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As we navigate extraordinary realities, this online series of talks engages with prominent thought leaders and futures thinkers on topical issues – ranging from emotional courage and mental wellness to social resilience and ethics – to reflect on where we are and where we could be heading.
Speakers include Ariel Muller (Managing Director, APAC at Forum for the Future), Scott Smith (Founder and Managing Partner of Changeist), Cheryl Chung (Co-Director of Executive Education and Head of Strategic Planning at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) and more.
More about the exhibition:
2219: Futures Imagined explores the possible futures of Singapore 200 years from now through a series of immersive installations, meditative spaces, films, paintings and sculptures. Inspired by the work of Singaporean writer and poet Alvin Pang, the exhibition is neither a utopian or dystopian view of the distant future and instead focuses on small, human-scale acts of innovation and contemplation. 2219: Futures Imagined intends for visitors to reflect on what kind of future they want for Singapore, and what actions they may be prepared to take in order to bring that future into being.
Stay connected with ArtScience at Home, ArtScience Museum’s latest online programme, where you can look forward to an exciting line up of virtual tours, workshops, talks, screenings, performances and more over the upcoming months.
4 Aug
Feeling the Future Talk with Tong Yee
Tong Yee (Co-Founder of The Thought Collective) reflects on emotional resilience and personal leadership in this season of crisis – how it tells us about who we are as societies and states, and reveals powerful wisdom if we care to look. Following his talk, Tong Yee will also be participating in a Q&A moderated by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum).
21 Jul
Feeing the Future Talk with Richard Hassell
WOHA’s proposal for Singapore for the year 2050, Strange Times, is presented in the form of a newspaper from the future. Richard Hassell (Co-Founding Director of WOHA) will talk about the stories and images of this hypothetical future, as well as the emotions and humour this piece of speculative realism was designed to elicit.
Following his talk, Richard will also be participating in a Q&A moderated by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes).
7 Jul
Feeling the Future Talk with Lynn Froggett and Lizzie Muller
Lynn Froggett and Lizzie Muller speak about how exhibitions support the civic role of museums in bringing what is ‘felt’ into public conversation through a process of ‘cultural contagion’. They will also be joined by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes) in a livestream moderated conversation on 9 Jul (Thursday), 4pm.
23 JunFeeling the Future Talk by Anab Jain and Jon Ardern of Superflux
Listen in as Superflux founders Anab Jain and Jon Ardern talk about how they use narrative and speculation to explore complex problems that are often discussed in terms of data and abstract projections, and why hope often works best alongside tools for proactively tackling future challenges. They will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a livestream moderated conversation on 23 Jun (Tuesday), 5pm.
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Ep 3 – Futures Thinking: Democratising Tools for Hope by Cheryl Chung
Join Cheryl Chung (Co-Director of Executive Education and Head of Strategic Planning at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) as she discusses how to democratise tools for hope and impart them to youth so they can design the future. She will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a livestream moderated conversation on 26 May (Tuesday), 5pm.
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Ep 2 – Mapping Impacts and Implications by Scott Smith
Scott Smith (Founder and Managing Partner of Changeist) shares practical tools for mapping out possible futures in a crisis, which might help us think about and unpack orders of impact of significant change. He will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a live moderated conversation on 12 May at 5pm.
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Ep 1 – Touching Stories by Ariel Muller (Managing Director, APAC at Forum for the Future)
Join Ariel Muller as she shares how we might better equip ourselves to prepare for future shocks, given what we are learning from people's responses to COVID-19.
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Feeling the Future Talk with Ariel Muller
Join Ariel Muller as she shares how we might better equip ourselves to prepare for future shocks, given what we are learning from people's responses to COVID-19.
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Take 5 with Daryl Yam
Daryl Yam, author of Kappa Quartet, will be discussing about how Singapore is ‘imagined’ - almost as a dream-like state in one instance, and how a collective imagination is reflected across the narrative.
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ARTSCIENCE LATE
ArtScience Late at Home with Tim De Cotta
The Warrior is back. Two-time ArtScience Late alumnus Tim De Cotta will be premiering his new release ‘Transition’ at ArtScience Late at Home, which he describes as a "thought video" reflecting on the new normal brought about by the coronavirus.
