esea contemporary is pleased to present Threading Layers of Change, a multi-sensory mindfulness workshop led by artist Kim Chin. Part of our ongoing initiative Moving Forwards, Sideways—a series of creative workshops designed to support the Hong Kong BN(O) community in Greater Manchester—this session invites participants of all ages to reflect on experiences of change, grounding, and belonging.
Through mindful, hands-on making, participants will work with upcycled cloth, yarns, textures, and colour to create a personal talisman—a symbolic ‘North Star’ to guide them through times of transition. Rooted in the principles of biomythography and attuned collaborative practice, the workshop fosters slowness, care, and sensory awareness as tools for navigating the unfamiliar.
Biomythography — a term coined by Audre Lorde in Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982). Materialising our meanings and layers of identity through truth, and the myths that surround it.
The session also includes gentle moments of conversation to support mindfulness, collective memory-making, and shared reflection. One of these is a ‘gift-giving’ activity, where participants introduce themselves through an object, word, or sound that expresses their relationship to home, change, and Moving Forwards, Sideways.
To take part, please bring a small object, image, or word that grounds you.
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.
Kim Chin is a neurodiverse multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, curator, and community organiser. The rise of anti-Asian hate during the global pandemic of 2019/20 inspired a more urgent need to amplify ESEA voices and heal intergenerational dissonance—starting with her own. Chin facilitates many activities in the museum, community, and learning spaces. They were a recent peer-to-peer resident artist at Metroland Cultures, London.
