"Macro-seed " Photography Workshop

Event Details Facilitator｜Homan Wang Language｜Cantonese Fee｜Free From reclaiming wastelands centuries ago, to skillfully cultivating tea and rice with local soil and water, and even meticulously growing watercress, the landscape of Chuen Lung has witnessed how people who migrated here have learned to coexist interdependently with the environment. Seeds are merely a small part of the landscape, yet they mark the beginning of culture and serve as keepers of memory. Chuen Lung Seed-graphy collects local seeds to reveal the relationships among villagers’ farming practices, native crops, and regional ecology. Through seeds, we can observe both intentional and unintentional human selection processes, uncovering how existing local varieties have shaped Chuen Lung’s unique flavors; wild seeds carried by birds, rivers, and wind land and grow, revealing another layer of natural landscape emerging from the wild grass. This project uses cultivation as a starting point for dialogue, exploring human societal changes through seed diversity, and encourages sharing Chuen Lung’s natural resources with the public. Where do roots originate? It begins with a single seed. Where will roots extend? Through sharing, they grow outward. For centuries, the landscape of Chuen Lung has borne witness to the stories of its settlers — from the days they tamed wild terrain to cultivate tea and rice, to their tireless perseverance in growing watercress. Together, these moments reveal the journey through which an interdependence between land and people has been forged. Seeds may represent only a small fraction of the landscape, yet they embody the birth of local culture and serve as vessels of memory. Chuen Lung Seed-graphy gathers local seeds from the region, unveiling the intricate relationships between villagers’ farming practices, native crops, and the surrounding ecology. Through this collection of seeds, we trace both the deliberate and inadvertent processes of selection, exploring how existing plant varieties have reflected the distinctive taste of Chuen Lung. Carried by birds, rivers, and wind, wild seeds take root, weaving another layer of untamed landscape amidst the undergrowth. This project uses planting as a entry point for dialogue. The diversity of seeds reflects the transformations of human life and encourages the sharing of Chuen Lung’s natural resources with the wider public. Where do roots come from? It all begins with a seed. Where will roots grow? Through sharing, they extend outward. “Chuen Lung Visual Research Archive” Open Studio (III) 31.10.2025 – 3.1.2026 (Open from Thursday to Sunday) In the Anthropocene—an epoch defined by the profound impact of human activity on the Earth’s geology, ecosystems, and atmospheric systems—Chuen Lung emerges as a site layered with ecological memory and a microcosm of entangled coexistence between humans and nature. Situated on the slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest peak, this historic village functions as a living archive, chronicling centuries of symbiotic relationships between seeds, animals, and humans as they collectively shape and reshape the landscape. “The Web of Life: Seeds, Animals, and the Chuen Lung Habitat,” the third open studio by Chuen Lung Visual Research Archive, explores these entwined relationships through an interdisciplinary lens. Highlighting Chuen Lung Seed Study by Vangi Fong and Fauna Studies by Project Crow, the initiative investigates the ecological networks that emerge from the interactions between plants, animals, and humans. By examining this dynamic habitat, the project challenges the dichotomy between the natural and the artificial, while advocating for a multi-species perspective that reimagines sustainability and the concept of habitability. *“Chuen Lung Storyboard – Visualising a Community and its Cultural Heritage” is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region *The content of this activity does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region