notes on art and culture
Helen Kwong
MA (Cantab.)
MA, Courtauld Institute of Art
MA, Courtauld Institute of Art
Toronto, ON
Shortform writing
Short- to medium-length editorial content – click to read
Other miscellaneous projects
Co-wrote an entry for “Things That Talk” project, the University of Leiden’s interactive visual database of objects.
Part of “Trans-Asias: Early Modern Stories from the Courtauld”
Read online: Things That Talk
Interpretive texts
Blue and White: Retracing Chinese Diasporic Identity
Written for the virtual exhibition component of The Courtauld’s MA in the History of Art.
Graded High Distinction
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Written for the virtual exhibition component of The Courtauld’s MA in the History of Art.
Graded High Distinction
Select to read a sample text:
Panel Text
Guideline: 300 words max. Object Label
Guideline: 100 words max.
Guideline: 600 words max.
Social media
Carousels – swipe on image to view
mediumsilk 💐 Happy Mother’s Day! This AAPI History carousel is dedicated to Mary Tape (1875-1934), a painter, photographer, telegrapher, activist, and most of all a mother who fiercely defended her Chinese-American children’s rights in American society. [...]
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Reels – tap to play in Instagram
Video
Video series produced for Of Lost Time
Additional greenlit episodes complete with research, video scripts, and thumbnails:
- How long would you watch? | Charles Dickens on capital punishment
- Angry French workers really put stray cats on trial for witchcraft? | The Great Cat Massacre