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Hong Kong Sign Language Videos

Interviews with artists and makers featuring Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) interpretation

An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a wall with a large piece of artwork. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a wall with a large piece of artwork. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Leung Kui Ting: Inkscapes with Hong Kong Sign Language

Discover the unique artistic practice of Leung Kui Ting, whose ink paintings blend traditional and abstract elements to explore transience and beauty in the natural world
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, Architect Raj Rewal sketching at a desk with framed building illustrations on a white wall in the background. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, Architect Raj Rewal sketching at a desk with framed building illustrations on a white wall in the background. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Raj Rewal: Connecting Through Architecture with Hong Kong Sign Language

Discover Raj Rewal's innovative approach to architecture, which blends tradition and modernity
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a table is covered by many copies of "The Asia Magazine" and some printed materials. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a table is covered by many copies of "The Asia Magazine" and some printed materials. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Unboxing Henry Steiner’s Design Archive with Hong Kong Sign Language

Curators Tina Pang and Shirley Surya explore three Steiner projects from the 1960s–1980s
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a person wearing blue plastic gloves is placing a red toothbrush head into a colorful toy-like electric toothbrush holder positioned at the center of a table. To his left, there is a yellow box labeled 'ROBO' while on the right, there is a colorful toy-like object with a label reading 'ROBO for curious kids'. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a person wearing blue plastic gloves is placing a red toothbrush head into a colorful toy-like electric toothbrush holder positioned at the center of a table. To his left, there is a yellow box labeled 'ROBO' while on the right, there is a colorful toy-like object with a label reading 'ROBO for curious kids'. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Unboxing ‘My First Sony’ and ‘Sanyo ROBO’ with Hong Kong Sign Language

Curator Sunny Cheung and editor Andrew Goodhouse unbox products from two 1980s children’s electronics lines: My First Sony and Sanyo ROBO
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a woman in a blue sweater is interviewed. There is wooden sculpture behind the woman. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a woman in a blue sweater is interviewed. There is wooden sculpture behind the woman. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Hu Xiaoyuan: Is Seeing Believing with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Hu Xiaoyuan discusses how her work ‘Spheres of Doubt’ plays with notions of authenticity, as its organic materials change as time passes
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Lin Yilin: Art, My Way with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Lin Yilin discusses his performance piece 'Typhoon', in which he walks slowly on stilts through the colonial arcades of Guangzhou
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a person stands in a white-walled gallery space with a piece of wooden furniture positioned in the left corner. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a person stands in a white-walled gallery space with a piece of wooden furniture positioned in the left corner. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Shen Xin: Navigating Belief Systems with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Shen Xin discusses her work 'Provocation of the Nightingale', a multi-channel video installation that investigates different belief systems
6 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a blue t-shirt is interviewed. The wall behind the man is full of colourful painting. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a blue t-shirt is interviewed. The wall behind the man is full of colourful painting. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Xu Zhen: Beyond Anticipation with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Xu Zhen discusses his work ‘Rainbow’ in the context of the Shanghai art scene at the end of the 1990s
6 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Beeple, stands next to his video sculpture, a metal-framed box constructed from LED screens, in a concrete-walled gallery. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Beeple, stands next to his video sculpture, a metal-framed box constructed from LED screens, in a concrete-walled gallery. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Beeple: An Infinite Journey with Hong Kong Sign Language

Beeple discusses depicting technology’s impact on the human experience through art and the importance of creating something you care about
8 mins: 
Moving Image  / Digital  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man dressed in a blue shirt , sits in conversation in a white-walled gallery space. Behind him on the wall are three paintings featuring a decorative design of flowers. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man dressed in a blue shirt , sits in conversation in a white-walled gallery space. Behind him on the wall are three paintings featuring a decorative design of flowers. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Painting Possibilities: Michael Lin’s Relational Art with Hong Kong Sign Language

Conceptual artist and painter Michael Lin discusses his practice and how he connects his artwork with audiences
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man is interviewed inside a studio. Rows of books are visible in the background. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man is interviewed inside a studio. Rows of books are visible in the background. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Samson Young: Unheard Sounds with Hong Kong Sign Language

Samson Young explains the origins of his ‘Muted Sounds’ series, in which musicians are instructed to perform without creating music
6 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a woman is interviewed inside the interior of a sushi bar. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a woman is interviewed inside the interior of a sushi bar. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

The Kiyotomo Sushi Bar: A Journey from Tokyo to Hong Kong with Hong Kong Sign Language

Discover how we relocated a sushi bar from Shinbashi, Tokyo to M+, Hong Kong
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a business suite is interviewed in an office. The windows behind the man look out onto high-rise buildings and forested mountains. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man in a business suite is interviewed in an office. The windows behind the man look out onto high-rise buildings and forested mountains. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Hong Kong’s Plastic Pioneers with Hong Kong Sign Language

Local manufacturers recall the know-how, craftsmanship, and pluck required to get the Hong Kong plastics industry off the ground
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Tozer Pak Sheung Chuen. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Pak Sheung Chuen: Measuring Time with Hong Kong Sign Language

Pak Sheung Chuen takes us to two locations of his previous performances: the Kowloon Tong MTR station and a Hong Kong apartment building
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the architect, James Kinoshita. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the architect, James Kinoshita. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

James Kinoshita: Building the Unanticipated with Hong Kong Sign Language

Find out how architect James Kinoshita helped turn Hong Kong into one of the world’s most iconic vertical cities
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Wong Ping. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, the artist, Wong Ping. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Wong Ping: Animating the Absurd with Hong Kong Sign Language

Wong Ping talks about his animation work and his love-hate relationship with Hong Kong
6 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image in two parts. On the left, a woman walks across an outdoor basketball court. On the right, a Sign Language interpreter stands with hands together, looking into the camera.
An image in two parts. On the left, a woman walks across an outdoor basketball court. On the right, a Sign Language interpreter stands with hands together, looking into the camera.

Shirley Tse: An Exercise in Negotiation with Hong Kong Sign Language

Shirley Tse discusses her installations ‘Negotiated Differences’ and ‘Playcourt’, as part of her M+ exhibition ‘Shirley Tse: Stakes and Holders’
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
Photograph showing a woman seated among stacks of boxes. She is looking towards the right of the frame with her mouth open and hand extended, as if in the middle of speaking. An image of a sign language interpreter is positioned on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing a woman seated among stacks of boxes. She is looking towards the right of the frame with her mouth open and hand extended, as if in the middle of speaking. An image of a sign language interpreter is positioned on the right side of the image.

Leung Mee-ping: Material Meaning with Hong Kong Sign Language

Leung Mee-ping reflects on her practice of collecting everyday materials and repurposing them into art
14 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A lady dressed in black stands before a film set that is under construction. A sign language interpreter, in a separate window, is on the right of the image.
A lady dressed in black stands before a film set that is under construction. A sign language interpreter, in a separate window, is on the right of the image.

Angela Su: Arise with Hong Kong Sign Language

Angela Su discusses the acts of self-transformation and world-building featured in the exhibition ‘Angela Su: Arise, Hong Kong in Venice’
9 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  /  Video
Grainy film still showing a man in a black suit walking across an outdoor plaza. Trees line the perimeter of the plaza, and a beige, windowless building occupies the left background of the frame. In the centre of the plaza is pedestal supporting a sculpture of an angel with one wing. A sign language interpreter, in a separate window, is on the right of the image.
Grainy film still showing a man in a black suit walking across an outdoor plaza. Trees line the perimeter of the plaza, and a beige, windowless building occupies the left background of the frame. In the centre of the plaza is pedestal supporting a sculpture of an angel with one wing. A sign language interpreter, in a separate window, is on the right of the image.

Anson Mak: The Beauty of Days Past with Hong Kong Sign Language

Anson Mak talks about the creative processes behind her experimental documentaries and her love of Super 8 filmmaking
9 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: still from a digital video. A young woman in a ballet costume stands within a factory environment flanked by rows of machines. She looks down to the floor. On the right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: still from a digital video. A young woman in a ballet costume stands within a factory environment flanked by rows of machines. She looks down to the floor. On the right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Cao Fei: Constructing ‘Whose Utopia’ with Hong Kong Sign Language

Multimedia artist Cao Fei reflects on her 2006 work, ‘Whose Utopia’, and its poignant portrayal of factory workers in China
5 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: a stylised letter 'I' presented as part of a dynamic graphic identity. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: a stylised letter 'I' presented as part of a dynamic graphic identity. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Henry Steiner: Branding Hong Kong with Hong Kong Sign Language

Graphic designer Henry Steiner talks about his work shaping the identities of Hong Kong’s most established organisations
7 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: an oil painting on canvas depicting a yellow-tinted face, staring at us, unsmiling. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: an oil painting on canvas depicting a yellow-tinted face, staring at us, unsmiling. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Zhang Xiaogang: Bloodlines and Family with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Zhang Xiaogang discusses his seminal Bloodline Series, and how it was inspired by the discovery of an old family photo
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: monochrome photograph of ships docked at a harbour. They occupy both sides of the middle ground with their bows angled towards the centre. On our right, smoke shrouds the ships docked above a small boat carrying two seated figures and a standing figure with a long oar. On the right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: monochrome photograph of ships docked at a harbour. They occupy both sides of the middle ground with their bows angled towards the centre. On our right, smoke shrouds the ships docked above a small boat carrying two seated figures and a standing figure with a long oar. On the right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Fan Ho: On the ‘Decisive Moment’ with Hong Kong Sign Language

Master photographer Fan Ho shares thoughts on his photographic method during his final visit to Hong Kong
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: two figures are positioned on a double bed. One lies down. The other sits cross legged holding a painting. The wallpaper of the room is a highly immersive forest environment. A floor fan and flip-flops are positioned next to the bed on the floor. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: two figures are positioned on a double bed. One lies down. The other sits cross legged holding a painting. The wallpaper of the room is a highly immersive forest environment. A floor fan and flip-flops are positioned next to the bed on the floor. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Yeung Tong Lung: A Space Beyond Words with Hong Kong Sign Language

Visual artist Yeung Tong Lung shares his thoughts about art, his work, and being an artist
11 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video

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