• The book launch of Alice Kok’s Mind to Mind was held on 24 January at Livraria Portuguesa in Macau, attracting over 50 attendees.
• The book compiles highlights from 62 exhibitions curated by Kok between 2008 and 2025, offering a multi-faceted view of Macau’s contemporary art scene.

Organized by Art For All Society (AFA Macau) and sponsored by the Macao Cultural Development Fund, the book launch for Alice Kok’s Mind to Mind: The Diverse Horizons of Macao Contemporary Art – A Selection of Curatorial Essays (2008–2025) was held on 24 January at Livraria Portuguesa, drawing over 50 attendees.

Mind to Mind brings together highlights from 62 exhibitions curated by Kok – who is also President of AFA – between 2008 and 2025. The publication includes curatorial writings and critical reflections, alongside exhibition and artwork images. It is structured around four thematic threads: “Self-Exploration and Identity”, “Social Care and the Spirit of the Times”, “Art Environment and Artistic Talents” and “Curatorial Blueprints and Cross-Disciplinary Practices”.

Kok remarked that the book “witnesses the growth of AFA from its beginnings with six members to what it is today and reflects the evolution of Macau’s contemporary art ecology from its early shoots to its current flourishing state.”

Explaining the Chinese title, Kok noted that the phrase draws from Buddhist philosophy, suggesting that consciousness contains seeds which may sprout when conditions come together – much like how art needs the joint nurturing of curators, artists and the public in order to blossom.

The event featured architect and artist Carlos Marreiros and Professor Ung Vai Meng, Distinguished Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, as special guests – both having contributed prefaces to the book.

Professor Ung shared, “From our collaboration on the ‘Inward Gazes’ art project in 2005 to now, I have witnessed Alice’s growth from a young artist into a mature curator and institutional leader. This book is a crystallization of her professional journey and a vessel for the collective memory of Macau’s art community.”

Marreiros added, “Curating art essentially means connecting the creativity of artists with the interpretation of the public from the curator’s perspective, truly embodying the essence of ‘Mind to Mind’.”