For its first digital residency, Videotage recreated the virtual site of Cattle Depot, a Hong Kong artists’ village, in Minecraft. Following its success, in this London-Hong Kong edition, UK artist Gary Woodley was invited to explore with Videotage curator Kyle Chung the contrasting approaches to urban development of two low-income neighbourhoods: Alexandra Road Estate (London) and To Kwa Wan (Hong Kong).   

Reconstructed in one-to-one scale, the architecture and societal conditions of the two areas are reflected and interconnected through Woodley's signature site-specific installation art, named 'Double Hilbert Meander'.  

First launched in October 2021 for the SPARK festival, the realm remains accessible on the Videotage Minecraft platform, available to Switch, Xbox, mobile app, and Windows 10 users.   

You can also view a full-length artist sharing session with Gary Woodley and Videotage curator Kyle Chung, recorded during SPARK 2021. 

Event Date Event Time Event Recording
21 October 2021 (Thursday) 17:00 - 18:00 (HKT)

Leave Your Body - Virtual artists’ residency - Artist Talk

View the recording here
10:00 - 11:00 (UK - BST)

Join UK artist Gary Woodley and Hong Kong’s new media art org. Videotage for Leave Your Body, a virtual artists’ residency on video gaming platform Minecraft. 

The commissioned artwork 'Double Hilbert Meander' was first launched in October 2021 for the SPARK festival. The realm remains accessible on the Videotage Minecraft platform, available to Switch, Xbox, mobile app, and Windows 10 users.   

For macOS and other PC users, please fill in this form here - the Leave Your Body team will add you to the realm. After the conclusion of SPARK festival in October 2021, please expect a 7-day processing time before being added to the realm.  

Type of event: virtual artists’ residency  

Platform: Minecraft and Zoom 

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