Picturing Conflict in Southeast Asia: History, Memory and Ecology explores the powerful and often contested relationship between conflict and art. It brings together curators, artists, and scholars to consider how conflict is remembered, represented, and debated. The symposium also examines how its effects extend far beyond the battlefield into landscapes, environments, technologies, and infrastructures.
This symposium is presented in collaboration with The Australian National University, with support from the Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.
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This single-session ticket is for Session 3.
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When: 3 Oct 2026, 1.45–5.30pm - Suitable For: Adults, Families, Visitors with accessibility needs, Students and Educators
- Where: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium
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Ticket information:
Full Symposium Pass: $30 (Standard), $25 (Concession and Gallery Insider)
Single Session: $12 (Standard), $10 (Concession and Gallery Insider)
Programme Outline
1.45pm | Panel: More-Than-Human Ecologies of War
- Dr Wulan Dirgantoro
Lecturer in Contemporary Art, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne - Dr Kathleen Ditzig
Curator, National Gallery Singapore - Dr Seng Yu Jin
Director, Curatorial, Research, and Exhibitions, and Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore - Moderated by Dr Elly Kent
Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean of Languages and Mobility, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
3.15pm | Panel: Art, War & Memory
- Dr Margaret Hutchinson
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra - Dr Elly Kent
Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean of Languages and Mobility, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University - Dr. Sim Chi Yin
Artist - Dr. Roger Nelson
Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University - Moderated by Alexandra Torrens
Senior Curator, Art Section, Australian War Memorial
5.15pm | Closing Remarks
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