Chinese Social Evening at EVA
Various Speakers

Summary

"Chinese Social Evening at EVA" is part of EVA London's China Day and forms an informal, wine-accompanied conclusion to a programme of papers and panels. Various Speakers frame the event as a celebration of the conference's long-standing Eastern links, contrasting an Eastern, human-centred outlook grounded in Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism with a more technology-driven Western perspective. A speaker from Guangdong University of Technology introduces the School of Art and Design and shows student work that uses AI-generated content and interactive coding to explore cultural themes, while acknowledging the pedagogical challenge of keeping AI use transparent and process-led. Another presenter shares micro:bit-based physical computing projects in which student groups build sound-, distance- and light-responsive objects, lanterns, spinning mechanisms and porcelain-inspired pieces, all rooted in Chinese culture and documented to demonstrate creative development rather than shortcutting. The evening closes with a performative lecture on "Speculative Elemental Landscapes," which links Shan shui painting, chi and the five elements to the climate crisis and to collective, more-than-technological futures. Throughout, the speakers stress human engagement, cultural grounding and responsible use of digital tools.

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