In a world where digital landscapes and artificial intelligence shape the rhythm of our daily lives, how we record and remember the past has become increasingly significant. The archives of our history now inform the technology of our future, with Artificial Intelligience drawing heavily from the vast data stored in our physical and online archives. As we stand at the intersection of technology and history, we are called to reflect on how both seemingly obsolete archives and modern digital data serve as mirrors - reflecting not only who we were but who we are becoming.
In this moment of rapid digital evolution, the question arises: How do the echoes of history, along with contemporary digital archives, influence our sense of self and our place in the world today?
Now in its sixth edition, our hybrid Forum includes livestreamed presentations, performances, and dialogue to inspire an exploration of Southeast Asian arts and its discourses; facilitating an exchange of knowledge from the community to the classroom and vice versa.
Read MoreMavericks in their own field and unconventional thinkers, from a diverse background of creative and academic disciplines. These Southeast Asian artists, educators and creative practitioners bring to the Forum what is current, what is urgent and what could be a future alternative following the current state of transitions.
Speaker
Rianto
Moderator
Bridget Tracy Tan
Palm to Palm: Reclaiming Memory through Artistic Research and Performance
Aliansyah Caniago
Moments Over Monuments: Practice of Memory and Impermanence
Sutee Kunavichayanont
Lost in Sounds—Soundscape as Cultural Narratives in Societies and Future Creative Possibilities
Gardika Gigih
Chronotope Lab as Living Archive: Creating a Space to Build Community in the Arts
Grace Leong
Learning from Unknown Hands and Usernames
Hong Shu-ying
Golden Boy: Interpreting Khmer Art Through the Gaps of Local History
Vanvipha Suneta
Creating an Immersive Art Experience from Professor Silpa Bhirasri's Works at the National Gallery of Thailand
Dr Supachai Areenrungruang
What I Believe: Exploring Thai Heritage Through Immersive Media
Dr Gomesh Karnchanapayap
The Human DNA As Taxonomy
Sherman Ong
Mixed Rice (Nasi Campur) Technoculture
Garin Nugroho
Confluence
Dr. Goh Toh Chai
Unforgetting Machines: Counter-archives and Algorithmic Speculation
Debbie Ding
Immortal Words: A Word is Bios
Boedi Widjaja
Zikri Rahman
Farah Wardhani
The Institute of Southeast Asian Arts was established in April 2010 with the aim of developing the capabilities of NAFA in the niche area of art being practiced in the region and to run a research and resource development agency within NAFA. ISEAA focuses on practice-led research; it is activity-based to benefit students and faculty primarily through workshops. The Institute also forms a network of different partners in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region to represent the spectrum of visual, performing and management arts and to formulate broad-based collaborative projects with individuals and groups of artists.