Image Bobby Yu Shuk Pui, Video still from Paradise Air, 2024

PDF is free to join and held in English (due to its transnational setting)
PRAKSIS does not have step free access

PRAKSIS’s monthly peer-discussion group for creative people offers a friendly, informal hub for practitioners to meet, share and discuss works-in-progress.

Artist Bobby Yu Shuk Pui will open session 52 of PRAKSIS Development Forum (PDF) by discussing the process and ideas behind her project Our Story with Hemorrhoid which is due to be exhibited in Oslo at UKS – The Young Artists Society – next year. 

During the session three other participants will have the opportunity to share their own works in progress. You may also simply join the discussion. This session is particularly relevant for those working with video, text, installation, sculpture, and performance and/or engaging with narrative, body politics, identity construction, and speculative ideas of possible futures as these are media and topics that Bobby Yu Shuk Pui often works with.

Book Your Place
There are eight places for this session and booking is essential. There are up to three more places to present work-in-progress, and four places for those who wish to join the group conversation. If you are curious about PDF but don't necessarily want to show anything (yet), feel free to come and see what goes on.

To reserve a spot please email: pdf@praksisoslo.org

PDF Structure
Each presenting participant has around 40 minutes to share their current artistic activity. PDF’s focus is on works and ideas in progress, so please do not present finished works or projects. Projects in development can be shared in a number of ways: for example by bringing in physical works, presenting a slideshow, reading, performance, or other suitable communication strategy. A projector and laptop is available for the group to use throughout the session. PDF encourages variety and experimentation, so please get in touch if you have questions or special requirements.

More About Bobby Yu Shuk Pui
Bobby Yu Shuk Pui is a visual artist and filmmaker living in Oslo and Hong Kong. Bobby received a BA from Hong Kong Baptist University and an MFA from Oslo National Academy of Fine Art. Her work has shown in exhibitions including at Kunstnernes Hus, K4, and Podium (all in Oslo), as well as at Parasite, Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and numerous film festivals. In 2023 she won Best Director at the 17th Freshwave Film Festival in Hong Kong. This summer Bobby will be included in a group exhibition with Situations, New York. In 2025 she has solo exhibitions at UKS, Oslo and Open Source gallery, New York. Find out more at: www.yushukpui.com

More About PDF
PDF is a monthly group meeting which provides a constructive space for artists, curators and writers to share and discuss their current practice. It is opportunity to learn what other creatives are up to, speak about your own work and share perspectives. PDF is open to individuals at all career stages. Every participant’s contribution to the group is valued.

Support PDF
PDF is only partly-funded by the Norwegian Arts Council. As with all of PRAKSIS’s activity, we intend to keep it free and open to all. If you’ve enjoyed taking part in PDF, or have benefitted from some other feature of PRAKSIS’s programmes, please consider supporting us via www.patreon.com/praksisoslo. Every small contribution - for instance, the cost of a cup of coffee a month - helps us keep our programmes going.

About PRAKSIS
PRAKSIS is a non-profit arts catalyst that fosters creative practice and knowledge production through collective activity and the exchange of ideas, skills and information. PRAKSIS seeks to establish dialogue between artists, thinkers and organisations locally and internationally, at all career stages, and across diverse cultures and disciplines.