October 20th – 29th, 2022
The theme for the 2022 Meeting Point was “From Connection to Collaboration”. Through a series of online and in-person programs taking place over ten days, 85+ art and culture practitioners and 29 organisations and collectives from 15 countries came together and discussed the following questions: As the community of socially-engaged arts practitioners around Asia is growing, why does it matter that we connect? Are we equipped to connect and to collaborate effectively? If we want to work collaboratively, what are the foundations that need to be put in place and what kinds of attitudes do we need to nurture, what kind of structures do we need to unlearn? What are the forces driving us to collaborate?
Please scroll down this page to learn more about the program.
Programs
LOST IN TRANSLATION
Co-hosted by MCH and TAEF (Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation)
TIMELINE (UTC +7)
13:00: Welcome remarks (30 mins)
13:30: Echoes from the Stars (45 mins)
14:30: Lost in Translation: Part 1, Roundtable (90 mins)
16:10: Lost in Translation: Part 2, Open discussion (50 mins)
17:00: Close
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
We are all familiar with the challenges of language in cross-cultural cooperation and collaboration. But is language the only obstacle getting in our way of understanding each other? As we start to reconnect with people after the constraints of the COVID pandemic, is there a chance to re-construct ways of collaborating? How might communication transform spaces for collaboration to be more inclusive, dynamic and mutually beneficial?
We kick off the 2022 Meeting Point program with a screening of My Mother’s Tongue, a film by Jean-Baptiste Phou (JB), which tells the story of a mother and son who don’t speak the same language, until something unlocks when she suddenly falls very ill. After the screening, Jean-Baptiste will introduce us to his new participatory installation, Echoes from the Stars, which has been created in response to audience reactions to his film. Echoes from the Stars will be open for Meeting Point audiences to take part in throughout the rest of the program, with a special event on 28th October where audiences can join the creators of the artwork Jean-Baptiste (JB) and Theerawat (Meng) to explore the installation.
Following a short break, we return for lively panel discussion on the topic on “Lost in Translation? Intercultural Communication in Asia”. Our conversation will be inspired by four panellists sharing experiences and critical reflections on collaboration from their perspectives as researchers, film makers, producers and artists from Indonesia, Laos and Taiwan respectively. The discussion will tackle the complexity of translation, interpretation and understanding in different facets of connecting and collaborating at the intersection of arts and society
In part two, the floor will open to encourage questions, insights and critique from the audience, in conversation with each other and with the panellists.
This event is co-hosted by Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) in collaboration with MCH. While working in different ways and with different focuses on Southeast Asia, both MCH and TAEF share an aim to explore and expand the diversifying relationships and cultural exchange between Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
NOTE
The welcome remarks, panel and Q&A will be mainly in English, with simultaneous interpretation available in Mandarin and English.
My Mother’s Tongue is in French with Khmer and English subtitles. Transcripts will also be available in Burmese, Laos, Thai, Vietnamese and Mandarin. The film will be available for Meeting Point audiences to view on demand from October 20th-29th.
Thank you to the MCH Fellows and team members who worked on the translation: Nwet Kaykhine (Burmese), Chanmaly Panyaphone (Laos), Narumol Thammapruksa (Thai), Pham Ut Quyen (Vietnamese), Jennifer Lee (Mandarin).
Meeting Point 2022 開幕活動 現場參與
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日期/時間：2022年10月20日(四)，台灣時間14:00pm-18:00pm
現場參與之活動地點：台灣當代文化實驗場 共享吧（地址：台北市建國南路一段177號）
語言：活動進行以英文、中文為主（提供中文、英文的同步口譯服務
報名：請點選此連結
現場參與之相關洽詢，請聯絡：jennifer@mekongculturalhub.org
CONTRIBUTORS
Echoes from the Stars
Echoes from the Stars
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CREATE & SHARE
VIRTUAL MEETING POINT
The virtual program is a diverse mix of sharing, training and discussion sessions; some prepared by artists and practitioners in MCH’s network, and others presented by organisations connected to art and social action in Asia. Please check out the events below!
Please note: Registration is required for each event.
LOCAL GATHERINGS
Interpreting our theme of ‘From Connection to Collaboration’ in ways relevant to their local context, a network of MCH Fellows are curating and delivering live programs as part of this meeting point. From October 20th – 29th, 14 organising teams from 15+ cities, are gathering people to discuss topics as diverse as the environmental crisis in the Mekong Delta, solidarity for SEA diaspora artists, connecting generations through literature and drinking Ice Tea.
The event hosts were selected through an open call and each has received a small grant from MCH to enable their event coordination. The hosts have been connecting monthly online to connect their networks and exchange perspectives.
Several events are available to join online. Please use the dropdown boxes below to filter events by date, country or online access.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SCHEDULE
(UTC+7 Time Zone)
| TIME | PROGRAMS |
| 13:30 | Echoes from the Stars 45 mins |
| 14:30 | Lost in Translation – Intercultural Communication in Asia: Part 1, Roundtable 90 mins |
| 16:00 | Break 10 mins |
| 16:10 | Lost in Translation – Intercultural Communication in Asia: Part 2, Open discussion 50 mins |
| 17:00 | Close |
| TIME | Room 1 | Room 2 |
| 14:00pm | Immersive Nongkrong x Dapur Communion/Reunion | Evaluating Socially Engaged Art Practice in South Asia Khoj International Artists’ Association |
| 16:00pm | Creative Approaches to Engage Community |
| TIME | Room 1 | Room 2 | Local Gatherings |
| 14.00pm | Immersive Nongkrong x Dapur Communion/Reunion | COVID Time Capsule | Literature Festival – connecting different generations |
| 16.00pm | GEDUP! | In Art We Trust! Art intervention in the community TASA(simultaneous interpretation) | The ti(d)e of alluvium/ Kết dòng phù sa |
| Local Gatherings |
| Embracing Diversity and Inclusion: A Story of Migrant Workers Pursuing Dreams |
|
PURWARUPA: Navigate Your Art Collaboration |
| The ti(d)e of alluvium/ Kết dòng phù sa |
| Local Gatherings |
| PURWARUPA: Navigate Your Art Collaboration |
| TIME | Room 1 | Room 2 | Local Gatherings |
| TIME | ROOM 1 |
| 12:00 | The Pluralism Toolbox Helvetas |
| TIME | ROOM 1 | Local Gatherings |
| 14:00 | You Are Not Alone – General Safety Training for Artists in Asia PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection Program (ARC) |
Now What?
PURWARUPA: Navigate Your Art Collaboration Setting the scene: Contextualising Southeast Asian art community |
MEETING POINT NEWS
Collaboration in Action – Artist Networks in Asia by Deborah Augustin
November 3, 2022
Local Host Networking Sessions – the Gatherings of beautiful people in the Art and Culture across Asia
October 15, 2022
A group of strangers on an even stranger land – a photo story by Delta X group GEDUP
October 14, 2022
Creative connections & collaborations via the Meeting Point program: Echoes from the Stars
October 14, 2022
The 2nd Local Host Networking Session: Thinking about audiences/participants to your event
August 1, 2022
Eco-social Urbanism: A Look Into Reciprocal Community Ecology
July 11, 2022
THANK YOU
