In this interactive session, participants will create their own Mahjong tile using a combination of clay moulding, plaster casting, and painting. Drawing on themes of migration and cultural memory, the workshop invites you to reflect on what it means to reconnect with heritage in a new place.
You’ll start by making a clay mould using a 3D-printed Mahjong model, then cast the front face of your tile in plaster. While it sets, you’ll paint and personalise the design—choosing from traditional Mahjong patterns or your own creative ideas. Finally, you’ll colour the cast back piece and assemble the two parts into a unique artwork to take home.
This event is part of Moving Forwards, Sideways, a series of creative workshops supporting the BN(O) community in Greater Manchester. Jason Lut Ming Kwong was selected through an open call for artists and creatives as part of the programme.
Open to members of the Hong Kong BN(O) community of all ages. No prior experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.
Free to attend, but spaces are limited – early booking is recommended.
Jason Kwong (b. 2003, Hong Kong) is an emerging artist based in the United Kingdom. His practice began as a response to his search for belonging and connection to his hometown, Hong Kong. He is currently studying BA Fine Art at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.
Informed by his research into Dansaekhwa, Jason’s practice embraces active labour, experimental techniques, meditative repetition, and cultural reservation. Working primarily with ink and Xuan paper, he has developed unique approaches to these traditional materials, including his own “paper screen printing” methods. His recent works reflect on horizontality, a structure adapted from nature into culture, politics, and theory, exploring shifting perspectives on colonialism across time and history. Through a language of simplicity and subtle gestures, he invites viewers into moments of quiet, stillness, and presence.
Rooted in his deep connection to Hong Kong, Jason's work expresses a longing for harmony and inner peace in an increasingly complex world. He believes in art as a space for slowness, contemplation, and gentle resistance.
