This year's WAVE FRONT artist-in-residence is Brian Chu Yin-Woo (龢wo4) from Hong Kong. Before the end of his residency in Chicago, Brian will play a solo improvisation set, followed by a short presentation sharing insights into the underground music scene in his hometown and the ways in which it has inspired the ideas behind his creative process.

ESS's current wavefront artist, Cher Ng Chun-tung, will be presenting a new work that is shaped by his recent experiences in Chicago. Come check out Hong Kong's new generation of sound art!

WAVEFRONT artist DAVID BOYKIN performs solo and discusses his adventure in Hong Kong last fall.

In his performance As I have listened / Please chat with me, Samson invites the audience to respond, interact, and improvise with the evolving contents of his journey, using objects, texts, and simple instructions based on his experiences. This reflects his change of mind from a passive to an active way of adapting to a new place, and creates yet another new layer of his (shared) memories in Chicago.