Ways of Seeing]]> Wednesday, 10th May 2023
The Screening Room, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-06
7:00pm – 8:30pm

The Eye of Silence is a newly commissioned video marshalling high atmospheric footage of the Albertan Badlands, the Utah Salt Flats, Icelandic and Japanese volcanoes, and a meteorite crater and cave paintings located within a region of the Namibian desert long closed off to visitors because of diamond mining. A field of stars becomes a point map of a lidar scan of a cave. At every polarity, the suggestion of a mystical inversion obtains, wherein a horizon or vanishing point unfolds to offer new vistas. An abyss, such as outer space, or some geological fissure, delivers a new world. Combining static camera, drone footage, and a mirrored screen, a churning mass of clouds, lava, and stone provides receptive viewers with ample grounds to project their own associations. Is that a face in the mist? In such moments, another antinomy is revealed—between subject and object; evidence and speculation. The Eye of Silence both depicts and implies metamorphosis on every level.

Mediating between stellar and subterranean motifs, fog, mist, clouds and smoke venting from a fresh lava flow spill across the screen. At times it softens tough terrain, while elsewhere stimulating a trance-like pareidolia, or roiling within volcanic craters. The visual dynamism of air recapitulates not only the ‘invention of the concept of atmosphere in the history of meteorology,’ but also the formation of the earth’s atmosphere back in deep geologic time—in a word, to creation itself. The Eye of Silence calls forth otherworldly experience from within the depths and heights of this world, at the same time cultivating an aesthetic disposition to receive them.  

An introduction to the work will be given by the artist himself. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Charles Stankievech and Professor Ute Meta Bauer.

The Eye of Silence is a film by Charles Stankievech
Producer: Ala Roushan
Produced by The VEGA Foundation

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Sustainability]]> Environmental Crisis]]> NTU CCA IdeasFest is a platform to catalyse critical exchange of ideas and encourage thinking “out of the box”. It links the artistic and academic communities with grassroots and self-organised initiatives and small-scale entrepreneurship. Following the global call for an ecological turn in art, architecture, and design, NTU CCA IdeasFest 2023 FOOD Eat. Secure. Sustain. presents projects that engage, investigate, and aim to ensure food security on a healthy planet. The vitality of food poses a wide-ranging set of questions and problems when confronted with nature’s diminishing capacity to nourish life as a result of harmful anthropocentric activity. Such challenges demand that we rethink our modes of production and consumption.

This third edition of IdeasFest draws relational links to improve the understanding of sustainable food systems and their urgencies, opening a pathway towards actionable steps to ensure food security. Current food practices are threatening both people and planet; more nourishing and sustainable ways of eating and producing need to be developed. This need to transform our societies towards socio-ecological sustainability is clear, but many proposals lack the concrete economic and political scaffolding necessary to make their implementation feasible.

The global food system encompasses all economic sectors, and understanding its components is essential for developing and executing effective measures to strengthen its sustainability. IdeasFest 2023 FOOD Eat. Secure. Sustain. looks into how various technologies affect (traditional) food practices and culinary techniques, and which of these are valued. Food security hinges on sustainable food systems which are based on subsystems, including farming, waste management, and supply infrastructures, which in turn interact with trade, energy, and health systems.

Focusing on social interactions that connect academic research with artistic and cultural fields as well as with architecture and design applications, this edition draws a direct relation between human societies and their impact on the environment. It presents environmentally friendly ways of living, exploring regional crafts, reusing, repairing und upcycling. While scientific evidence on climate change and food scarcity is widely discussed, to materialise future-proof food communities, it requires socially robust and impactful proposals that create a relay between local perspectives and knowledge generated in academia. To address food related issues and the climate crisis in a continued dialogue is necessary, as there is a risk that the gravity and urgency of this crisis will not be fully comprehended.

As a platform to feature new initiatives, NTU CCA Ideas Fest FOOD Eat. Secure. Sustain. is an invitation to share and engage in cooperative projects and collective experiences through workshops, site visits, screenings, performances, public installations, participatory projects, and a summit. This diverse programme will be enriched by presentations of start-up initiatives and public dialogues on how to support Singapore’s aspiration to meet 30% of its nutritional requirements domestically by 2030 collectively and individually. A two-day Ideas Conference will bring together a prominent group of architects, theorists, researchers, curators, designers, and community groups to discuss further ideas on sustainability, circular economy, food security, creative learning, and the potential of cultural heritage such as crafts and sustainable urbanism to envision a responsible future city.

Ideas Fest 2023 FOOD Eat. Secure. Sustain., conceived in partnership with Singapore-ETH Centre Future Cities Laboratory Global, contemplates on sustainable food systems, climate awareness and solutions for a more sustainable future. Curated by Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (NTU CCA and NTU ADM), Magdalena Magiera (NTU CCA), Assoc. Prof. Laura Miotto (NTU ADM), Prof. Thomas Schroepfer (ETH FCL and SUTD), Dr. Tanvi Maheshwari (Associate Director for Research, Future Cities Laboratory Global)

Registration and tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.

SUMMIT

Free registration for Conference Days through https://bit.ly/ntuccaideasfest2023_events

Thursday, 16 February 2023
5.15pm – 8.00pm
Venue: CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, 138602
Theatrette, Level 2

5.15 pm Registration and Coffee

5.45pm Opening addresses by 
Guest of Honor Dr. Alvin Yeo (Singapore), Senior Director, Joint Policy and Planning Division, Singapore Food Agency
Prof. Subodh Mhaisalkar (Singapore), Executive Director for Academic Research, National Research Foundation Singapore, President’s Chair in Energy and Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Prof. Tim White (Australia/ Singapore), Vice President (International Engagement); President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Prof. Sacha Menz (Switzerland), Director of Future Cities Lab (FCL) Global and Professor of Architecture and Building Process, ETH Zürich
Prof. Thomas Schroepfer (Germany/Singapore), Co-Director, Future Cities Lab (FCL) Global, Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) and Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore), Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore and Professor at the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), NTU 

6.30pm Keynote Lecture CLOSING THE LOOP: The Role of Circular Economy in the Food Sector
by Paula Huerta (Spain/Indonesia), Circular Economy Consultant and Director Bambook Studio and GUASL

Followed by a conversation with Assoc. Prof. Laura Miotto (Italy/Singapore), at the School of Art, Design, and Media (ADM), NTU
8.00pm RECEPTION

Friday, 17 February 2023
8.30am – 7.30pm

CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, 138602
Theatrette, Level 2

8.30am Registration and Coffee

Food Ecosystems

9.00am Welcome by Co-Curators
Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore), Founding Director, NTU CCA and Professor at NTU ADM, Assoc. Prof. Laura Miotto(Italy/Singapore), NTU ADM, Prof. Thomas Schroepfer (Germany/Singapore), Co-Director, FCL-G, SEC, and Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, SUTD

9.10am Food Connects
Lecture by Raine Melissa Riman (Malaysia), Co-Curator, E.A.T Borneo Conference, media strategist and social media lead, What About Kuching Festival

9.40am Hello! I am a Black Soldier Fly and I am Transforming the Global Food System
Flash Lecture by Niraly Mangal (India/Singapore), Doctoral Researcher at SEC

10.00am Clinically Relevant Materials & Applications Inspired by Food Technologies
Flash Lecture by Prof. Wiliam Chen (Singapore), Michael Fam Endowed Professor and Director, Food Science and Technology, NTU 

10.20am Human Created Food Crisis
Flash Lecture by Britto Arts Trust / Mahbubur Rahman(Bangladesh), Artist, Co-Founder and Trustee, Britto Arts Trust

10.40am BREAK

11.00am Discussion with Prof. William Chen (Singapore), Michael Fam Endowed Professor, Director Food Science and Technology, NTU, Niraly Mangal (India/Singapore), Doctoral Researcher, SEC, Britto Arts Trust / Mahbubur Rahman (Bangladesh), Artist, Co-Founder and Trustee, Britto Arts Trust, and Raine Melissa Riman (Malaysia), Co-Curator, E.A.T Borneo Conference, media strategist and social media lead, What About Kuching Festival, Moderated by Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore), Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore and Professor, NTU ADM

12.00pm LUNCH BREAK

Urban Food Alternatives

1.30pm Architecture of Urban Agriculture for Building Sustainable Cities,
by Prof. Thomas Schroepfer (Germany/Singapore), Co-Director, FCL-G, SEC Global, Assoc. Prof. Carlos Banon (Spain/ Singapore), SUTD and Director and Co-Founder, AIRLAB Singapore 

2.00pm How Singapore is Addressing Global Food and Environmental Challenges through Alternative Proteins,
Flash Lecture by Valerie Pang (Singapore), Innovation Associate, The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC

2.20pm Healing Remedies & Roadside Beauties,
Flash Lecture by Adeline Kueh (Singapore), Artist, Senior Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts 

2.40pm Consumer Acceptance of Alternative Proteins: Enduring and Emerging Issues,
Flash Lecture by Bianca Wassmann (Germany/Philippines), Doctoral Researcher, SEC

3.00pm  BREAK

3.20pm Discussion with Assoc. Prof. Carlos Banon (Spain/Singapore), SUTD, Director and Co-Founder, AIRLAB Singapore, Valerie Pang (Singapore), Innovation Associate, GFI APAC, Adeline Kueh (Singapore), Artist, Senior Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, and Bianca Wassmann (Germany/Philippines), Doctoral Researcher, SEC, Moderated by Prof. Thomas Schroepfer(Germany/Singapore), Co-Director, FCL-G, SEC

4.20pm BREAK

Non Conventional Food Sources

4.40pm Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Our Food – How To Make More Sustainable Choices
Flash Lecture by Dr. Iris Haberkorn (Germany/Singapore) Senior Researcher and Project Lead, SEC

5.10pm Urban Food Production in a Circular Bioeconomy with Microalgae as Case Study
Flash Lecture by Byron Perez (Ecuador/Singapore) Doctoral Researcher, SEC

5.30pm I Have Never Seen a Swimming Salmon in My Life
Flash Lecture by Hoo Fan Chon (Malaysia), Artist 

5.50pm Reporting on Singapore’s Innovations of Cultivated Meat
Flash Lecture Dr. Keri Matwick (USA/Singapore) Lecturer, School of Humanities NTU and Dr. Kelsi Matwick (USA/Singapore) Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Florida

6.10pm BREAK

6.30pm Discussion with Dr. Iris Haberkorn (Germany/Singapore), Senior Researcher and Project Lead, SEC, Byron Perez (Ecuador/Singapore), Doctoral Researcher, SEC, Hoo Fan Chon (Malaysia), Artist, and Dr. Keri Matwick, Lecturer, School of Humanities NTU, and Dr. Kelsi Matwick (USA/Singapore), Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Moderated by Dr. Tanvi Maheshwari (India/Singapore), Associate Director (Research), FCL-G, SEC

Saturday, 18 February 2023
09.00am – 1.00pm

CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, 138602
Theatrette, Level 2

9.00am Registration and Coffee

Food Industries

9.30am Welcome by Co-Curators
Magdalena Magiera (Germany/Singapore), Curator and Research Associate NTU CCA Singapore, Dr. Tanvi Maheshwari (India/Singapore), Assoc. Director (Research), FCL-G, SEC

9.40am Sarawak Rice: From Traditional Significance to Modern Sustainability,
Lecture by Karen Shepherd (Malaysia) writer, content creator, and Strategic Director for UCCN Kuching Creative City

10.40am On Palms, Weevils, and Owls: Tracing more-than-human labour in the oil palm territories of Johor, Malaysia,
Flash Lecture by Hans Hortig (Austria/Singapore), Doctoral Researcher, FCL-G, SEC

11.00am Collective Making and Domestic Hacking,
Flash Lecture by Irene Agrivina (Indonesia), Artist, Co-Founder HONF and XXLAB

11.20am Microbial Fuel Cells: Mud, Microbes, and Midichlorians (of The Force),
Flash Lecture by Saad Chinoy (Singapore) Co-Founder, SpudnikLab, Storytellers’ Kitchen, and EdibleMakerspace

11.40am BREAK

12.00pm Discussion with Karen Shepherd (Malaysia), writer, content creator, and Strategic Director for UCCN Kuching Creative City, Hans Hortig (Austria/Singapore), Doctoral Researcher, FCL-G, SEC, Irene Agrivina (Indonesia), Artist, Co-Founder HONF and XXLAB, and Saad Chinoy (Singapore), Co-Founder, SpudnikLab, Storytellers’ Kitchen, and EdibleMakerspace, Moderated by Magdalena Magiera (Germany/Singapore), Curator and Research Associate NTU CCA Singapore

Saturday, 18 February 2023
04.00 – 6.00pm

National Design Centre, 111 Middle Road, Singapore 188969
Auditorium

4.00pm Circularity and 3D-printing for Addressing Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Future Cities,
A Talk by Assoc. Prof. Carlos Banon, SUTD, Director and Co-Founder, AIRLAB Singapore 
5.00pm   Guided Exhibition Tour of Circular Futures: Next Gen (following the lecture)

Sunday, 19 February 2023
04.00 – 6.00pm

National Design Centre, 111 Middle Road, Singapore 188969
Auditorium

4.00pm The Potential for Digital Models in Urban Agriculture
A Sharing Session by Alba Lombardia (Spain/Singapore) PhD Researcher SUTD, with introductions by Prof. Thomas Schroepfer(Germany/Singapore), Co-Director, FCL-G, SEC, and Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, SUTD, and Assoc. Prof. Carlos Banon, SUTD, Director and Co-Founder, AIRLAB Singapore 
5.00pm Guided Exhibition Tour of Circular Futures: Next Gen (following the sharing session)

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, 18 February 2023
Tickets for workshops can be purchased or registered for at https://bit.ly/ntuccaideasfest2023_events

10am – 1pm To Gathering: Food Flows
with Alecia Neo (Singapore) artist, Ground-Up Initiative (Singapore), and Madhumitha Ardhanari (Singapore), Principal Sustainability Strategist, Forum for the Future
Venue: Kampung Kampus, 91 Lorong Chencharu, Singapore 769201

2.30 – 5.30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens with PVs
with Dr. Christoph Waibel (Germany/Singapore), Module Coordinator, Powering the City, FCL-G, Dr. Shi Zhongming (China/Singapore), Principal Investigator, Building Integrated Agriculture, FCL-G, Dr. Zhang Qianning (China/Singapore), Principal Investigator, Building Integrated Agriculture, NUS, Dr. Huang Zhaolu (China/Singapore), Research fellow, Building Integrated Agriculture, NUS

Venue: Future Cities Laboratory, Value Lab, Level 6, CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, Singapore 138602 

3.00–5.30pm Novel Materials
with Irene Agrivina (Indonesia) Artist, Co-Founder HONF and XXLAB, and Saad Chinoy (Singapore), Co-Founder, SpudnikLab, Storytellers’ Kitchen, EdibleMakerspace
Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-04, Singapore 109452

4.00 – 6.00pm An Afternoon with “Salmon” Tea Sandwich
with Hoo Fan Chon (Malaysia) Artist
Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-06, Singapore 109441

Sunday, 19 February 2023

Tickets for workshops can be purchased or registered for at https://bit.ly/ntuccaideasfest2023_events

10.00am – 12.00pm Stories & Food of Semakau
with Firdaus Sani (Singapore), Founder Oranglaut.sg and The Black Sampan
Venue: West Coast Park

10.00 – 11.30am Elevating the Ordinary: Crafting a Creative Exploration of an Everyday Staple
with Karen Shepherd (Malaysia) writer, content creator, and Strategic Director, UCCN Kuching Creative City, Raine Melissa Riman(Malaysia), Co-Curator, E.A.T Borneo Conference, media strategist and social media lead, What About Kuching Festival, and Dr. Franca Cole (UK/Malaysia), Consultant in Conservation and Archaeology, Sarawak Museum, Lecturer, NTU ADM

Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-04, Singapore 109452

10.00 – 12pm Healing Remedies & Roadside Beauties
with Adeline Kueh (Singapore), Artist, Senior Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts 
Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-02, Singapore 109452

10am – 12.30pm Edible Wild
with Native’s Joy Chee, Resident Bartender, Gardener at Native Bar
Venue:  NTU CCA Singapore, Block 6 Lock Road, Research Office, Singapore 108934

11.30am – 1.30pm Human Created Food Crisis
with Mahbubur Rahman (Bangladesh), Artist, Co-Founder and Trustee, Britto Arts Trust and Shimul Saha (Bangladesh), Artist, both members of Britto Arts Trust. 
Venue: Intermission Bar, The Projector, 6001 Beach Rd, #05-00 GOLDEN MILE TOWER, Singapore 199589

2.30 – 5.30pm DIY Self-Watering Plant Robot!
with Dr. Christoph Waibel (Germany/Singapore), Module Coordinator, Powering the City, FCL-G, Dr. Shi Zhongming (China/Singapore), Principal Investigator, Building Integrated Agriculture, FCL-G, Dr. Zhang Qianning (China/Singapore), Principal Investigator, Building Integrated Agriculture, NUS, Dr. Huang Zhaolu (China/Singapore), Research Fellow, Building Integrated Agriculture, NUS
Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-02, Singapore 109452

3.00 – 5.00pm How Food Media Affect What We Eat
with Dr. Keri Matwick (USA /Singapore) Lecturer, School of Humanities NTU and Dr. Kelsi Matwick (USA /Singapore) Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-04, Singapore 109452

EXHIBITIONS

NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 & 38 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks,  Singapore
Exhibition Hours
Thursday, 16 – Sunday, 19 February 2023,   12.00 – 7.00pm 
Free admission to all exhibitions

Hello! I am a Black Soldier Fly and I am Transforming the Global Food System
Primary Contributor: Niraly Mangal, Doctoral Researcher, SEC
Other Contributors: Adrian Fuhrmann, PhD Researcher, SEC, Vartika Goenka, Research Assistant, SEC, Heng Chin Wee, Research Assistant SEC, Shaktheeshwari Silvaraju, PhD Student, SEC, Chloe Tan, Research Assistant, SEC, Tan Yong Jen, Research Assistant, SEC, Yanyun Yan, Research Associate, Zhang Qihui, PhD student 
NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-03, Singapore 109452

Sustainable Food Systems with Microalgae-based Proteins
Dr. Iris Haberkorn, Senior Researcher and Project Lead, SEC, Byron Perez, Doctoral Researcher, SEC, Helena Schmitt, PhD Researcher, SEC, Carole Zermatten, Student SEC
NTU CCA Singapore, Block 37 Malan Road, #01-03, Singapore 109452

Hoo Fan Chon
NTU CCA Singapore, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-06, Singapore 109441

The Journey of Food
Primary Contributors: Yuhao Lu, Postdoc. Researcher, FCL-G, Helen Lei Fan, Research Assistants, FCL-G
Other Contributors: Kaiyu Lu, Research Assistants, FCL-G, Muhammad Is’Maill Bin Azman, Research Assistants, FCL-G, Isabella Meo, Research Assistants, FCL-G, Jasper Phang Wee Keat, Research Assistants, FCL-G,  Zi Gui Toh, Research Assistants, FCL-G,Loo Yanshan, Research Assistants, FCL-G
NTU CCA Singapore, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-05, Singapore 109441

Potential Agriterritories – Agrarian Questions and Agroecological Design Architecture of Territory
Assoc. Prof. Milica Topalovic, Architecture and Territorial Planning, Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, Alice Clarke, Teaching Assistant, Architecture of Territory, ETH Zurich, Hans Hortig, Doctoral Researcher, FCL-G, SEC, Karoline Kostka, Senior Researcher, New Urban Agendas for Agrarian Territories, FCL-G, SEC, and Students of the joint Master of Advanced Studies at the ETH Zürich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (ETH EPFL MAS UTD)
NTU CCA Singapore, Block 38 Malan Road, #01-07, Singapore 109441 

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Ute Meta Bauer]]> Magdalena Magiera]]> Laura Miotto]]> Thomas Schroepfer]]> Tanvi Maheshwari]]> Irene Agrivina]]> Carlos Banon]]> Mahbubur Rahman]]> Shimul Saha]]> Joy Chee]]> Alice Clarke]]> William Chen]]> Saad Chinoy]]> Hoo Fan Chon]]> Franca Cole]]> Helen Lei Fan]]> Adrian Fuhrmann]]> Vartika Goenka]]> Iris Haberkorn]]> Paula Huerta]]> Hans Hortig]]> Adeline Kueh]]> Yuhao Lu]]> Niraly Mangal]]> Keri Matwick]]> Valerie Pang]]> Byron Perez]]> Zhang Qianning]]> Zhang Qihui]]> Raine Melissa Riman]]> Firdaus Sani]]> Helena Schmitt]]> Karen Shepherd]]> Shaktheeshwari Silvaraju]]> Chloe Tan]]> Milica Topalovic]]> Christoph Waibel]]> Bianca Wassmann]]> Yanyun Yan]]> Carol Zermatten]]> Huang Zhaolu]]> Shi Zhongming]]> Southeast Asia]]> Asia]]> Europe]]> Oceania]]> North America]]> South America]]> Middle East]]>
Artistic Research]]> Decolonialism]]> Diaspora]]> Sustainability]]> Hoo Fan Chon]]> Citra Sasmita]]> Vuth Lyno]]> Lyno Vuth]]> Ute Meta Bauer]]> Anna Lovecchio]]> Southeast Asia]]> Europe]]> Sustainability]]> Ecosystems]]> Ute Meta Bauer]]> Magdalena Magiera]]> Postcard]]> Southeast Asia]]> Asia]]> Europe]]> Sustainability]]> Ecosystems]]> Ute Meta Bauer]]> Magdalena Magiera]]> Southeast Asia]]> Asia]]> Europe]]> Sustainability]]> Oceans & Seas]]> This session of Residencies Insights tells the story of how a scientist and an artist are willing to turn trash into treasure, and of how mud collected during scientific experiments can become a work of art. Discover how this ongoing collaboration is shedding light on the often discarded and neglected pieces of our marine environment. Scientist Kyle Morgan of the NTU’s Earth Observatory of Singaporeregularly collects suspended sediments from Singapore’s waters as part of his research to understand local ocean conditions and the resilience of corals. What typically ends up in a storage unit became Artist-in-Residence Wang Ruobing’s treasure as she started experimenting with the mud to create paintings and immersive experiences. This engaging conversation on the necessity to bring together science and the arts to raise awareness about environmental issues and sustainability will be moderated by the Centre’s Founding Director, Ute Meta Bauer.

14 January 2023
3.00 – 4.30pm
Block 37 Malan Road, #01-04
Singapore 109452

This event is in collaboration with Earth Observatory Singapore, an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University.

Part of Residencies OPEN x SAW.

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Artistic Research]]> NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and the European Union Delegation to Singapore are pleased to present the exhibition Hoo Fan Chon, Citra Sasmita, Vuth Lyno: New Works. The exhibition marks the culmination of the first cycle of SEA AiR—Studio Residencies for Southeast Asian Artists in the European Union (SEA AiR). As participating artists in the inaugural cycle of SEA AiR, Hoo Fan Chon (Malaysia), Citra Sasmita (Indonesia), and Vuth Lyno (Cambodia) have each been awarded a three-month-long residency at an art institution in Europe as well as funding for the creation of artworks.

In the first half of 2022, amidst unrelenting surges of the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the artists took off from their home countries to conduct three-month-long residencies: Hoo Fan Chon at HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme (Finland); Citra Sasmita at WIELS (Brussels, Belgium); and Vuth Lyno at Villa Arson (Nice, France).  The artworks featured in the exhibition Hoo Fan Chon, Citra Sasmita, Vuth Lyno: New Works have been created by the artists in the months following their residencies, a much-needed time for critical reflection and material experimentation that allowed them to develop their research findings and creative inspiration into full-fledged artworks. Ranging from installation and video to sculpture and painting, some of these works also mark these artists’ first attempts at embracing new mediums and materials: 3D animation techniques for Hoo Fan Chon, video for Citra Sasmita, and paper for Vuth Lyno. Most importantly, they bear witness to how the artists’ interests in the cosmetics of food, cultural contaminations, decolonial practices, the empowerment of women, and the resilience of marginalised communities, have evolved over the last year.

In residence at HIAP—Helsinki International Artist Programme (Finland) from late February to late May, Hoo Fan Chon soon became fascinated by the salmon pink hue that adorns the facades of many buildings across Finland and its neighbouring countries. This chromatic cue tied in with the artist’s ongoing interest in issues of taste, class, and fish culture—the son of a fisherman, fish-based imagery and foodscapes are often the subject of his work. Hoo Fan Chon’s erratic investigation, imbued with a distinctive sense of irony, around the cosmetic processing of farmed salmon and the social status of salmon consumption as a signifier of class and wealth in Chinese culture resulted in a multimedia installation. How to turn your siakap into salmon is a video work, inspired by tutorials commonly found on YouTube, that illustrates DIY techniques to colour affordable fish in order to simulate a salmon-eating experience. The artist’s first experiment with 3D animation, the installation I have never seen a swimming salmon in my life projects swimming salmon cuts onto an aquarium with a voiceover about the plights that threaten the survival of salmons. Finnish landscape painting series is a series of painterly interventions on found paintings where Chinese blessings and images of the proverbial “carp leaping over the dragon’s gate” are inscribed onto landscape paintings that the artist sourced from thrift shops around Helsinki.

The artistic practice of Citra Sasmita revisits ancient Balinese mythologies and retools traditional artistic techniques and materials to address misconceptions that persist in contemporary society, especially with regard to the status of women. The residency at WIELS (Brussels, Belgium) from April to June enabled her to encounter and research the legacy of her ancestors held in European museum collections built during the colonial era by often dubious and unethical means. The installation Timur Merah Project VIII: Pilgrim, How You Journey revolves around the figure of I Dewa Agung Istri Kanya, a queen of the Klungkung kingdom in Bali, who fiercely opposed the Dutch colonisers in the 19th century. Ruled out from most historical accounts, the history of this charismatic woman leader is revived in Citra’s powerful imagery and interspersed with scenes from the Bhima Swarga epic depicting the hero’s journey between Heaven and Hell. Painted on traditional Kamasan canvases, the paintings are mounted on antique pillars arranged in an eight-pointed star configuration that references ancient Balinese cosmologies. The installation also comprises a double-channel video, the artist’s first video work, in which a singer performs the poem Prelambang Bhasa Wewatekan (The Coded Language of Symbols), written by the Queen herself. Underneath the tantric symbolism of the poem secretly lurk the Queen’s memoir, anti-Dutch propaganda messages, and military strategies.

Pursuing intersecting interests in architecture, the politics of space, and place-making practices, during the residency at Villa Arson (Nice, France) from March to May, Vuth Lyno had the opportunity to travel several times to the French capital and research the architectural remnants of the 1931 International Colonial Exposition which took place in the Bois de Vincennes, a forest park in Eastern Paris. He discovered that the former Cameroon Pavilion was turned into a Buddhist temple in the late 1970s. Following its conversion into a place of worship, the building and the surrounding greenery have come to play an important role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of the Cambodian community in France. A migrant community’s appropriation of a site previously used to display colonial (mis)representations of those very communities led the artist to develop a broader reflection on the role of urban parks as sites of refuge wherein minorities and marginalised groups (sex workers, queer communities, the homeless, etc.) can find emancipation and enact their agency. The resulting installation Vibrating Park-Forest ensues from a comparative study of heterogenous uses and grassroots practices that unfold in specific parks in Paris, Phnom Penh, and Singapore. Vibrating Park-Forest is the artist’s first installation made of paper, a material he began to experiment with during his residency at Villa Arson.

The exhibition is curated by Dr Anna Lovecchio, Assistant Director (Programmes), and NTU CCA Singapore. The project leader of SEA AiR is Ute Meta Bauer Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore, and Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University.

SEA AiR—Studio Residencies for Southeast Asian Artists in the European Union is funded by the European Union.

Dates 
Official Opening
in the presence of H.E. Iwona Piórko, EU Ambassador to Singapore and the artists
10 January 2023, 4.00 – 5.00pm
Public preview: 4.00 – 7.00pm

Creative Trajectories
Artist talk by Hoo Fan Chon, Citra Sasmita, and Vuth Lyno
11 January 2023, 6.00 – 7.30pm

Exhibition Hours
11 January – 5 February 2023
Tue to Sun: 12.00 – 7.00pm
13 January: 12.00 – 9.00pm
Open on public holidays (except Mondays)

Location
NTU CCA Singapore Residencies Studios
Blocks 38 Malan Road
Singapore 109441

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Climate Crisis]]> Ecology]]> Veranda Hotel at Pakubuwono
Jakarta, Indonesia

Environmental transformations change ancestral relationships to water, forests, soil, animals, and plants. It affects indigenous philosophies and their irreducible oneness of nature and culture, and of human and non-human. The loss of habitat and ecosystems take away the community’s kin, its identity, belonging and dignity and impacts future generations to come. Communities increasingly feel threatened in their collective capacity to thrive and survive. In this moment of significant change, it is essential to discuss possible climate solutions and explore ecologies of care.

The holistic approach of Climate Futures #1: Cultures, Climate Crisis and Disappearing Ecologies. is to stimulate a debate between artists, designers, and architects, scientists, environmentalists, as well as local voices and policy makers. We seek to reach out to a wider public including younger scholars and practitioners, as well as community leaders and policy makers from the ASEAN region.

The future of our shared prosperity relies on our collective ability to create an inclusive and sustainable foundation for growth.

Programme

Timings in Jakarta Time (GMT +7)

Thursday, 1 December 2022 
8.30am Registration and Coffee
9.00am Opening addresses by Choi Jaeha (Korea) Minister Counselor, Korean Mission to ASEAN  H.E. Khamsouk Keovongsay (Laos), Director General, National Institute of Fine Arts, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR, Dr. Yang Mee Eng (Malaysia), Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation, Prof. Tim White, Vice President (Singapore) (International Engagement); President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering 
9.30am Welcome and Introduction by co-curators Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore) NTU CCA Singapore and Magdalena Magiera (Germany/Singapore) Curator and Research Associate NTU CCA Singapore and Ben Hampe (Myanmar/Australia) Project Director KONNECT ASEAN, ASEAN Foundation  
9.45am Circularity, Climate, Culture & Community: a Sabah story
Keynote Lecture by Cynthia Ong (Malaysia), Chief Executive Facilitator, Forever Sabah Institute and LEAP 
11am Pendekar Laut: Sea Warrior Fishermen fighting for Survival in the face of Climate Change & Coastal Development 
Case study by Dr. Serina Rahman (Singapore/Malaysia), Lecturer, Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore 
Break 
11.40am Beyond the God’s Eye: Militant Approaches to Cognitive Maps 
Case Study by Cian Dayrit (Philippines), artist 
12pm Indigo as Livelihood 
Case Study by Dr. Chomwan Weeraworawit (Thailand), lawyer, producer curator, creative director of fashion brand Philip Huang 
12.20pm Discussion with Cynthia Ong (Malaysia), Dr. Serina Rahman (Singapore/Malaysia), Dr. Chomwan Weeraworawit (Thailand), and Cian Dayrit (Philippines) 
Moderated by Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore)  
Lunch Break 
3pm Introduction by Kathleen Ditzig (Singapore), PhD Candidate at the School of Art Design and Media, NTU 
3.20pm Struggles for Sovereignty 
Case Study presented by Eliesta Handitya (Indonesia) writer, independent researcher and Shilfina Putri Widatama (Indonesia) independent researcher 
3.40pm Connecting trajectory of Classical Science and Cultures in the Anthropocene time 
Case Study by Ignatia Nilu (Indonesia), curator 
Break  
4.20pm Resettlement in Vietnam – Policies and Social Impact Assessment 
Case Study by Huong Vu (Vietnam), architect 
4.40pm The Tonlé 
Case Study by Sao Sreymao (Cambodia), artist 
5pm Keeping the Flow 
Case Study by Lêna Bùi (Vietnam), artist 
5.20pm Discussion with Kathleen Ditzig (Singapore), Eliesta Handitya (Indonesia), Shilfina Putri Widatama, Ignatia  Nilu (Indonesia), (Indonesia), Huong Vu (Vietnam), and Sao Sreymao (Cambodia), Lêna Bùi (Vietnam) 
Moderated by Magdalena Magiera (Germany/Singapore)  

Friday, 2 December 2022
 8.30am Registration and Coffee 
9.00am Introduction by Co-Curators 
9.15am The Language Opacities of Climate Change Discourse
Keynote Lecture by Marian Pastor Roces (Philippines), curator, critic and policy analyst 
10.20am Why Tikar? The Politics, Geographies, Architecture, Stories, and Language of our Mat 
Case Study by Yee I-Lann (Malaysia), artist 
10.40am Bantayan Island: An Island in Transition 
Case Study by Martha Atienza, artist and Jake Atienza (both Philippines), MA Student and Graduate Assistant at University of Hawai’i  
Break
11.20am Archiving Resistance 
Case Study by Elisa Sutanudjaja (Indonesia), co-founder and Executive Director, Rujak Center for Urban Studies  
11.40am Discussion with Marian Pastor Roces (Philippines), Yee I-Lann (Malaysia), Martha Atienza and Jake Atienza (both Philippines), Elisa Sutanudjaja (Indonesia) 
Moderated by Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore) 
Lunch Break 
2.00pm CLOSED SESSION 
Ziarah Utara (Pilgrimage to the North) 
Activation by Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina (both Indonesia), artists 

Saturday, 3 December 2022 
8.30am Registration and Coffee 
9.00am Introduction by Co-Curators 
9.20am Frequencies of Tradition, Frequencies for Sustainable Future 
Keynote Lecture by Hyunjin Kim (Korea), curator and writer
10.20am Moving Earth, Crossing Water, Restless Topographies: Lessons on Threshold Crossing and Wayfinding alongside Non-Human Collaborators 
Case Study by Zarina Muhammad (Singapore), artist 
Break 
11.00am Uncovering Borneo’s Little Green Jade, Moving Towards Post-Colonialism or Unlearning Stockholm Syndrome 
Case Study by Jang Elroy Ramantan (Brunei), artist 
11.20am Case Study by Dr. Yang Mee Eng (Malaysia), Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation 
11.40am Discussion with Hyunjin Kim (Korea), Zarina Muhammad (Singapore), Jang Elroy Ramantan (Brunei), and Dr. Yang Mee Eng (Malaysia)  
Moderated by Dr. Ingo Schöningh (Germany/Indonesia), Head of Cultural Programmes Goethe-Institut Jakarta 
1.00pm Closing Remarks 
Prof. Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore) NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Cynthia Ong (Malaysia) Chief Executive Facilitator, Forever Sabah Institute and LEAP and Marian Pastor Roces (Philippines) curator, critic and policy analyst 

Programme information and speaker bios can be read in the official brochure.

Conceived by NTU CCA Singapore’s Founding Director Ute Meta Bauer and curator Magdalena Magiera.

Organised by NTU CCA Singapore and Konnect ASEAN with the support of Goethe Institut Singapore and Jakarta.

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Climate Crisis]]> Environmental Crisis]]> Ute Meta Bauer]]> Magdalena Magiera]]> Southeast Asia]]> Asia]]> Oceans & Seas]]> Labour]]> Capitalism]]> 26 Sep 2015 10.30am – 2.30pm

On the occasion of Allan Sekula’s exhibition, Fish Story, to be continued, NTU CCA Singapore presents an international symposium that will mark a concluding point to the show and will highlight the continued relevance of Allan Sekula’s work and writings on the theme of globalisation and capitalism. The symposium will bring together art professionals who have collaborated with Allan Sekula across the years, as well as different researchers and artists who share a set of common interests with his work.The programme will focus on key themes underlying Allan Sekula’s practice including questions of critical realism in contemporary art, representation of labour as well as the vast topic of the sea.

Part 1: Working with Allan Sekula Speakers: Hilde van Gelder, Carles Guerra, Roger Buergel and Mercedes Vicente. Moderated by Ute Meta Bauer
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