6 – 30 Sep 2024
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Sun – Thu: 10am – 7pm |
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Fri – Sat: 10am – 9pm |
Admission Free & ticketed admission |
In the Ether 2024 — A Festival of Technology and Innovation celebrates a moment of convergence of art, science and future-forward technologies.
The festival explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and other emerging technologies, bridging collective consciousness and individual creativity.
Showcasing works from an assembly of new media artists, In the Ether challenges conventional notions of art by leveraging digital technologies and hopes to ignite discussion on the role of data — an ever-evolving facet of human expression — in a world where creativity is the fuel of innovation and progress.
Expanding on last year’s exhibition, Notes From the Ether, In the Ether brings together artists and collaborators who use various mediums and evolving technologies in their work. Alongside the artwork installations sited throughout the museum are an EdTech symposium, workshops on creating with generative AI, 3D scanning and painting, late-night programmes and the Singapore premieres of films that address the role of generative AI in storytelling.
This festival is proudly presented by ArtScience Museum in partnership with Ethereum Singapore, a community-driven initiative dedicated to advancing the Ethereum ecosystem and fostering innovation in technology.
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Artists and collaborators:
Location: Level 4, Curiosity Gallery
Artist: Niceaunties
Auntiedote: Aioli Times reveals the coming-of-age story behind the enigmatic falling garlic on the runway in the Auntieverse.
Forever etched in the spectators' minds as the comedic character of the Auntieverse, this garlic became famous due to a tripping mishap on the fashion catwalk while attempting to show off its jumping skills.
Despite its unconventional dream of becoming a fashion model, which is quite atypical for garlic, the aunties rallied around the creature, supporting it in achieving its aspirations.
Auntiedote: Aioli Times highlights the vulnerability involved in presenting one's work to the public and facing criticism, while spectators may not be aware of the challenges and efforts that go on behind the scenes.
This AI film was presented in Niceaunties’ first physical solo exhibition at Expanded.Art Gallery, Berlin in April 2024. ArtScience Museum welcomes Niceaunties for their first exhibition in their home country. The inflated sculpture of the garlic falls over the Level 4 stairwell with great enjoyment and joy.
Image credit: Niceaunties
Location: Basement 2, Circulation
Artists: Jake Tan and Ernest Wu
BIOS: Living NFTs – Bonsai Specimens presents a digital bonsai that grows over time, influenced by each block generated on the Ethereum blockchain. This interactive artwork allows viewers to witness the gradual evolution of a bonsai, growing with each new block that the Ethereum blockchain processes and verifies, triggering subtle changes in the bonsai’s branches.
Visitors can engage with the piece through a digital interface and observe real-time blockchain updates and their direct impact on the plant's development. This organic growth pattern driven by data and decentralised technology visualises the growth of the blockchain through a self-updating digital object.
This work is part of the BIOS: Living NFT series by Jake Tan and Ernest Wu and is supported by SERIAL CO_ – Mary Ann Ng, Elina Avdieieva, Freny Antony, Sunny Vo, Jeane Chan Jin Lii, Siti Syahinda and Li Zeyi.
Image credit: Jake Tan and Ernest Wu, Bios: Living NFTs (2022). Detail.
Location: Basement 2, Circulation
Developed by: AI Create
Presented by: Prudential
The Dream Creator is an interactive installation that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to create images from your imagination.
Together with YAI, AI Create’s ambassador, visitors can craft unique characters, scenarios, and styles, and watch them come to life on screen.
Join AI Create to explore the endless possibilities of generative AI and be part of a collective display of creativity and innovation. Together, turn your dreams into reality and continue to push the boundaries of creativity.
Image credit: AI Create
Presented by Prudential
Location: Basement 2, Circulation
Developed by: Ethereum Singapore
Celebrating Ethereum's 10th anniversary, this exhibition explores its past, present, and future, showcasing the evolution from a protocol to a thriving ecosystem nurtured by collaboration and visionary innovation.
Accompanied by summits, workshops, networking events, and hackathons, it aims to educate, inspire, and connect the community.
Location: Level 1, Lobby
Artists: Chong Yan Chuah, Joo Choon Lin and Colin Justin Wan, Ninaad Kothawade, Ouchhh Studio, Shavonne Wong and Liam Young
Limitless is a multi-channel video installation featuring diverse works by emerging and established new media artists.
Referencing the latest developments in science and culture, the works of these artists explore how data, artificial intelligence and other aspects of technology have the potential to bridge both collective consciousness and individual expression.
Artworks:
- Choreographic Camouflage by Liam Young
- Dark Machine by Ouchhh Studio
- Human Cell ATLAS by Ouchhh Studio
- Letters of Parasitic Evolution by Ninaad Kothawade
- Meet Eva Here by Shavonne Wong
- There will be Dr@g0ns in my Future Dreams by Chong Yan Chuah
- The Sound of Sound – Colours in Dream by Joo Choon Lin and Colin Justin Wan
Image credit: Liam Young
Location: Basement 2, Oculus
Artist: yeule
A yeule-curated mixtape of their instrumental music works audio-transforming ArtScience Museum’s Oculus into a techno-organic world.
yeule is the musical project of Nat Ćmiel, a non-binary artist and cyborg entity whose music is a blend of glitch, ambient and hyperpop, channelling into the in-between spaces of error messages and broken computer codes.
Date: 6 Sep – 29 Sep
Location: Level 4, VR Gallery
Free admission
Step into the Amazon with Awavena, a groundbreaking VR documentary that tells the compelling story of Hushahu, the first woman shaman of the Yawanawa people. This immersive experience offers a rare glimpse into the profound transformation of gender dynamics following her induction into the tribe's spiritual traditions.
As the world faces the urgent reality of climate change, Awavena connects us to the Amazon's indigenous peoples, highlighting the vital role of women's leadership in the fight to protect our planet.
Image credit: Lynette Wallworth
Date: 1 Sep – 30 Sep
Location: Level 4, ArtScience Cinema
Free & ticketed admission
A curated selection of short films, documentaries and moving image artworks that consider the impact of AI on process, creativity, and visions of the future.
Image credit: Liam Young
Date: 7 Sep, 2pm – 4.30pm
Location: Level 4, ArtScience Cinema
Ticketed admission: S$10
Organised as the opening symposium of the festival, EdTech Futures offers a radical imagining of the future of learning.
The symposium gathers thought leaders, futurists, startup disruptors, education practitioners and policymakers to discuss harbingers of change and transformative shifts in a technology-driven education landscape.
Speakers include
- Professor Lim Sun Sun (Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication and Technology at SMU)
- Koo Sengmeng (Head of LearnAI at AI Singapore)
- Dr Kenneth Lo (Director of Office of Digital Learning and Sector Lead of campusX at SUTD)
- Katrina Tan (Senior Associate Director of the Futures Office at NUS)
- Chan Kok Hong (Head of Department for Information & Communications Technology at Lakeside Primary School)
- Rohan Pasari (Co-founder and CEO of Cialfo).
Date: 31 Aug, 6, 7, 13 and 14 Sep
Location: Basement 2, Rainbow Room
Ticketed admission: S$10
Explore the endless possibilities brought about by emerging technologies and get creative with artificial intelligence through hands-on workshops!
Date: 1 Sep – 30 Sep
Location: Basement 2, Circulation
Free admission
Quick, Draw! is a game built with machine learning where you draw, and a neural network tries to guess what you're drawing.
Millions of players have contributed millions of drawings that now form the world's largest doodling dataset.
Image credit: Google Creative Lab
Date: 6 & 27 Sep, 7pm
Location: Level 1, Lobby
Free admission
As part of ArtScience After Hours, watch the museum lobby transform itself throughout the night from a cosy cafe to a trendy nightspot in the blink of an eye.
Join Candiceb, a talent known for her fire sets as she spins a variety of infectious melodies and immersive beats, guaranteeing a dazzling one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of the city.
Image credit: Candiceb
Date: 13 & 14 Sep, 7.30pm
Location: Level 1, Lobby
Free admission
Join artists Niceaunties and Jake Tan and Ernest Wu from SERIAL CO_ as they join our museum curators for fireside chats in the lobby, where they will share more about their practice and artworks that can be found around the museum.
13 Sep, 7.30pm: Niceaunties
14 Sep, 7.30pm: Jake Tan and Ernest Wu (SERIAL CO_)
Image credit: Jake Tan and Ernest Wu (left) and Niceaunties (right)
Date: From 3 Sep, 4pm
Location: Level 1, Lobby
Ticketed admission: S$5
Immerse yourself in the incredible world of emerging technology and art on a tour of In the Ether: A Festival of Technology and Innovation.
Join our Education Specialist to explore the captivating art, interactive and screen-based installations across the museum that push the boundaries of artificial intelligence and blockchain.
Date: 14 & 15 Sep
Location: Level 4, ArtScience Cinema
Presented by: AMD and ASUS
Free admission
Creator RenAIssance by AI Create will present iconic short films that exemplify how AI is redefining filmmaking.
Join the filmmakers and creators in panel discussions on how these developing technologies have and will continue to change the way we transform the way films are made.
The programme will also feature a prompt battle where creators compete to generate the most impressive images with AI generative software.
Image credit: AI Create
Developed in partnership with AMD and ASUS
Date: 22 - 29 Sep
Various locations
Free admission
Explore the future of our oceans at Ocean Tech Week and set a path towards a sustainable and thriving world.
Discover groundbreaking ocean innovation and conservation through a variety of offers — from film programmes, talks, workshops to an exhibition showcasing the work of our inaugural ArtScientist-In-Residence, Cesar Jung-Harada.
A series of summits will explore the evolving landscape of blockchain technology, focusing on the core principles, innovations, and future impact. The discussions will explore the broader Ethereum ecosystem, key technological developments, and the potential of AI, offering insights into the future of blockchain and its applications.
Summits available:
● Ethereum Singapore: Infinite Garden City Comes Alive
● Ethereum by the Bay
● Ethereum Ecosystem Day
● WiEP (Women in Ethereum Protocol)
● Home Staking Summit
● Ethereum X AI Confluence Day
● SheFi Summit Singapore (Web3 & AI)
● Limitless: Token-Powered AI
● Open Source AI Summit Singapore
Register here
Practical workshops provide essential knowledge and hands-on experience, catering to both technical and non-technical participants, with a focus on Web3 applications, AI, and the arts. Additionally, networking meetups offer participants the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and explore further avenues for learning and collaboration.
Workshops and networking events available:
● Home Staking Summit: Workshop Series
● Builder Breakfast
● Builder Cafe
● Builder Nights Singapore
● ArbiVerse
● Morph Consumer Day
● Contextualised Conversations Singapore 2024
● Gaia Launch Party
● Agents Unleashed: Night at the Museum
Register here
Hackathons are pivotal in the modern tech landscape, offering developers a platform to test new technologies while addressing societal, financial, and environmental challenges. These events foster innovation with real-world impact, driving solutions that can shape a better future.
Hackathons available:
FarCaster Hackathon at FarHack Kampung
Register here
21 Sep – 27 Oct 2024
Cesar Jung-Harada: An Ocean City Imagined envisions a hopeful future for humanity, in which society has creatively adapted to environmental changes.
Ethereum Singapore brings together builders and communities to grow a thriving Ethereum ecosystem, drawing over 2,000 developers from around the world spotlighting Web3’s potential for good. The driving concept of an ‘Infinite Garden City’ reflects Singapore’s identity as a city in a garden and mirrors the vision of Ethereum as an infinite garden for all that organically evolves with the support of people that nurture the space.
For more information, please visit ethereumsingapore.com.
19 Aug – 24 Sep 2023
Notes From the Ether is an exciting and timely exhibition that offers a glimpse into the future of digital art. Working with the emerging technologies of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), contemporary artists today are pushing the boundaries of what art is and what it could be.
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Immerse yourself in a world of art, science, magic and metaphor through a collection of interactive installations.
Paiza and Elite members may redeem their complimentary ticket at the Museum Box Office for visits between 2 – 27 Nov 2026.
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ArtScience Interlude is an ongoing programme of time-based media artworks in the Level 1 Lobby of ArtScience Museum. At the strike of every hour, a digital artwork plays on the LED screen – a welcome pause for contemplation, reflection and a profound awareness for moments both fleeting and lasting.