社交媒體兩極化與現實生活的精神健康

在超連結卻又支離破碎的數碼世界中，社交媒體上不斷升溫的極化言論，深刻地改變了社群之間的交流、衝突與分裂。本次分享將由藝術家陳可樂與黃嘉瀛 KY，聯同香港新聞與傳播學者李立峯教授一同探討生活在這些爭議空間中對精神健康的影響。

KY 將從她對網絡次文化、迷因、「末世世代」以及網絡上日益蔓延的虛無末日主義的觀察出發，探討反諷與絕望如何成為數碼公共領域的新世代應對機制。與此同時，可樂將分享其藝術創作，以及在面對社交媒體中的極化、撕裂與疏離時所累積的經驗與策略，呈現出在網絡分歧下韌性與脆弱共存的狀態。李立峯教授評將論近年網絡上就不同事件的輿論趨勢，並分析線上線下如何互為影響。

三人的對談將檢視數碼極化如何滲透至現實生活，並開展關於團結、精神健康，以及在虛擬混亂之中想像連結新形態的緊迫討論。

座談將以廣東話進行

In a hyper-connected yet fractured digital world, the rise of polarized discourses on social media has deeply reshaped how communities relate, clash, and fracture. This sharing brings together artist HOLOK Chen, Wong Ka Ying KY and journalism scholar Professor Francis Lee, to reflect on the mental health consequences of living in these contested spaces.

Drawing from her observations of internet subcultures, memes, “doomer” generations, and the nihilistic and apocalyptic darkness emerging online, KY will explore how irony and despair become coping mechanisms in the digital commons. Meanwhile, HOLOK will share their artistic research and lived tactics in navigating polarization, conflict, and digital estrangement, offering insights into resilience and vulnerability in the face of online division. Professor Francis Lee will analyse recent trends in online public discourse surrounding various social incidents, examining the dynamic interplay between digital and real-world spheres.

Together, the session examines how digital polarization permeates real life, prompting urgent conversations about solidarity, mental well-being, and the possibility of imagining new forms of connection amid virtual chaos.

Talk will be conducted in Cantonese

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陳可樂 HOLOK Chen

很久以前，有一群外星人在宇宙中游盪，渠等隱藏在裂縫之間....。

佢用臆測性寓言與虛無龐克論盡危脆生命、遷異和不順服。這個中性的角色受科幻片和馬戲團演員啟發，表達了深深的失落和憂患。

我之所有俱在身；坎坷至星辰

Once upon a time, there were a group of alien people wandering around across the universe, hidden between the cracks….

Their discourse surrounds the ideas of precarious life, displacement and dysphoria through speculative fabulation and void punk. The gender-neutral persona takes inspirations from sci-fi and circus performers, expressing a profound sense of loss and sadness.

Wong Ka Ying 黃嘉瀛

Wong Ka Ying (b. 1990) is an artist, curator and writer based in Hong Kong. She received her BFA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013 and obtained her M.Phil. Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2021, currently a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Wong’s work is socially engaged and community-oriented; her research topics include gender equality, the queer identity, disability rights, minority groups, and labour rights.

Recent projects: Artist Exercise (Asia Art Archive, 2025), Out of Delivery (Goethe Institut HK, 2024-2025), Gleam and Echo (Britidh Council Hong Kong, 2025), Togetherness: Bethune House Fund Raiser/Auction (Wyndham Social, 2024-2025), One is not born a woman (Co-curated, Square Street Gallery, 2024) and among other.

黃嘉瀛現為香港中文大學文化研究博士生。黃的創作媒介廣泛，例如寶麗來攝影、 拼貼、絲網印刷、文字及繪畫。黃的作品關注社會，熱心社群藝術; 作為藝術家、策展 人、作者及藝術教育工作者，她研究的議題包括性別平權、LGBTQ+運動、身障者、少數族裔及勞工權益，並勇於透過創作、策展及寫作發表意見和倡議。黃的作品曾於M+、大館當代美術館、ParaSite 、香港歌德學校、Square Street Gallery等美術館、美術空間及畫廊展出。黃亦常於各大謀體及新媒體發表藝評、劇評及影評。

李立峯教授 Professor Francis Lee

Professor Francis Lee is a distinguished scholar of journalism and communication in Hong Kong, serving as Professor and former Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on journalism studies, political communication, social movements, and public opinion. With a career dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field, he has consistently examined issues of information transparency, evolving modes of public expression, and the transformation of civil society in contemporary contexts.

李立峯教授，香港新聞與傳播學者，是香港中文大學新聞與傳播學院教授及前院長。主要研究範疇包括新聞學、政治傳播、社會運動及公共輿論。李立峯長期關注資訊透明度、民意表達方式及公民社會變遷