Symposium: The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: a structured conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in context, Part II
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<div class="event_single_dates text__research">Fri 17 Jun 2016, 7:00pm - 9:00pm<br />Sat 18 Jun 2016, 9:30am - 6:00pm</div>
<div class="event_single_venue">National Gallery Singapore and NTU CCA Singapore<br /><br /><p>The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore) presents <em>The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: a structured conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in context</em>, Part II, a symposium addressing the multiple notions of “Southeast Asia” and the various issues surrounding its borders, territories, dilemmas and anxieties. <span>SEA STATE</span> by artist Charles Lim Yi Yong, commissioned for the Singapore Pavilion at the 56<sup>th</sup> Venice Biennale, explores the biophysical, political and psychic contours of Singapore and served as a point of departure for the symposium. <span>Part I</span> of the symposium took place in Venice, Italy during the opening days of the Biennale, and this second iteration will continue and deepen the discussions on the occasion of <span>SEA STATE</span>’s presentation at NTU CCA Singapore.</p>
<p>Southeast Asia, as a geographical region and conceptual category, is a contested entity shaped by diverse cultures and communities. The possibilities and uncertainties in this region – such as urban development, geopolitical relations, and anxieties surrounding national and regional identities – continue to pose unique social and political challenges.<br /><br /></p>
<p><em>The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: a structured conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in context</em>, Part II brings together an array of eminent speakers and respondents to address questions of contemporary art and culture through interdisciplinary approaches – considering bodies of water as cultural-territorial spaces in an exploration of rivers, land reclamation, sea ports, and nomadic communities. The conversations arising from this symposium offers insight into the Southeast Asian consciousness and how it informs the region’s evolving relationship with the wider world.</p>
<p>The symposium is organised by NTU CCA Singapore under its Research & Education programme, which aims to connect research based artistic practices with other forms of knowledge production. As a prelude to the symposium, NTU CCA Singapore will <span>screen films by Thai artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul</span> on 1 and 3 June 2016 to set up a “conversation” between two artist-filmmakers, Apichatpong and Charles Lim Yi Yong.<br /><br /></p>
<p><u>Prelude </u></p>
<p>Screening of films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul<br />Day 1: Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 7.30 – 10.00pm | <em>Cemetery of Splendour</em> (2015)<br />Day 2: Friday, 3 June 2016, 7.30 – 10.00pm | <em>Tropical Malady </em>(2004)</p>
<p>NTU CCA Singapore, <em>The Single Screen</em><br />Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109443<br /><br /></p>
<p><span><strong>Symposium programme</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Day 1: National Gallery Singapore, Friday 17 June 2016, 7.00 – 9.00pm<br /></strong></p>
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<div><strong>7.00 – 7.30pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Registration & refreshments</strong></div>
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<p><strong>7.30 – 7.45pm</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Welcome address</strong><br /><strong>Paul Tan</strong> (Singapore), Deputy CEO, National Arts Council<br /><strong>Professor Ute Meta Bauer</strong> (Germany/Singapore), Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore, and Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)</p>
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<div><strong>7.45 – 9.00pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Keynote Lecture</strong><br /><strong><em>In a Time of Earthquakes: Contemporary Chinese Artists Shake the World</em></strong><br />by <strong>Professor Aihwa Ong</strong> (Malaysia/United States), Robert H. Lowie Distinguished Chair in Anthropology and Chair of Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)<br /><span>Respondent: </span><strong>Professor C.J. Wee Wan-ling</strong><span> (Singapore), Division of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU</span></div>
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<p><strong>Day 2: NTU CCA Singapore, </strong><strong>Saturday 18 June 2016, 9.30am – 6.00pm</strong></p>
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<div><strong>9.30 – 10.00am</strong></div>
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<p><strong>10.00 – 10.10am</strong></p>
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<p><strong>MORNING SESSION</strong><br /><strong>Opening address</strong> by chairperson, <strong>Professor Ute Meta Bauer</strong></p>
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<div><strong>10.10 – 11.20am</strong></div>
<div><strong>Keynote lecture</strong><br /><strong><em>SEA STATE: Charles Lim’s Video-and Photo-graphic Eye</em></strong><br />by <strong>Professor Michael M.J. Fischer</strong> (United States), Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Anthropology and Science and Technology Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<br />Respondent:<strong> Dr Kristy H.A. Kang</strong> (United States/Singapore), Assistant Professor, School of Art, Design & Media, NTU</div>
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<p><strong>11.20am – 12.30pm</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Session 1: <em>The River and its Representations</em></strong><br />Speaker: <strong>Gridthiya Gaweewong</strong> (Thailand), Artistic Director and Curator, Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok<br />Respondent: <strong>Dr David Teh</strong> (Australia/Singapore), Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore (NUS)</p>
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<div><strong>12.30 – 1.30pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Lunch Break</strong></div>
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<p><strong>1.30 – 1.40pm</strong></p>
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<p><strong>AFTERNOON SESSION</strong><br /><strong>Opening address</strong> by chairperson, <strong>Dr David Teh</strong></p>
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<div><strong>1.40 – 2.50pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Session 2: <em>The Land and its Reclamations</em></strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Joshua Comaroff</strong> (United States/Singapore), design consultant, Lekker Architects; and <strong>Seth Denizen</strong> (United States), PhD candidate, Department of Geography, UC Berkeley<br />Respondent: <strong>Shabbir Hussain Mustafa</strong> (Singapore), curator, SEA STATE, and Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore<br /><br /><div>
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<p><strong>2.50 – 4.20pm</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Session 3: <em>Of Nomads and Sea Ports</em></strong><br />Speakers: <strong>Dr Donna Brunero</strong> (Australia/Singapore), Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, NUS; <strong>Dr Wee Beng Geok</strong> (Singapore), Consultant, Nanyang Business School, NTU; and <strong>Dr Vivienne Wee</strong> (Singapore), independent anthropologist and researcher<br />Respondent: <strong>Dr Imran bin Tajudeen</strong> (Singapore), Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, NUS<br /><br /></p>
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<div><strong>4.20 – 4.40pm</strong></div>
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<p><strong>4.40 – 6.00pm</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Roundtable Discussion</strong><br />Participants: <strong>Professor Michael M.J. Fischer</strong>, <strong>Charles Lim Yi Yong</strong>, <strong>Shabbir Hussain Mustafa</strong>, and <strong>Professor Aihwa</strong> <strong>Ong</strong>.<br />Moderators: <strong>Professor Ute Meta Bauer</strong> and <strong>Dr David Teh</strong>.<br /><br /><span>The programme is commissioned by the </span><span><a href="http://www.nac.gov.sg/">National Arts Council (NAC)</a></span><span> and supported by the </span><span><a href="http://www.stb.gov.sg/">Singapore Tourism Board (STB)</a></span><span>, with additional support from U.S. Embassy Singapore and </span><span><a href="https://www.nationalgallery.sg/">National Gallery Singapore</a></span><span>.</span></p>
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17 - 18 June 2016
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Session 1: <em>Shadows of History</em><br />Presentation: “Recycled Images: <em>The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia</em>" by Ho Tzu Nyen, artist
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<div class="event_single_dates text__exhibitions">28 Oct 2017, Sat 12:20 - 12:40 PM</div>
<div class="event_single_venue">The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road<br /><br />This presentation is based on Ho Tzu Nyen's works <em>The Name</em> (2015) and <em>The Nameless </em>(2015), both of which comes out of the artist's ongoing project <em>The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia (cdosea)</em>. The former is derived from "G" for Gene Z. Hanrahan and the latter from "L" for Lai Teck, "L" for Legibility of abécédaire of six concepts, motifs and biographies that constitute the <em>cdosea</em>. Since its inception, in 2012, <em>cdosea</em> has generated a number of works, serving as sketchbook which facilitates ongoing research and generates future projects. It proposes a term for each letter from the English alphabet.</div>
2017-10-28
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<p class="event_single_title"><em>Imagining New Eurasia: Visualising the Historical Precedents and Contemporary Reconstruction of New Silk Roads.</em> Talk by Kyong Park (South Korea/United States), Professor, Public Culture, University of California, San Diego, United States</p>
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<div class="event_single_dates text__research">11 Apr 2017, Tue 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM</div>
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<br />Imagining New Eurasia is a multi-year project commissioned by the Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea to research and visualize the historical precedents and contemporary reconstructions of Eurasia as one continent. The project wonders what could be the new relationship between East and West, and what would be the new identity of Eurasia. Through a narrative sequence of three distinct chapters, Imagining New Eurasia highlights the significance of cities, networks and territories within new urban, regional and continental geopolitics. The project questions whether a belief in the movements of commerce, migrations and cultural exchanges will bring about greater understanding between different societies, or if we are headed for only larger clashes of civilizations. Central to this project is the New Eurasian Pavilion, which will house panoramic projections of visualizations, accompanied by participatory exhibitions, publications and workshops.
2017-04-11
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<p class="event_single_title">Exhibition (de)Tour: The ‘Crime’ of Haze: The Politics of Land, Nature and Human Rights with Dr Helena Varkkey (Malaysia)</p>
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<div class="event_single_dates text__exhibitions">12 Aug 2016, Fri 7:30pm - 9:00pm</div>
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<br />The Southeast Asian region has been experiencing increasingly frequent events of transboundary haze for several decades. Much of this haze originates from Indonesia, mainly caused by fires related to traditional and commercial agricultural activities. While these activities have been credited for fuelling rapid development in Indonesia and the larger region, human and non-human communities around Southeast Asia have had to suffer its ill effects. This talk explores the concept of such pollution as a crime, both in terms of human and environmental rights. It also touches on the intricacies of local and regional politics that have permitted this ‘crime’ to continue unabated. <br /><br />This Exhibition (de)Tour is part of the public programme of <i>Amar Kanwar: The Sovereign Forest.</i>
2016-08-12
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Symposium: The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: A Structured Conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in Context, Part II <br />Session 3 – Of Nomads and Sea Ports
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Sat 18 Jun 2016, 2.50 - 4.20 pm<br />Blk 43 Malan Road, The Single Screen<br /><br />The total land area of Southeast Asia is almost evenly divided between countries which are part of continental Asia, and countries that are made of archipelagoes such as The Philippines and Indonesia. But beyond the lands of continents and islands, the sea is also one of the most important geophysical reality of the region. In this session, Dr Vivienne Wee speaks about sea nomads — the Orang Laut community in the Riau region; Dr Donna Brunero speaks about histories of port city communities; and Dr Wee Beng Geok speaks about maritime commerce and industry.<br /><br />Respondent: Dr Imran bin Tajudeen
2016-06-18
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Sympoisum: The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: A Structured Conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in Context, Part II <br />Session 1 – The River and its Representations
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Sat 18 Jun 2016, 11.20 am - 12.30 pm<br />Blk 43 Malan Road, The Single Screen<br /><br />How do the arts engage the region or regional themes? How have cultural workers looked at geography as a means to explore ideas about local specificity as well as regional commonality?The Mekong River has been a source of inspiration for many artists and curators, including acclaimed Thai artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His first solo exhibition, <em>Primitive</em>, was largely shot in the border town, Nabua, where the Mekong divides Thailand and Laos, and his film <i>Mekong Hotel</i> which screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Gridthiya Gaweewong will discuss the Mekong River in Apichatpong’s body of works, as well as her curatorial project <i>Mekong Laboratory</i>.<br /><br />Respondent: Dr David Teh
2016-06-18
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Symposium: The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: A Structured Conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in Context, Part II<br />Roundtable Discussion
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Sat 18 Jun 2016, 4.40 - 6.00 pm<br />Blk 43 Malan Road, The Single Screen<br /><br />Participants:<br />Professor Michael M.J. Fischer, Charles Lim Yi Yong, Shabbir Hussain Mustafa and Professor Aihwa Ong<br /><br />Moderators:<br />Professor Ute Meta Bauer and Dr David Teh
2016-06-18
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Exhibition (de)Tour: One Belt, One Road: Critical Accounts by Jegan Vincent de Paul (Canada/Singapore), researcher and PhD candidate, NTU CCA Singapore and School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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<div class="event_single_dates text__exhibitions">6 May 2016, Fri 7:30pm - 9:00pm</div>
<div class="event_single_venue">The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road</div>
<br />Jegan Vincent de Paul presents his ongoing doctoral research on the People’s Republic of China’s “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure development project. Questioning the role of art in creating new understandings of today’s geopolitical events, his project brings together critical analysis and aesthetic accounts of the “One Belt, One Road” project. Attention is paid to countries where construction and conflict overlap, particularly Burma, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. <br /><br />This Exhibition (de)Tour is a public programme of <em>Charles Lim Yi Yong: SEA STATE</em>.
2016-05-06
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<i>Non-Aligned</i> Exhibition Guide
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2020-04-04
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Ho Tzu Nyen
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The time and space of the residency are being used by Ho Tzu Nyen to map out his current and forthcoming projects for the next three years as well as their conceptual and aesthetic kinships. Other than further iterations of his growing multi-part work <i>The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia</i> (2014-ongoing), the artist is currently engaged in a series of works that probe Asia’s political histories and spiritual thought systems. Specifically, he is interested in the histories of revolt and subversion sited at both the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ end of the political spectrum, paying attention to figures, moments, and movements that eschew classification under an obsolete scheme of polarized opposition. At the same time, he is also intent on speculating about the relevance these questions will carry in 50 years’ time when our existing epistemological frameworks will be drastically altered by accelerated technological transformations, geopolitical shifts, and ecological crises at a planetary level.
1 October 2019 – 28 April 2020
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