研究背景An Introduction to the research
"Invisible Citizens: Art and Stories of the Vietnamese Asylum Seekers and Boat People in Hong Kong"
《C.A.R.E》重遇本地越南社群藝術
Local Vietnamese Community Art Re-encountered
C.A.R.E. Exhibition was held during April 2nd and April 21st, 2008 at Lingnan University’s Leung Fong Oi Wan Art Gallery. It was presented by the Garden Streams Hong Kong Fellowship of Christian Artists and the Visual Studies Programme of the Department of Philosophy (presently the Department of Visual Studies) at Lingnan University.
《C.A.R.E》展覽由2008 年4 月2 日至4 月21 日在嶺南大學梁方靄雲藝術廊舉行，是次展覽由園泉基督徒藝術家團契（園泉）和嶺南大學哲學系視覺藝術學士課程（現為視覺研究系）合辦。
A selection of about 200 artworks, photos and textual documents, selected from a total of 800 artworks - collected by Garden Stream in the “Art in the Camp” project, held at the Whitehead Detention Centre between 1989 and 1991 - were displayed in this exhibition. Workshops focusing on painting, embroidery, music, drama, dance, and writing were held in the camp by local artists. New artworks recreating and reflecting on the complexity of the camp life have also been created for this exhibition.
園泉於 1989 至 1991 年間在白石羈留中心開展「越營藝穗計劃」，為不同年齡船民，組織不同類型的藝術活動，包括繪畫、女紅、音樂、劇場、舞蹈、寫作及詩詞創作。園泉共收藏了 800 件藝術作品，是次展覽展出了約 200 幅畫作、圖片及文本記錄；此外，亦展出前「越營藝穗」藝術家的新作品，重現和反思昔日營中的生活。
The artworks presented in the exhibition, after further cataloguing, will be archived by the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
《C.A.R.E》展覽的所有作品，經過紀錄及整理後將被送往荷蘭，由阿姆斯特丹的國際社會歷史研究院保存。
Dr. Sophia Law is currently working on a 2-year project, funded by GRF of the UGC, called Invisible Citizens: Art and Stories of the Vietnamese Asylum Seekers and Boat People in Hong Kong. By focusing on the 800 pieces of paintings, fabric works, writings, photographs and documents collected by Garden Streams, the study will explore the role of Art in the asylum-seeking experience of the Vietnamese Boat People that traveled through Hong Kong.
嶺南大學視覺藝術課程助理教授羅淑敏博士2008年成功申請教資會GRF研究資助，在2009年1月開始一個名為Invisible Citizens: Art and Stories of the Vietnamese Asylum Seekers and Boat People in Hong Kong的學術研究。此研究為期兩年，以園泉收藏的八百多件畫作、布藝、寫作、相片及文本記錄為中心，探討藝術及有關活動，如何影響越南庇護尋求者（asylum seekers/boat people）在香港禁閉營中的生活。
We welcome any questions or information and stories you may have related to this research. 我們歡迎你的查詢及有關本研究的故事及資料。
Dr. Sophia Law, Assistant Professor
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sophialaw@ln.edu.hk
Samson Wong, Research Assistant
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