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Ethnobotany—the study and use of plants in human culture—has long been practised in Southeast Asia. In the early 1800s, William Farquhar, the first British Resident and Commandant of colonial Singapore commissioned a collection of 477 watercolours—a…

10 Feb 2016, Wed 7:30pm - 9:00pm Joan Jonas’ work is inhabited by a multitude of human and non-human creatures, which traverse her drawings, videos, and performances in a plurality of gestures and configurations. Assembled in idiosyncratic,…

One of the experiences brought about by COVID-19 restrictions Bandasak has contended with was staying in the same place for a prolonged time, long enough to look carefully at what is behind his house. This short video was shot in a mangrove area with…

26 Feb 2019, Tue 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM “Weeds” are not a group of related plants (like “orchids” or “gingers” or “palms”), nor are they plants with shared physical characteristics (like “trees” or “shrubs”). Although weeds defy easy definition, their…

Symposium: Biodiver-city and Urban Futures 18 Jan 2020, Sat 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road 2.00 – 2.15pm Introduction by Ute Meta Bauer, Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore, and Professor, NTU ADM, and Laura Miotto,…

5 Dec 2019, Thu 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road We are now surrounded by the living products of our own ingenuity. Hybrid fish, transgenic corn, and Wolbachia mosquitoes. We tend to view such creatures with dread, thinking…

17 Jan 2020, Fri 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM Block 43 Malan Road Exploring plant consciousness and communication networks in forests, sound artist Tini Aliman has developed a practice that involves collaborating with diverse plant species. Together with her…

29 Dec 2019, Sun 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM The Seminar Room, Blk 43 Malan Road Insects are crucial to our ecosystem. However, rapid environmental degradation has caused a major decline of their population, affecting humans and other interdependent species.…

5 Dec 2019, Thu 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road We are now surrounded by the living products of our own ingenuity. Hybrid fish, transgenic corn, and Wolbachia mosquitoes. We tend to view such creatures with dread, thinking…

2 Mar 2019, Sat 10:00 AM - 01:00 PMNature reserves and parks are often thought of as places to seek out beautiful and interesting plants. It may surprise us that fascinating and useful plants can actually be found all around us – many people call…
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