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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Liebe SinoNet-Mitglieder, <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">hiermit möchten wir Sie zu folgendem Gastvortrag einladen:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#032138">Danny Yung</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#032138;font-weight:normal">, Zuni Icosahedron, Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#032138">The Kid Who Looks Up: Zuni Icosahedron and Hong Kong’s Cultural Evolution (1980–Present)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Abstract:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The experimental arts collective Zuni Icosahedron was founded in 1982 amid Hong Kong’s geopolitical shifts, named after a polyhedron signifying multi</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‑</span><span lang="EN-US">faceted,
non</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‑</span><span lang="EN-US">hierarchical creativity. Over four decades, Zuni's trajectory has not just mirrored but interrogated the city</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
transformation. In this talk, founder Danny Yung outlines a parallel history:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">The 1980s Inception: How the birth of Zuni coincided with the Sino-British Joint Declaration, sparking a search for a distinct “Hong Kong identity”;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Institutional vs. Experimental: The tension between the city’s rapid infrastructural growth and the grassroots radicalism of the avant-garde;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Dialectics of Space: How Zuni’s use of theatre and multimedia cross-border collaborations reflected the city’s changing borders and political realities;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">The Art of Asking: Moving beyond “answers” in art and politics. If the city is a stage, who is the audience, and who is the director?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Tian Tian’s “Looking Up” Philosophy: To navigate the city's transition from colonial port to global hub, and a call to embrace “blank canvases” for constant, restless
inquiry;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">The Future of the Polyhedron: A reflection on experimental art in a global digital age, and the “Hong Kong model” of cultural development as a case study for cities
worldwide. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Through archival visuals and personal anecdotes, Yung frames Hong Kong not just as a financial hub, but as a living laboratory for experimental practice and institutional critique.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Datum und Zeit</b>: Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2026, 09:45-11:15 Uhr<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ort</b>: <b>BIG-Hörsaal</b>, Universität Wien, Hauptgebäude, Universitätsring 1 (Hof 1, Tiefparterre)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link zur Einladung</b>: <a href="https://sinologie.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungen/detailansicht/news/guest-lecture-by-danny-yung/">
https://sinologie.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungen/detailansicht/news/guest-lecture-by-danny-yung/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mit besten Grüßen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften/Sinologie<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2871BA;mso-fareast-language:DE">Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Sinologie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#747474;mso-fareast-language:DE">Eingang 2.3, 1090 Wien, Österreich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="Tel:+43-1-4277-43842"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#747474;text-decoration:none">T: +43-1-4277-43842</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#747474;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="mailto:sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">sinologie.ostasien@univie.ac.at</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#747474;mso-fareast-language:DE">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="https://sinologie.univie.ac.at"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#747474">https://sinologie.univie.ac.at</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-fareast-language:DE"><br>
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