BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 14.0 MIMEDIR//EN
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong
X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Hong_Kong
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0800
TZOFFSETTO:+0800
TZNAME:HKT
DTSTART:19700101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:X09v4920p265010A045507
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20261007T095600Z
ORGANIZER;CN=School of Creative Media:mailto:
DTSTART:20261013T093000
DTEND:20261013T181500
LOCATION:Screening Room 1
DESCRIPTION:Goto CAP message : https://cap.cityu.edu.hk/studentlan/postDetail.aspx?id=X09v4920p265010A045507\n\n\n \n A collaboration between the School of Creative Media\, CityUHK\, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong and the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau. Supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund\, this symposium brings together artists\, scholars\, curators\, photojournalists and researchers to reflect on how images are changing. It runs alongside the workshop programme 200 Years of Photography: Images\, Representation and AI.\n \n Abstract\n For two centuries\, photography has shaped how we see\, record\, remember\, and understand the world. What began as a light-sensitive chemical process has evolved into a diverse field of image-making that now includes digital manipulation\, computer-generated imagery\, virtual environments\, simulation\, and AI-generated images.\n \n Accompanying the workshop programme 200 Years of Photography: Images\, Representation and AI\, this symposium invites artists\, scholars\, curators\, photojournalists\, and researchers to reflect on the changing role of images in contemporary culture.\n \n The symposium unfolds across three thematic sessions. From Photography to Synthography traces the evolution of image-making from analogue photographic processes and experimental camera systems to synthography: the creation of images through synthetic means\, including computer-generated imagery\, 3D modelling\, virtual environments\, simulation\, and artificial intelligence. Image and Archive explores how images shape memory\, construct histories\, and enable speculative engagements with the past in an age of ecological and technological transformation. The Faithful Image examines photography’s enduring role as witness\, addressing questions of authenticity\, credibility\, and trust in contemporary documentary and journalistic practice.\n \n Through contributions from international keynote speakers and Hong Kong-based artists\, researchers\, and practitioners\, Imagining Photography reflects on the transformations of the image across two centuries. Spanning analogue photography\, synthography\, archives\, and documentary practice\, the symposium explores how evolving image technologies continue to shape the ways we document\, remember\, and imagine the world.\n \n Welcome Address\n - Mr Oliver Bräuner\, German Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong\n - Ms. Johanna Bouyé\, Consul for Education\, Science and Culture Consulate General of France in Hong Kong\n - Prof. Espen Aarseth\, Dean of the School of Creative Media\, SCM\, CityUHK\n \n Session 1\n From Photography to Synthography\n 10:30 am - 12:45 pm\n Keynote Speaker:\n Andreas Müller-Pohle\n Presenters:\n Xuanyang Huang\n Prof. Tamas Waliczky\n Chan Hoi Tat\n \n Session 2\n Image and Archive\n 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm\n Keynote Speaker: \n Prof. Gwenola Wagon\n Presenters:\n Dr. Lai Chui-han Linda\n Dr. Vennes Cheng\n \n Session 3\n The Faithful Image\n 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm\n Keynote Speaker: \n Prof. Gwenola Wagon\n Presenters:\n May James\n Phil Shek\n Prof. Lam Miu Ling\n \n Organiser:\n Elke Reinhuber (City University of Hong Kong)\n \n Registration\n https://forms.gle/T74vYn3cQLKPTMLNA (RSVP by 12 October 2026\, 5:00 pm)\n \n For more detailed programme and schedule\, please visit: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/scm/imagine/200/ \n \n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Click here to CAP message
A collaboration between the School of Creative Media, CityUHK, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong and the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau. Supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund, this symposium brings together artists, scholars, curators, photojournalists and researchers to reflect on how images are changing. It runs alongside the workshop programme 200 Years of Photography: Images, Representation and AI.
Abstract
For two centuries, photography has shaped how we see, record, remember, and understand the world. What began as a light-sensitive chemical process has evolved into a diverse field of image-making that now includes digital manipulation, computer-generated imagery, virtual environments, simulation, and AI-generated images.
Accompanying the workshop programme 200 Years of Photography: Images, Representation and AI, this symposium invites artists, scholars, curators, photojournalists, and researchers to reflect on the changing role of images in contemporary culture.
The symposium unfolds across three thematic sessions. From Photography to Synthography traces the evolution of image-making from analogue photographic processes and experimental camera systems to synthography: the creation of images through synthetic means, including computer-generated imagery, 3D modelling, virtual environments, simulation, and artificial intelligence. Image and Archive explores how images shape memory, construct histories, and enable speculative engagements with the past in an age of ecological and technological transformation. The Faithful Image examines photography’s enduring role as witness, addressing questions of authenticity, credibility, and trust in contemporary documentary and journalistic practice.
Through contributions from international keynote speakers and Hong Kong-based artists, researchers, and practitioners, Imagining Photography reflects on the transformations of the image across two centuries. Spanning analogue photography, synthography, archives, and documentary practice, the symposium explores how evolving image technologies continue to shape the ways we document, remember, and imagine the world.
Welcome Address
- Mr Oliver Bräuner, German Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong
- Ms. Johanna Bouyé, Consul for Education, Science and Culture Consulate General of France in Hong Kong
- Prof. Espen Aarseth, Dean of the School of Creative Media, SCM, CityUHK
Session 1
From Photography to Synthography
10:30 am - 12:45 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Andreas Müller-Pohle
Presenters:
Xuanyang Huang
Prof. Tamas Waliczky
Chan Hoi Tat
Session 2
Image and Archive
1:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Gwenola Wagon
Presenters:
Dr. Lai Chui-han Linda
Dr. Vennes Cheng
Session 3
The Faithful Image
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Gwenola Wagon
Presenters:
May James
Phil Shek
Prof. Lam Miu Ling
Organiser:
Elke Reinhuber (City University of Hong Kong)
Registration
https://forms.gle/T74vYn3cQLKPTMLNA (RSVP by 12 October 2026, 5:00 pm)
For more detailed programme and schedule, please visit: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/scm/imagine/200/
SUMMARY:(13 October 2026) [Symposium] IMAGINING PHOTOGRAPHY - Symposium on 200 Years of Photography
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR