Biodiversity]]> Ecosystems]]> Coexistence]]> 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. In this workshop, participants will learn the important role that insects play in our ecosystems, fostering a deeper appreciation for them. Using recycled materials, participants will study and create their own six-legged animals through printed images and real insect specimens brought in by Wendy.gnahZ. This workshop is held in collaboration with Migrant x Me, a registered social enterprise that aims to provide public education and raise awareness of the migrant worker community in Singapore. Participants will work hand-in-hand with the local migrant worker community, and exchange thoughts and experiences on how to share resources more consciously.]]>
Wendy.gnahZ]]> Migrant x Me]]> Southeast Asia]]>
Technology]]> Lim Ting Li]]> Southeast Asia]]> Cultural Production]]> Materiality]]> 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 of Indigo—its strong socio-cultural connotations from various cultures around the world and a brief history of its progression from the “colour of the kings” to the “colour of the masses.” The hands-on workshop will allow the participants to explore with a series of resist dye approaches and tools (chanting, copper stamps, and brushes). The understanding of the method of batik, resist dyeing techniques, and the mix of tools offered to participants will allow them a great space for creativity, visual exploration, and experimentation.

A public programme of Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material.]]>
Dinu Bodiciu]]> Martin Bonney]]> Asia]]>
Cultural Production]]> 8 Oct 2016, Sat 12:00pm - 8:00pm
9 Oct 2016, Sun 12:00pm - 8:00pm
15 Oct 2016, Sat 12:00pm - 8:00pm
16 Oct 2016, Sun 12:00pm - 8:00pm
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road

In recent years, artists have begun working extensively with the moving image. The variety of forms (videos, installations, film screenings, etc.) and spaces in which these works are presented (galleries, museums, art fairs, etc.) have also become increasingly varied.

Against the background of this development, these workshops seek to unfold the history and challenges of this new genre from the 1960s to the present day. Focusing on case studies of specific artists, exhibitions, and critical texts, participants will also discuss the development of the global art market and its influence and impact on art and exhibition practices, and what role moving images play in this context.

As part of Workshop One, participants will visit the exhibition Amar Kanwar: The Sovereign Forest, which experiments with moving images in space.

Objective and Learning Outcome
Through selected readings, discussions, and hands-on exercises of film analyses, participants will explore questions concerning the presentation of films in different contexts and spatial environments. These activities will delve into the depth and unfold different approaches in this increasing influential presence of moving images in the artistic field.

Workshop Requirements
These workshops are open to Graduate and Undergraduate students as well as members of public interested in film and art.

Workshop One

Saturday, 8 October 2016, 12.00 – 8.00pm
• Short introduction to the workshop by Dr Marc Glöde
• Short introduction by each participant (field of studies / interests / relation to and interest in film)
• Introduction to the historical developments in experimental film which includes watching and discussing a selection of films that have been produced between 1920 and 1975
• Discuss the seen films in relation to Peter Wollen’s essay, “The Two Avant-Gardes“ (1975)

Sunday, 9 October 2016, 12.00 – 8.00pm
• Visit to the exhibition Amar Kanwar: The Sovereign Forest
• In depth experience of the show followed by a discussion on the dynamics of curating film against the background of the material seen on the first day
• Discussion with a focus on Mary Ann Doane’s article, “The Location of The Image” (2009) and Alexander Horvath’s statement, “The Market vs. the Museum” (2005)

Workshop Two

Saturday, 15 October 2016, 12.00 – 8.00pm
• Short introduction to the workshop by Dr Marc Glöde
• Short introduction by each participant (field of studies / interests / relation to and interest in film)
• A historical overview on the development of film experiments from early cinema to present
• Discussion on the developments in curatorial practice related to film
• Reading and discussion on Mark Nash’s “Between cinema and a hard place” (2006)

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 12.00 – 8.00pm
• Discussion on the development of artist films from the 1970s onward
• Continuation of the discussion on the recent history of experimenting films and film installations (e.g. the American artist Gordon Matta-Clark, who initially trained as an architect)
• Understanding the idea of the “expanded cinema” and the so called “post-medium condition”

Due to limited space, registration for the workshops is compulsory. Participants can register for one workshop or both.

Deadline for registration: Monday, 3 October 2016 at NTUCCAresearch@ntu.edu.sg

Participants will be contacted by email and will be given texts for readings before commencement of workshops.]]>
Marc Glöde]]> Marc Glode]]> Asia]]> Europe]]>
Decolonialism]]> Identity]]> 6 Apr 2019, Sat 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road

Where is the Nusantara? Who is the Nusantara? What do we align ourselves with in the past and what futures will we create together?

This workshop, a follow-up to a previously ran workshop held last year, Siapa Dia Wanita Nusantara (Who is the Nusantara Woman?), aims to create conversations around the idea of the “Nusantara”, an arguably dated and oftentimes unclear regional construct that has resurfaced every now and then with regards to recent waves of conversations around decolonisation of the Malay archipelago. Centering around themes of intersecting identities, belonging, and speculative histories, this workshop invites anyone who feel that they can benefit from, by sharing about their own stories and experiences, the explorations of their personal oral histories, through spoken word and a collective imagining of the past and future.]]>
ila]]> nor]]> Nurshafitri Ya’akob ]]> Southeast Asia]]>
Fiction]]> Politics]]> 5 Sep 2020, Sat 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road

How can we personalise the political? What is the role of storytelling in our understanding of current events? Narrative writing can distill headlines and issues to individual experience, and remind us of our personal stake in a world of multitudes. In this creative writing workshop, participants will draw from the global sociocultural landscape to create fictions that illuminate the stories of individuals in the context of wider events. Activities will include guided writing exercises and critical feedback sessions to deepen our understanding of character, form, tension, and resolution.]]>
Balli Kaur Jaswal]]> South America]]> Asia]]> Africa]]>
Activism]]> Performance]]> 7 Oct 2018, Sun 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Independent Archive, 71 Aliwal Street

This one-day performance art workshop advocates performance as a form of creative initiative and art activism that empowers individuals and collectives. Focusing on spontaneous body-related art practices, the workshop will also touch upon radical art practices and actions, secular rituals, and creation of live art images.

The workshop includes an introduction on performance art in two parts:

1. A brief survey of performance art practices and history of performance art in Singapore (1990s to 2000s), with a focus on: The Artists Village’s past identity; individual performance artists’ works; and historical and social issues relating to performance art practices in general. 2. A brief introduction of site specificity in the ephemeral art process, looking in particular at spaces and spatiality, and its aesthetic values and socio-cultural significance. And two exercises:

Exercise 1

Participants will bring one or more objects of aspiration and share the stories behind these objects: what the objects mean to them and why they selected it. Participants are also encouraged to bring visual art materials and music/soundscapes (e.g. paint and paper, readings, different genres of music/soundscapes) that they may like to use in the workshop. A 10-minute exercise will be conducted with each of the participants’ selected objects and materials.

Objective 1

Explore the subject of identity and personal aspirations; bridge individual ideas with the significance of object materiality in performance; contextualise ideas with the body, materials and symbolic gestures; and transform ideas into performance presentation.

Exercise 2

Participants will choose a site or location within the Independent Archive and its surrounding environment that is socially or culturally significant to their own personal living conditions. All participants are required to present a 10-minute site-specific performance, whether a collaboration with each other or a solo performance. A post-mortem discussion will be conducted after.

Objective 2

Observe site specificity; investigate into space as a performative process of shared meaning-making; derive social and personal significance out of object materials, sounds (music) and physical spaces.

A public programme of Journey of a Yellow Man. Selected Materials from the Independent Archive]]>
Kai Lam]]> Southeast Asia]]>
Experiential]]> Environmental Crisis]]> 3 Mar 2018, Sat 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM
External venue and The Seminar Room

In this full-day workshop, participants will be introduced to the process of art making, from research and conceptualisation to execution. Developed for participants 14 years and above, the day will consist of a trip to the beach to collect plastic waste and organic debris like shells washed ashore to create artworks out of these found materials during the second part of the workshop. Using The Oceanic as an entry point to raise awareness on the dire health of our oceans and the islands most affected, participants will learn how to engage with questions of climate change, as well as its impacts.

Designed for families and participants aged 14 and up.

A public and education programme of The Oceanic.]]>
Mary Bernadette Lee]]> Southeast Asia]]>
Cultural Production]]> Materiality]]> 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 spirits and applied as an antiseptic. This workshop explores how indigo is cultivated, processed, and used in sacred and everyday rituals. Participants will have the opportunity to try several methods of shibori, a Japanese tie-dye technique, to create unique patterns on their cloth. At the end of the workshop, a small amulet or pin will be made from the indigo samples giving a sense of protection and visual pleasure through the beautiful and powerful blues produced by indigo.

A public programme of Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material.]]>
Kelly Reedy]]> Asia]]>
Sustainability]]> Botany]]> 18 Jan 2017, Wed 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Studio #01-01, Block 37 Malan Road

“Urban farming is a social practice that has associations with contemporary life on many levels, relating fundamentally to environment, capitalism, global consumerist lifestyles, and to the production of knowledge and technology for human sustenance.” — Xu Tan

In this workshop, artist Xu Tan invites local practitioners engaged in the social practice of urban farming to share with participants how to grow, what to plant, and why. The workshop takes a hands-on approach, allowing participants to handle samplings of plants, seeds, and soil. Through these interactions between practitioners and public participants, the workshop provides a platform for knowledge exchange on a sociopolitical and an aesthetic level.

A collection of six videos of interviews by Xu with urban farmers in China and Singapore, the latter filmed during his residency period at the NTU CCA Singapore, will also be on view. These videos are part of his ongoing research into the social practice of botany/farming.]]>
Xu Tan ]]> Asia]]> Southeast Asia]]>