"I face pressure. You face pressure", Hong Kong has always been ranked low in the World Happiness report, and high on the stress index. To promote the importance of Space-Out and to help Hong Kong people to relieve some stress, the 6th International Space-Out Competition is coming to Hong Kong. After Beijing, Netherland and Taiwan, this will be the 1st official International Space-Out Competition to be held in Asia in 2018. Taking place in AIA Vitality Park at the Hong Kong Observation Wheel in Central, the competition is now set for the 31st of March 2018. Eighty finalists will attempt to stay in total space-out condition for the entire competition which will last for a full 90 minutes. The 1st Hong Kong Space-Out champion will be decided based on votes from the audience and measurements of each competitor’s heart rate stability. There will also be other events to see such as music performances, seminars by mental health professionals and a Space-Out trail zone, aiming to create the 1st Space-Out festival for all city dwellers! Where did the Space-Out Competition come from? The "Mapo Bridge" in South Korea is known as the "Bridge of Death" due to the hundreds of suicides that have occurred there in just a few years. To get people to stop and think before they decided to jump-off, questions were hung on the railings of the bridge such as ‘Are you doing good these days?” and “What is bothering you?”, in hope of reducing the suicide rate. However, the suicide rate still increased and it quickly became six times higher. This inspired Woopsyang, a performance artist in South Korea, to theorize that a ‘non-stop thinking process’ is the main source of stress for people living in modern cities. When a person is under great pressure, maybe more thinking might just magnify the feeling that there are just too many "responsibilities" and "problems" to handle. Hence, more thinking might mean more pain. Woopsyang realized that ‘spacing-out’ could be the ultimate way to relieve stress, and therefore, she created the 1st Space-Out Competition in 2014 as a performance art event. She encouraged people to space-out, put their mobile phone and work aside, and empty their minds, consciously and quietly. The 1st Space-Out event was a big success and it quickly became popular not only in Korea but also over the world. This year, 4,000 people have signed up for the local Space-Out Competition in Korea. From today, you may access to "The 6th International Space-out Competiton" application page, fill-in and upload all the required details for enrollment. Application Date : Feb 12 (Mon) 5pm Application Deadline: Feb 26 (Mon) 5pm Admission Fee : Free Enroll Criteria: - No Age Limitation (candidates are required to have certain self-care ability) - All Nationality Welcome Application Method: 1. "Like" Space-out Competition HK's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/spaceouthk 2. "Share" this announcement to your own Facebook and set "public" 3. Fill-in Details and upload photo at our application page: https://forms.farmerscreation.com/spaceouthk2018 *Application page will only operated during the application period. Applicants who cannot complete the information submission within the time period will be seen as unsuccessful enrollment. Information Required for Submission: 1. Personal information and contact method 2. Why would you like to join Space-out Competition? 3. Upload your space-out photo (Max. photo size: 5MB with your face clearly shown) *Judging tips: The uniqueness and creativity of your answer and photo Selection Criteria: Founder Woopsyang and organizer will select based on the submitted information and photos. 300 candidates will be selected for 2nd round Public Voting Election <2nd Round Public Voting Election> Photos and application reason of the selected 300 candidates will be uploaded to our Facebook page for public voting. 70 participants will be selected via public voting. To allow people from different aspects to join the competition, founder and organizer will invite 10 participants separately among the 300 candidates.