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Programme Type Talk and Lecture Audience Graduate/Post-Graduate Programme Series In Conversation Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration Yes Commissioned Work No Related Countries Germany Education Yes Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Political Friendship Amid Multiple Crises Subject The topic of the resource Politics Description An account of the resource In The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt warns that isolating individuals and groups renders them politically impotent, arguing that segregation is a fertile ground for totalitarianism. Authoritarianism sows distrust by pitting vulnerable groups against each other, it robs them of agency and prevents them from acting together. In today’s “attention economy,” this manifests as minorities compete against each other for visibility, risking an inversion of the feminist principle “the personal is political” to “only the personal is political”. This approach reduces politics to self-interest, both individual and collective. As an antidote to neoliberal “divide and rule” tactics, it is urgent to build alliances by focusing on the intertextuality of our struggles. Drawing on Arendt’s political understanding of friendship, Nikita Dhawan and Maria do Mar Castro Varela will explore the challenges of building coalitions across distinct vulnerabilities and agencies. They argue that the counterforce to tyranny and terror is to nurture alliances across difference, affinities, and shared experiences creating collectivities where we can listen to each other and find our own voices. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-12-06 Abstract A summary of the resource. In The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt warns that isolating individuals and groups renders them politically impotent, arguing that segregation is a fertile ground for totalitarianism. Authoritarianism sows distrust by pitting vulnerable groups against each other, it robs them of agency and prevents them from acting together. In today’s “attention economy,” this manifests as minorities compete against each other for visibility, risking an inversion of the feminist principle “the personal is political” to “only the personal is political”. This approach reduces politics to self-interest, both individual and collective. As an antidote to neoliberal “divide and rule” tactics, it is urgent to build alliances by focusing on the intertextuality of our struggles. Drawing on Arendt’s political understanding of friendship, Nikita Dhawan and Maria do Mar Castro Varela will explore the challenges of building coalitions across distinct vulnerabilities and agencies. They argue that the counterforce to tyranny and terror is to nurture alliances across difference, affinities, and shared experiences creating collectivities where we can listen to each other and find our own voices. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Short Description Screening of György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science (Canada/Hungary, 2023), 98 minutes, followed by virtual Q&A with film director and former NTU CCA Singapore Curator-in-Residence Márton Orosz. Programme Type Screening Audience General Programme Series Stagings Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration No Commissioned Work No Related Countries Canada, Hungary, United States Education No Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Cultural Production Architecture Design Education Institutional Critique Knowledge Production Modernity Public Art Description An account of the resource Screening of György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science (Canada/Hungary, 2023), 98 minutes, followed by virtual Q&A with film director and former NTU CCA Singapore Curator-in-Residence Márton Orosz. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Márton Orosz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-08-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Márton Orosz Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Directed by Márton Orosz Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Film Screening Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Europe North America Abstract A summary of the resource. “With the scientist’s brain, the poet’s heart, and the painter’s eye”—this was the guiding principle of György Kepes, an artist, designer, and cultural catalyst who introduced the term interthinking. With this concept, he envisioned a bold new approach: uniting artists and engineers to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues—such as ecological awareness, augmented reality, and adaptive design—long before these ideas entered the mainstream. Though still underrecognised, Kepes’s influence stretched far beyond the confines of art. From working alongside Bauhaus luminaries in Europe to shaping the cultural landscape of postwar America, he was less a solitary genius than a powerful enabler—an “active humanist” who championed the democratization of visual culture and fostered cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue, from the Atlantic across Southeast Asia. Kepes’s most visionary achievement was the founding of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) at Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1967—a groundbreaking platform that united artists and scientists to collaboratively explore new ways of seeing and engaging with the civic space. His efforts to humanise technology and embed art into public consciousness came at a paradoxical moment: while MIT was being scrutinized for its ties to military research during the Vietnam War, Kepes was cultivating a counter-narrative—one that prioritised environmental ethics and civic responsibility. Márton Orosz’s documentary film offers the first comprehensive portrait of this shape-shifting modernist and intellectual force. It reveals Kepes not only as a visionary thinker and polymath but as a pioneering figure in the Art and Technology Movement whose ideas remain startlingly relevant today. György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science (Canada/Hungary, 2023), 98 minutes Screening followed by virtual Q&A with film director Márton Orosz Tuesday, 12 August 2025 7.00 – 9.00pm The Hall, NTU CCA Singapore #01-09, 6 Lock Road Gillman Barracks Free with registration György Kepes (Hungary, 1906 – United States, 2001) was an art theorist, author, designer, educator, painter, and photographer. He studied painting at the School of Arts in Budapest, and, after moving to the United States in 1937, he taught design as the head of the Light and Colour Department of the New Bauhaus at Chicago, now known as the Institute of Design. In 1944, he published his seminal book, Language of Vision,exploring concepts of visual organisation and design methodology that remain deeply influential for design education. In 1967, György Kepes founded the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to serve as a “brainstorming laboratory” for artists and scientists to bridge the gap between art and science and address the social responsibility of design. Kepes served as CAVS’s director until his retirement in 1972, nurturing a community for close collaborations between artists and scientists, extending the fields of science and technology into art and visual expression. Dr. Márton Orosz is the Founder and Curator of the Photography and Media Arts Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery, and has served as Director of the Vasarely Museum in Budapest since 2014. He has curated numerous exhibitions internationally, authored several books and scholarly articles on a wide range of art-historical topics, and lectured widely across the globe. His research interests encompass light-based media, photography, avant-garde collecting, abstract geometric and kinetic art, computer art, film, and animation. In 2023, he released his first feature-length documentary, György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science which has been screened at several international festivals and has received multiple awards. Dr. Orosz is currently a Beinecke Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and a Humboldt Research Fellow at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was Curator-in-Residence at NTU CCA Singapore from 1 to 7 February 2017. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Márton Orosz, György Kepes. Interthinking Art + Science, 2023. Film Screening, 12 August 2025. NTU CCA Singapore. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Residencies OPEN: Art After Dark! Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Description An account of the resource <div class="event_single_dates text__residencies">13 Jan 2017, Fri 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM</div> <div class="event_single_venue">Residencies Studios, Blocks 37 and 38 Malan Road <div> Residencies OPEN offers a rare insight into the often introverted sphere of the artists’ studio. Through showcasing discussions, performances, research and works-in-progress, Residencies OPEN profiles the diversity of contemporary art practice and the divergent ways artists conceive artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and research. This edition of Residencies OPEN features book-related projects, video works as well as research materials and works-in-progress from Heman Chong (Singapore), Ho Rui An (Singapore), siren eun young jung (South Korea), Alice Miceli (Brazil), Thao-Nguyen Phan (Vietnam), and Jason Wee(Singapore). Heman Chong, Block 38 Malan Road, Studio #01-07 Ho Rui An, Block 37 Malan Road, Studio #01-03 siren eun young jung, Block 38 Malan Road, Studio #01-05 Alice Miceli, Block 38 Malan Road, Studio #01-06 Thao-Nguyen Phan, Block 37 Malan Road, Studio #01-04 Jason Wee, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-01 </div> </div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Heman Chong Ho Rui An siren eun young jung Alice Miceli Thao Nguyen Phan Jason Wee Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Residencies OPEN: Art After Dark x Gillman Barracks 5th Anniversary Celebrations Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Description An account of the resource <div class="event_single_dates text__residencies">22 Sep 2017, Fri 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM</div> <div class="event_single_venue">Residencies Studios, Blocks 37 and 38 Malan Road Residencies OPEN offers a rare insight into the often-introverted sphere of the artist’s studio. Through showcasing discussions, performances, installations, and works-in-progress, Residencies OPEN profiles the diversity of contemporary art practice from around the globe and the divergent ways artists conceive an artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and research. This edition of Residencies OPEN takes place on the occasion of Art After Dark x Gillman Barracks 5th Anniversary Celebrations, and features Chun Kaifeng (Singapore), Sonya Lacey (New Zealand), Kartik Sood (India), and Richard Streitmatter-Tran (Vietnam). </div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-09-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Chun Kaifeng Sonya Lacey Kartik Sood Richard Streitmatter-Tran Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Programme Type Talk and Lecture Audience General Programme Series OPEN Studios Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration Yes Commissioned Work No Education No Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Residencies OPEN on the occasion of the Singapore Art Book Fair 2017 Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Description An account of the resource 27 Apr 2017, Thu 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Residencies Studios, Blocks 37 and 38 Malan Road Residencies OPEN offers a rare insight into the often introverted spaces of the artists’ studios. Through showcasing discussions, performances, research, and works-in-progress, Residencies OPEN profiles the diversity of contemporary art practice and the divergent ways artists conceive artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and research. This edition of Residencies OPEN takes place on the occasion of Singapore Art Book Fair 2017, and features Chris Chong Chan Fui (Malaysia), Choy Ka Fai (Singapore), Lucy Davis (Uganda/France), Hu Yun (China), Geraldine Kang (Singapore), Souliya Phoumivong (Laos), and Matthias Sohr (Germany/Switzerland). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Chris Chong Chan Fui Choy Ka Fai Lucy Davis Hu Yun Souliya Phoumivong Matthias Sohr Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Contributors Contributor An individual, collective, or corporate entity. First Name Kathrin Surname or Business Name Albers Years Affiliated Year range (starting year/ending year) affiliated with NTU CCA Singapore, or leave blank if not applicable. For date range with year only: YYYY/YYYY, e.g., 2014/2015 For date range with year and month: YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM, e.g., 2014-07/2015-06 2016 Affiliation Company, organization, or institution name Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Birthplace Germany Occupation Professional title or identity Professor for Animation Bibliography Kathrin Albers has been a professor of animation at the Kunsthochschule Kassel since March 2021. While still studying “Illustration and Communication Design” at HAW Hamburg, she specialized in the field of stop frame animation, in which she has been active as an independent animator ever since. During these almost 20 years, she was the second half of the studio Stoptrick, with which she realized her own short films, trailers, and commissioned works. She also held a professorship in digital animation at Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media in Singapore from 2012 to 2018. Her research areas at NTU were on the digital extension of analogue animation techniques and engaged with the work of artist Ronald Searle. These themes continue to be part of her work alongside her own narrative film projects. She lives and works as a freelance animator in Hamburg. Personal Website Leave blank if not applicable <a href="https://kathrinalbers.com">https://kathrinalbers.com</a> Country of Practice At least one country of practice should be listed for each Contributor, up to three countries of practice. Germany Singapore Public Resource Centre Affiliation Artist Research Platform Library Video Resource Platform None None Contributor Type Collaborator Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kathrin Albers Subject The topic of the resource Ways of Seeing Education Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kathrin Albers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Europe Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Short Description We have an array of exciting activities planned for the upcoming Art Day Out! x The School Holidays at Gillman Barracks on Saturday, 25 June. From exhibition tours of SEA STATE, animation screenings by NTU ADM students, to creating your own fizzy drinks in a workshop by Artist-in-Residence Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham – there is something for all ages! Programme Type Screening Workshop Tour Audience General Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration Yes Commissioned Work No Education No Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NTU CCA Singapore at Art Day Out! x The School Holidays Subject The topic of the resource Experiential Ways of Seeing Description An account of the resource 25 Jun 2016, Sat 2:00pm - 7:00pm Gillman Barracks We have an array of exciting activities planned for the upcoming Art Day Out! x The School Holidays at Gillman Barracks on Saturday, 25 June. From exhibition tours of SEA STATE, animation screenings by NTU ADM students, to creating your own fizzy drinks in a workshop by Artist-in-Residence Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham – there is something for all ages! anime 2.00 – 7.00pm The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road For Gillman Barracks’ Art Day Out! x The School Holidays, NTU CCA Singapore presents a variety of short animations made by the students of Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media (NTU ADM), selected by Kathrin Albers, Assistant Professor, NTU ADM. Screening list: 1. Princess (2014) 2D Hand-drawn Animation, Mandarin with English Subtitles, 7:07 mins. By Andre Quek, Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Wahab and Vivien Tan. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 2. MiMo (2014) Abstract Animation, No Dialogue, 1:43 mins. By Chang Pei Yee and Oon Qian Yi Shannon. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 3. Hand-Made (2012) Stopmotion Paper cut Animation, No Dialogue, 2:18 mins. By Goh Wei Choon and Jiahui. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 4. Innocent Memory (2012) 2D Hand Drawn and Painted Animation, No Dialogue, 3:24 mins. By Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong. Courtesy of the artist and NTU ADM. 5. Bubble (2014) 3D Animation, No Dialogue, 5:40 mins. By Lam Yee Shing, Quek Yu Lin and Poh Ya Ching. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 6. 1997 (2014) 2D Flash Animation, No Dialogue, 7:32 mins. By Goh Wei Choon and Jia Hui Wee. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 7. The Octopus Lady (2015) 2D Animation, No Dialogue, 3:34 mins. By Amanda Wang Ziyan. Courtesy of the artist and NTU ADM. 8. La Laine Des Moutons (2012) 2D Animation, French with English Subtitles, 5:53 mins. By Kapie and Tran Nguyen Tuan Anh. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. 9. Autogenic (2014) Abstract 3D Animation to music, 3:45 mins. By Prakash. Courtesy of the artists and NTU ADM. Curator Tours of SEA STATE 2.00pm: Led by Syaheedah Iskandar, Curatorial Assistant, NTU CCA Singapore 4.00pm: Led by Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, curator, SEA STATE and Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore The Exhibition Hall, Block 43 Malan Road Join our curator-led tours of the exhibition SEA STATE by artist Charles Lim Yi Yong. Commissioned for the Singapore Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale, SEA STATE examines the biophysical, political and psychic contours of Singapore through the visible and invisible lenses of the sea. It is an in-depth inquiry by an artist that scrutinises both man-made systems, opening new perspectives on our everyday surroundings, from unseen landscapes and disappearing islands to the imaginary boundaries of a future landmass. Workshop for kids and teens: Make your own Soda Pop 3.00 – 4.00pm Studio #01-02, Block 37 Malan Road Learn to make your own Soda Pop in a workshop with Artist-in-Residence Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham. Open to ages nine and above, concoct your very own fizzy drink using fruits in a healthy, organic fermentation process! Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:NTUCCAResidencies@ntu.edu.sg">NTUCCAResidencies@ntu.edu.sg</a> and bring some fruit to flavour your Soda Pop! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Julian 'Togar' Abraham Julian Togar Abraham Syaheedah Iskandar Shabbir Hussain Mustafa Kathrin Albers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Programme Type Talk and Lecture Audience General Programme Series OPEN Studios Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration No Commissioned Work No Education No Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Residencies: OPEN as part of Art Day Out! Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Description An account of the resource 14 May 2016, Sat 2:00pm - 7:00pm Studios, Blocks 37 & 38 Malan Road Residencies: OPEN offers a rare insight into the often-introverted sphere of the artists’ studio. Through showcasing discussions, performances, research and works in progress, OPEN profiles the diversity of contemporary art practice and the divergent ways artists make artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and contemplation. Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham (Block 37 Malan Road, Studio #01-02) Oscillating between the position of an artist, musician and pseudo scientist, the work of Julian ‘Togar’ Abraham – often expressed in complex algorithms – challenge the experiences in how art, the environment, science and technology relate to one another and our understanding of these usually distinct fields. Togar will conduct Fermentation Madness, a workshop that experiments with the fermentation process inviting participants to brew their own alcohol using their chosen combinations of fruit. Kray Chen (Block 37 Malan Road, Studio #01-03) Kray Chen’s (Singapore) practice brings attention to the certain behaviours in society, tapping into their absurd and futile characteristic to discuss progress, value and pleasure in contemporary society. While in residence, Chen will continue this line of research into the specific threads of absurdity such as ‘Waiting’ by examining the equation between labour and gratification in different activities, and in turn on reflecting social, cultural and political performativity In relation to the absurd. Svay Sareth (Block 38 Malan Road, Studio #01-06) Svay Sareth’s (Cambodia) works in sculpture, installation and durational performance are made using materials and processes intentionally associated with war – metals, uniforms, camouflage and actions requiring great endurance. While his critical and cathartic practice is rooted in an autobiography of war and resistance, he refuses both historical particularity and voyeurism on violence. Rather, his works traverse both present and historical moments, drawing on processes of survival and adventure, and ideas of power and futility. Tan Pin Pin (Block 38 Malan Road, Studio #01-07) Tan Pin Pin (Singapore) is an award-winning director of To Singapore, with Love, Invisible City and Singapore GaGa. She is interested with how we became who are, how our Singapore identity is constructed, the importance of memory, archives and documentation in the formation of that identity. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-05-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Julian Togar Abraham Julian 'Togar' Abraham Kray Chen Svay Sareth Tan Pin Pin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Short Description Future Trees and the Pulp of History (2) is a combined presentation by Artist-in-Residence Ho Rui An and artist Tan Biyun that explores the artists’ shared interests in participatory democracies, historical archives and speculative futures. Programme Type Talk and Lecture Programme Series OPEN Studios Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration No Commissioned Work No Related Countries Singapore Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Future Trees and the Pulp of History (2) by Ho Rui An, Artist-in-Residence, and Tan Biyun (Singapore), artist Subject The topic of the resource Artistic Research Archival Practice Knowledge Production History Description An account of the resource 13 Jan 2017, Fri 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM 14 Jan 2017, Sat - 15 Jan 2017, Sun 12:00 PM - 07:00 PM 21 Jan 2017, Sat - 22 Jan 2017, Sun 12:00 PM - 07:00 PM Other days by appointment. Residencies Studio #01-03, Block 37 Malan Road Future Trees and the Pulp of History (2) is a combined presentation by Artist-in-Residence Ho Rui An and artist Tan Biyun that explores the artists’ shared interests in participatory democracies, historical archives and speculative futures. Their works engage various strategies to rearrange existing narrative structures and activate new forms of political imagination. As a consolidation of the research undertaken during his residency with NTU CCA, Ho presents a selection of material relating to the history of foresight, both globally and within the Singapore public sector. This includes a set of images extracted from a CD-ROM produced on the occasion of an exhibition organised in celebration of Public Service 21 (PS21), an initiative that can be regarded as a precursor to the current Smart Nation programme. Together, these materials variously project forms of millennial optimism or anxiety—the former exemplified by Peter Schwartz and Peter Leyden’s seminal essay “The Long Boom”, the latter by two national scenarios created by the Scenario Planning Office in Singapore describing the city-state in states of crisis. Against this history of the future presented in Ho’s collection, Tan posits a speculative near-future where the history of Singapore faces the fate of being pulped. Tan conjures a scenario where students, sick of the propaganda purveyed in their textbooks, have abandoned the study of History altogether, prompting the Ministry to recall and destroy all textbooks in circulation. Conceived as a “protest against forgetting” (Eric Hobsbawn), Tan’s The Unforgetting Space seeks a more inclusive understanding of the past and triggers the process of reclaiming the writing of history from the authorities. This participatory project features several textbooks dating from the 1970s and two old typewriters on which audiences are invited to retype historical episodes selected from the books. They are also encouraged to contribute a text based on their own sources should a historical episode be found to be missing or misrepresented. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 - 22 January 2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ho Rui An Tan Biyun Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Programme Type Talk and Lecture Audience General Programme Series OPEN Studios Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration No Commissioned Work No Education No Theme Place.Labour.Capital. Climates. Habitats. Environments. None Place.Labour.Capital. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Residencies OPEN: Gillman Barracks 4th Anniversary Celebrations Subject The topic of the resource Archival Practice Artistic Research Identity Knowledge Production Capitalism Description An account of the resource <div class="event_single_dates text__residencies">23 Sep 2016, Fri 7:00pm - 11:00pm 24 Sep 2016, Sat 2:00pm - 7:00pm</div> <div class="event_single_venue">Residencies studios, Blocks 37 & 38 Malan Road Residencies: OPEN offers a rare insight into the often introverted sphere of the artists’ studio. Through showcasing discussions, performances, research and works-in-progress, Residencies: OPEN profiles the diversity of contemporary art practice and the divergent ways artists conceive artwork with the studio as a constant space for experimentation and contemplation. Antariksa, Block 38, Malan Road, Studio #01-05 As part of his residency at the NTU CCA Singapore, Antariksa researches the history of the Japanese Occupation (1942-1945) in Singapore. He is especially interested in collecting historical evidence of the propaganda strategies pursued by the occupiers and compare them with the forms of resistance and alternative visual strategies developed by the artists at the time. This project is part of a wider study on the history of art collectivism in Asia under the Japanese Occupation. The presentation of archival material and images in his studio has been made possible thanks to the National Archives of Singapore. Heman Chong, Block 38, Malan Road, Studio #01-07 The Library of Unread Books Ongoing project The Library of Unread Books is Heman Chong’s long-term project: a members-only reference library made up of donated books that are unread by their previous owners. The cost of a lifetime membership to the library is the donation of a single unread book. In keeping with the artist’s intimate longing for a space to go to in the dead of the night to encounter books he has never thought of reading, “night passes” will also be issued for visitors and the Library will be open for 24 hours every Friday night from 7.00pm to 7.00pm the next day. Chong is a Singaporean artist, writer, and curator whose practice develops across a variety of media. He often works as a facilitator of situations in which new narratives and modes of intellectual exchange are enacted to rethink conventional modes of sharing and transmitting knowledge. Since 2003, he has been interested in negotiating public space as a site of speech. For his six-month research at the NTU CCA Residencies Programme, he intends to turn his studio into an artist-run space where other artists can present their works, gather for discussion, and find a quiet space for contemplation. Ho Rui An, Block 37, Malan Road, Studio #01-03 IN-RESIDENCE 2014 HD video 17 min 30 sec Produced during a residency on-board a transatlantic vessel, the video interweaves two layers of time experienced by the artist during the month-long journey: that of being “in-residence” and that of being “on expedition”. Two literary characters serve as points of reference for the film’s invisible protagonist: the colonial officer Percival from Virginia Woolf’s The Waves (1931) and from Italo Calvino’s novel Mr Palomar (1983). Exploring the dissonance between the sense of nausea experienced by the artist during the residency and the scientific scope of the expedition, the film muses upon representational technologies that turn the natural world into an image. Ho Rui An is an artist and writer who works at the intersection of contemporary art, cinema, performance, and theory. He writes, talks, and thinks around images investigating their sites of emergence, transmission, and disappearance within the contexts of cultural production. Recently he has focused on the aesthetic form of the “lecture performance” to explore the relationship between art, research, and the circulation of knowledge. During his residency at NTU CCA Singapore, Ho intends to study the aesthetics of “futurecraft” and of “horizon scanning” programmes run both by the state and private entities. Ato Malinda, Block 37, Malan Road, Studio #01-04 Drawings 2016 Mixed media Dimensions variable Since 2012, Ato Malinda has been working on a series of drawings that relate to her innermost feelings and fantasies about gender-related issues. Often inspired by events in her life and in the life of her friends, the drawings outline half-human, half-animal creatures caught up in intimate situations and pensive poses. On fait ensemble 2010 HD video 10 min Mami Wata was a water spirit worshipped in Africa long before the arrival of the Europeans. In the 1880s a German hunter married a Southeast Asian woman and brought her to Hamburg where she performed in Völkerschau (human zoo) as a snake charmer. A lithograph of hers was reprinted in Bombay in 1955 and eventually came to West Africa where it was recognised as a portrait of Mami Wata. Re-enacting the arrival of the image in Africa, the artist reflects on the complex patterns of exchange and contamination that determine cultural identities. The work of Malinda encompasses performance, drawing, painting, installation, video, and ceramic sculpture and investigates the nature of African identity, contesting notions of authenticity as well as fixed assumptions about gender and sexuality. During her residency at the NTU CCA Singapore, she is conducting archival research on the Tang shipwreck — occurred 380 miles off the Singapore Strait around 830 CE — to explore concepts of hybridity and globalisation in relation to Singapore’s history of sea trading and porcelain manufacturing. Bo Wang, Block 37, Malan Road, Studio #01-02 Spectrum, or the Singapore Dan Flavin 2016 Seven fluorescent tubes With a formalistic reference to Dan Flavin, seven fluorescent tubes are arranged in a grid structure that propagates different shades of white in the space. The spectrum of white lights are in different colour temperatures, which were sampled from various social spaces in Singapore, from polished restaurant, luxury hotel, to industrial buildings and dormitory of migrant workers. As a visual artist and a film maker, Bo Wang observes contemporary urban landscapes that are undergoing intensified processes of transformation and excavates the power structures and cultural anxieties related to these accelerated forms of transitions. His work depicts provocative portraits of China examining the ways in which the State retains its authoritarian way of rule while pursuing capitalism. For his residency at NTU CCA Singapore, Wang is researching the politics of space, issues of territorial expansion, and the social implications surrounding the pursuit of sand in Singapore where 22% of her land mass has been reclaimed from the sea through sand acquired from neighbouring countries. </div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23 - 24 September 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Antariksa Heman Chong Ho Rui An Ato Malinda Bo Wang Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Southeast Asia Asia