Ear Plug-In
When sound is no longer the only medium of perception, how do we listen?
In this lecture-performance, artists Cheng Nga Yan and Larry Shuen explore shared experiences of listening among hearing impaired and hearing communities. Through vibration, movement, language, and embodied perception, they investigate diverse modes of listening that emerge through the interplay of different senses.
The program includes two participatory workshops and a lecture-performance. The lecture-performance examines alternative representations of sound, including sound-related vocabulary in Hong Kong Sign Language and the expressive gestures of musicians. By engaging with non-traditional modes of perception, participants are invited to equip their bodies with a kind of listening “plug-in”—an extension that enables listening beyond hearing.
"Ear Plug-In" Workshop
| Date | Time | Artists | Venue | |
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Group 1
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19 July 2026 (Sun) |
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Cheng Nga Yan | Eric Hotung Studio, LB/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
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Group 2
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4:30 – 6:00 p.m. | Larry Shuen^ |
Fee: $50
^ Larry’s session will include guided field recording excursions in the Wan Chai neighborhood.
* Both Workshops will be conducted in Cantonese.
"Ear Plug-In" Lecture Performance
| Date | Time | Artists | Venue |
| 30 July 2026 (Thu) |
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. |
Cheng Nga Yan and Larry Shuen
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Tomorrow Maybe, Eaton HK |
Fee: $80
* Lecture Performance will be conducted in Cantonese, and Hong Kong Sign Language interpretation will be provided.
About Artists
Hong Kong media artists Cheng Nga Yan and Larry Shuen blend their distinct backgrounds in technology and music to create multidisciplinary performances. Shuen explores sound, listening, and musical gestures, while Cheng focuses on interactive audience experiences and the performing body. Both are active in the local arts scene as theatre designers and educators, alongside running the independent art collective “Goin Goin Studio”.
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