Over the past years, Hong Kong experienced massive social movements and the pandemic. Lots of collective actions were taken to call for political system change, people nowadays are still noticing collective trauma. In times of crisis and along with censorship issues in Hong Kong, how does art and cultural interventions can play in role in bringing social impacts?

This episode introduces a community art project in Hong Kong which has a focus of collecting people’s dreams about the certain district called Wanchai. The project provides a platform for dreamers and non-dreamers to connect. Through sharing dreamer’s stories, emotions, memories, and imaginations, they are encouraged to express themselves and to reconnect their innermost thoughts and feelings, meanwhile, for those who have not dreamed of Wanchai, they can still step into other dreams by different means. The project forms a relatively safe space and time to get through the public trauma. Side information - you might hear “Ding Ding” during the interview, which is how the local calls the double-decker trams in Hong Kong. The name derives from the bell sound of tram. About Wai Kwan Ng, Sharon Ng was born and raised in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, where she leads a healthy life. Her memory fails her sometimes, but she always keeps the local time in mind. She started working in the design industry in Catalonia after graduating with a BA in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University. Later, she expanded her career to design education following her return to Hong Kong. Ng is an active artist co-worked on ‘Hong Kong Jack Ciao Map’. Her individual included ‘Natural Early Death’, ‘Dream Wanchai’. Currently, Ng is also a mentor for "Art is Land," co-designing and participating in the training of teaching artists. Website :https://www.time-cross-section.org/name Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timecrossse... Dream Wanchai Website: www.dreamwanchai.com

This podcast is part of a larger compendium, where we explore different thoughts and frameworks that can guide sustainable development towards generating systems that serve the needs of the future. Of crucial importance are the ideas that systems need to serve the mass of people, contribute to stabilize ecosystem services and enable an applicable transition. The well-known Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are very essential, but often lack the needed transformation. So dive into the journey – from SDGs to GDS (generating different systems) to hear about holistic ideas for a better future.

The compendium is the work of an international students group of the master's programme Global Change Management (GCM) class 2022/2023, from the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development.

If you would like to learn more about practical examples that relate to underlying concepts like the Doughnut Economy and Planetary Boundaries, please check out our website: ⁠https://hnee-gcm-compendium.vercel.app/⁠ that was made from a previous semester group.