UNHEARD 2026: "Ear Plug-In"《聽覺外掛》 Lecture-performance

Artists Cheng Nga Yan and Larry Shuen explore shared experiences of listening among Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing communities
About this Event

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 Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing communities. Through vibration, movement, language, and embodied perception, they investigate diverse modes of listening that emerge through the interplay of different senses.

“Ear plug-in” is a programme that 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.

當聲音不再是唯一的感知媒介時，我們該如何聆聽？在這次講述表演中，藝術家鄭雅茵和孫禮賢將探索聾人、弱聽和健聽群體在聆聽方面的共同體驗。透過運用振動、動作、語言和具身感知，探究不同感官交織的多元聆聽方式。這活動包括兩個參與式工作坊和一場講述表演；後者將探討聲音的另類呈現，如香港手語的聲音詞彙、樂手的動作演繹，以非傳統的感知方式，為身體裝上這套「聽覺外掛」！

Workshop 1:

July 19 Sunday

2:30 - 4pm

Eric Hotung Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Workshop 2:

July 19 Sunday

4:30 - 6pm

Eric Hotung Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Lecture-performance:

July 30 Thursday

8 - 9:30pm

4/F Tomorrow Maybe, Eaton HK