7 - 8 August 2025

Nanyang academy of fine arts

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Programme

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.

5:15pm - 6:15pm Keynote Performance

Dancer Rianto (Indonesia)

6:15pm - 6:20pm Closing Statement

Dr. Bridget Tracy Tan

6:20pm - 6:35pm NAFA x ITB Memorandum of Understanding Signing
7:00pm 9:00pm Dinner Reception
10am – 10:05am Opening address

Dr. Bridget Tracy Tan

10:05am - 10:20am Presentation

Palm to Palm: Reclaiming Memory through Artistic Research and Performance

Aliansyah Caniago (Indonesia)

10:20am - 10:35am Presentation

Moments Over Monuments: Practice of Memory and Impermanence

Sutee Kunavichayanont (Thailand)

10:35am - 10:45am VoD Screening

Lost in Sounds—Soundscape as Cultural Narratives in Societies and Future Creative Possibilities

Gardika Gigih (Indonesia)

10:45am - 10:55am VoD Screening

Collaborative Lab

Grace Leong (Singapore)

10:55am - 11:10am Presentation

Learning from Unknown Hands and Usernames

Hong Shu-Ying (Singapore)

11:10am - 11:15am VoD Screening

Golden Boy: Interpreting Khmer Art Through the Gaps of Local History

Vanvipha Suneta (Thailand)

11:15am - 11:20am VoD Screening

Creating an Immersive Art Experience from Professor Silpa Bhirasri's Works at the National Gallery of Thailand

DrSupachai Areerungruang (Thailand)

11:20am - 11:25am VoD Screening

What I Believe: Exploring Thai Heritage Through Immersive Media

Dr Gomesh Karnchanapayap (Thailand)

11:25am - 11:40am Presentation

Dara, Bini, Mati Laki (Maiden, Wife, Widow)

Sherman Ong (Singapore)

11:40pm – 11:50pm VoD Screening

Mixed Rice (Nasi Campur) Technoculture

Garin Nugroho (Indonesia)

12:00pm – 1:20pm Lunch and Performance

Composition 'Confluence'

Dr. Zechariah Goh Toh Chai (Singapore)

1:20pm – 1:25pm Introduction to part 2 + dialogue speakers

Dr. Bridget Tracy Tan

1:25pm - 2:15pm Presentation

UOB World: Discovering Folklore and Fantastical Beings in the Metaverse with Seeking Chimera: Myths in Southeast Asia

Dr. Gomesh Karnchanapayap (Thailand)

2:15pm - 2:30pm Presentation

Unforgetting Machines: Counter-Archives and Algorithmic Speculation

Debbie Ding (Singapore)

2:30pm - 2:45pm Presentation

Immortal Words: A Word is Bios

Boedi Widjaja (Singapore)

2:45pm - 3:05pm Tea Break
3:05pm – 4:25pm Dialogue Session

How can recorded art forms and performances, spanning mediums from print to digital technologies, inspire critical discourse?

Dr. Bridget Tracy Tan, Artist and Lecturer Dr. Gomesh Karnchanapayap (Thailand), Researcher Zikri Rahman (Malaysia), Curator Farah Wardhani (Indonesia), Artist Debbie Ding (Singapore), Artist Sutee Kunavichayanont (Thailand)

4:25pm – 4:55pm Student Presentation

Visiting students from Taylor's University, Vietnam University of Fine Arts & Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts

4:55pm – 5:25pm SEArch Roundtable Presentation
5.25pm – 6:25pm Tea Reception and Farewell

Dr. Bridget Tracy Tan