João Vasco Paiva's recent solo exhibitions in Hong Kong include Forced Empathy: Anchored Monument I at Experimenta and Palimpseptic at Saamlung (both 2011); Experiments on the Notation of Shapes at Input/Output Gallery and Chirps at Fuse Residency Program, Videotage (both 2010). In 2011 Paiva participated in various group shows and conferences, including The Creators Project, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing; New Media Archaeology (I and II) Videotage, Hong Kong; Nuits Sonores, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon and Imaginary Belongings, Museu do Oriente, Lisbon.