Events
Event
Screenings
Undead, Unmanned: A Screening of Y7’s 'Undead Internet Theory'
from
until
25
June
2026
18:00 – 19:30
Join Y7 and Milia Xin Bi for a screening of ‘Undead Internet Theory’, exploring the eerie conditions of an internet increasingly shaped by non-human agencies, including bots, algorithms, synthetic content, and automated systems.
Event
Guided tours
Artist-Led Tour: 'Two Improvisations'
from
until
13
June
2026
14:00–15:00
Join artist Chris Zhongtian Yuan for a guided tour of ‘Two Improvisations’ — his first UK institutional solo exhibition at esea contemporary.
Event
Music
Hardcore Raver in Tears ft. Lu Yan – UK Debut Performance
from
until
13
June
2026
20:30 - 22:00
Join us at SOUP, Manchester, for a live performance by Wuhan-based music band Hardcore Raver in Tears featuring Lu Yan.
Event
Previews
Exhibition Preview: Chris Zhongtian Yuan 'Two Improvisations'
from
until
12
June
2026
18:00-20:00
Join us for the preview of 'Chris Zhongtian Yuan: Two Improvisations', the first UK institutional solo exhibition by Chris Zhongtian Yuan.
Event
Talks
Yuen Fong Ling: A Changing Appetite – A Reflection on ‘British-Chinese’ Art Making and Curating from the Late 1980s to the Early 2000s
from
until
6
June
2026
18:30-20:00
Join us for a talk with artist and curator Yuen Fong Ling, who will reflect on a period of creativity, hybridity, and possibility centred around Manchester, when artists of ESEA heritage were building connections across a widely dispersed and often fragmented artistic community.