25 Apr 2018, Wed 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Block 43 Malan Road
Ever since sound entered the space of art, it has been plotting its escape. Materially, sound is difficult to contain. It leaks through walls, resounds in unruly ways, is audible where it…
21 Jul 2018, Sat 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Moderated by Khim Ong, Deputy Director, Curatorial Programmes, NTU CCA Singapore Artist Saeko Ando will discuss with Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material participating…
22 Jul 2018, Sun 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road
As the name Sơn Mài (meaning “lacquer” and “sanding,” respectively) indicates, sanding is integral and the most exciting process of the art form. Artists use a sanding process…
4 Aug 2018, Sat 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road
The introductory presentation will revolve around the ancestral past of Indigo and key textiles processes within Southeast Asia. Participants will be introduced to the colour…
19 Aug 2018, Sun 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road
Indigo has fascinated people across ages and cultures, having been attributed mysterious, magical, and medicinal powers. Its fermented dye bath has been used to ward off evil…
25 Aug 2018, Sat 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Sopheap Pich, whose work is among those featured in Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material, started working with natural materials, such as bamboo, rattan, burlap, beeswax,…
25 Aug 2018, Sat 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
A climbing palm of tropical Southeast Asia, rattan has supplied material over the centuries for everyday objects and artworks. What is the surface made of? What are the…
25 Aug 2018, Sat 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Moderated by Laura Miotto (Italy/Singapore), Associate Professor and Co-director, MA Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang…
26 Aug 2018, Sun 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road
P.C. Ee and Lim Masulin will introduce the applications and advancements of weaving from their perspectives as producer and manufacturer, which is followed by a hands-on…
1 Sep 2018, Sat 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Indigo, known as the “King of Dyes,” has been in continuous use and traded worldwide as blue dye, paint pigment, and medicine for over six millennia. Its unique chemistry is…