Alex Tam
Alex Hok Nang Tam is a curator, researcher, and lecturer specialising in contemporary art and heritage. His current research focuses on artistic practices that critically examine the notion of heritage and the intertwined themes of extraction, accumulation, and dispossession. He is currently undertaking a research project exploring artists' engagement with ecological restoration in post-mining landscapes. This research delves into the Anthropocene, post-extractivism, and their various aesthetic imaginaries, with a particular focus on social and environmental sustainability. Tam has also initiated a number of projects that engage with history, memory, and place-making. He is a co-founder of Play Depot, a community playground in a former industrial district in Hong Kong. This initiative encourages social interaction, creative play, and public engagement within the local community. Prior to his current role, Tam served as the founding Centre Executive of the Centre for Research and Development in Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University.