19 Aug 2023

In this conversation between the artist and exhibition curator Cheng Jia Yun, hear more about the challenges and opportunities for artists in the early days of the internet as they discuss more about Sin of Apathy and Chng Nai Wee’s long-standing engagement with technology and art. They will also share more about his website, biotechnics.org, which is one of the earliest web directories built for artists in Singapore, and his early work consisting of assemblage, video and synthetic material.

See the event at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTo2RPkUWP8

16 Sep 2023

The exhibition See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia explores the emergence of video installation art in the region during the 1980s and 1990s through the restaging and reproduction of significant works by ten artists. Join us for a discussion between artists Dr Baharudin Mohd Arus and Jean Marie Syjuco, and exhibition curators Clarissa Chikiamco and Cheng Jia Yun, where they will delve into curatorial narratives and the dynamic process of collaboration between the artists and curators in the exhibition.

See the event at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDBpLsPeiLo

13 Oct 2023

In his keynote lecture, Dr Edwin Jurriens (Convenor & Associate Professor of Indonesian Studies at the Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne) provides various concepts and contexts for the interpretation of the works in the See Me, See You exhibition. He argues that the artists and their works are part of a Southeast Asian creative vanguard of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Dr Jurriens proposes that this pioneering quality is reflected in their capacity to break with the notion of the autonomy of art, and reconnect with the praxis of life, presenting artistic innovation and imaginative visions for a better world. Moreover, the works set in motion dynamic processes of creation and reflection in which audiences play an active part. Rather than constituting static objects or technological tools, they can be seen as forms of corporeal, social and spiritual channelling.

See the event at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W27uBjjSjRk

5 Nov 2023

One of the first artists in Southeast Asia to work with video projection, Heri Dono's artistic practice features significant material and media experimentation. This is evident in his work Hoping to Hear from You Soon, which alludes to traditional shadow puppetry and roadside eateries commonly seen in his hometown in Indonesia. In this talk, we discover how the artist utilised the screen as a tool for artistic expression and the processes behind his practice, including his mixed-media artwork Political Clowns.

See the event at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmWuu39_jRw