WHO ARE WE /
Venerating the idea of sustainable innovation, gathering the youth power, PLAN8T (P8) has created a prototype of the future vertical community. In this eight floors building (5000 ㎡), people can enjoy the one stop lifestyle of working, living and learning. In past three years, more than 30 startup companies or individuals from various industries, including education, health, art and technology, has settled in P8. All residents advocate a concept of green and environmental protection. They are longing for a new life style, which is fun and meaningful. We are creating systems trying to solve urban problems as congestion, resource waste and mostly human relationships.
In addition, there are also some free venues provided for local or global NGOs. Playing an important role in the communication between East and West, P8 creates a global platform for worldwide young people through various activities. As the partner of Changsha Government and a cultural landmark, P8 put out all the enthusiasm to give support for Changsha to awarded the title of City of Media Arts granted by UNESCO.
ANGELA HUANG
PLAN8T CO-FOUNDER / CEO
angelahuang@joinp8.com
Director of Huxiang Nature, initiator of the MoW project.
After returning to China, she established the PLAN8T (P8) Sustainable Innovation Community in Changsha. In the past seven years, it has been committed to integrating innovation and sustainability in community construction and injecting international talents and cultural integration into Changsha.
Up to now, P8 Planet has become one of the space representatives of Changsha Media Art and has created a global platform for young people. It plays an important role in the communication between East and West, and it is Changsha's successful application for the world's "media art capital". important partner. Continue to link the innovative cooperation and development of art and public welfare, education, and other aspects. While promoting the development of innovative education and art in contemporary China, it also promotes the popularization and dissemination of sustainable innovation concepts among the public.
Initiated the Museum of Waste (MOW) project, transforming it from an abandoned warehouse for storing materials into an art space, currently carrying the functions of an indoor exhibition hall for art residency exhibitions, self-curated exhibitions, and cooperative exhibitions. From 2019 to June 2022, led the planning of 6 international art residency projects, carried out cultural exchanges and cooperation with nearly 80 artists from 17 countries, exhibited more than 90 works of art, and discussed topics related to humanities and social sciences, Urban culture, and current events. Among them, the 2020 online resident artist group exhibition "Digital Humanities", the 2021 summer art residency project achievement exhibition "Invisible Voice", and the 2022 art residency exhibition "Soft Space" were all held at the Museum of Uselessness (MoW). In addition, joint artists and social innovation enterprises in the field of sustainable material design landed in the "Bio-Born Sustainable Materials Exhibition". Committed to transforming the industrial landscape into a display base for contemporary art practice. Actively experiment with art forms through open cooperation projects, ask how to face the future, and discuss sustainability and various issues facing the world. In the summer of 2023, the Mangshan Land Art Festival is planned. As the first land art festival in Hunan, it has high communication and publicity value. The art festival combines various traditional media forms and uses short video content to drive the popularity of the topic and the influence of the event, covering a total of 70W+ people.