opportunity to \u201ctry things out\u201d: new ideas, partnerships, and relationships. \u201cAll this will inform the kind of space that we end up moving into\u2014a new anchor point for Para Site in Hong Kong.\u201d<\/p>\n Founded in 1996 by Hong Kong artists Patrick Lee<\/strong>, Leung Chi-wo<\/strong>, Phoebe Man Ching-ying<\/strong>, Sara Wong Chi-hang<\/strong>, Leung Mee-ping<\/strong>, Tsang Tak-ping<\/strong>, and Lisa Cheung<\/strong>, Para Site emerged as an alternative platform focused on nurturing discourse on contemporary art and fostering collaborations between curators and creatives. The organization was originally based in Sheung Wan<\/strong> before relocating to Quarry Bay<\/strong> in 2015.<\/p>\n As Para Site prepares to depart Quarry Bay, its upcoming nomadic chapter\u2014paired with the ongoing commissions under Elsewhere in Me<\/em>\u2014positions the nonprofit to engage audiences across the city while shaping the parameters of its next permanent home.<\/p>\nFrom Sheung Wan to Quarry Bay\u2014and beyond<\/h2>\n