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THY LAB is an independent art space in Hong Kong with a focus on visual research, film, performance art, and educational programs. It is home to a collection of Hong Kong home-made movies and family photographs, which constitutes the largest collection of found footage in Hong Kong, comprising 9,000 items donated by local residents.[1][2]

Located in Sham Shui Po, the space is also used as an artist-run squat as it occupies a re-purposed Hong Kong rooftop slum that is turned into a theater with free admission policy.[3] Since 2013, the back alley space has been occupied, reclaimed as a 24-hour open-air public art museum, and renamed as Thy Lane Museum.[4][5]

Hosting screenings, performances, and workshops, THY LAB has produced collectively-authored films and performances, and has trained more than 500 filmmakers and performers.[6] Since 2013, the space hosted international filmmakers, performers, and scholars, notably South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki Duk and Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.

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  1. ^ "How old family photos tell stories of Hong Kong culture and heritage". South China Morning Post. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ^ "到深水埗看 意大利藝術片 -". LifeStyle Journal 優雅生活. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "鍾情香港電影 辦小小放映院 意人落腳深水埗 播動人故事 - 20211214 - CULTURE & LEISURE". 明報OL網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ^ An Italian artist performs unique art in Hong Kong, retrieved 2022-11-21
  5. ^ "The Places and Faces of Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po District". ocula.com. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. ^ "Global Sinophonia 1- Master Class - THY LAB: A 9-Years Performative Free Cinema Theatre inside a Sham Shui Po Rooftop Slum - Event Calendar - Co-curricular Learning - Office of Student Affairs, Hong Kong Baptist University". sa.hkbu.edu.hk. Retrieved 2022-12-12.