NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore

NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is a research centre of Nanyang Technological University located in Gillman Barracks.

This is the page of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts Singapore. The page includes regular updates on NTU CCA Singapore's programme of exhibitions, lectures, talks, film screenings, and open studios.

29/04/2026

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ!
Last month, STAR Artists-in-Residence Ng Hui Hsien, The Observatory, and Zarina Muhammad gathered at the Esplanade Annexe Studio to present a year of research developed in dialogue with scientists from the ๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ Earth Observatory of Singapore. Spanning a spectrum of media and formats, their creative propositions traversed deep-time processes of land formation, secret signals of volcanic activity, submerged marine ecologies, and the ecological knowledge of the Orang Laut, revealing how powerful inspirations can emerge from the encounter between artistic and scientific inquiry.

We are deeply grateful to the artists for animating this journey with experimental curiosity and sensorial resonances. We hope these ideas and relationships will reverberate through many works to come. Our gratitude extends to all our collaborators who joined us on this path and to the ecologies, planetary processes, and elemental forces that sustain our existence.

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—–๐—ฌ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ was developed in collaboration with ๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. STAR Residencies (Science, Technology, Art & Research) is a pioneering initiative by NTU CCA Singapore, designed to foster meaningful cross-pollination between artistic and academic research by embedding artists within world-class research institutes at Nanyang Technological University.

For the programme credits, visit the event page on our website.
Full documentation coming soon!
https://ntu.ccasingapore.org/programme/propositions-for-planetary-attunement/

Video: Ting Min-Wei
Second Camera: Felix Kenneth Galistan / Earth Observatory of Singapore

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†Food security has been a perennial concern in Singapore, which s...
16/04/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

Food security has been a perennial concern in Singapore, which sees the nation-state importing more than 90% of its food and allocating only 1% of its land to agriculture. These challenges are intensified by disruptions to global supply chains due to climate-induced extreme weather. In response, Singapore Food Agency has implemented strategies to address national food security concerns, including the promotion of local urban agriculture. Edible Garden City, an urban farming social enterprise, has been a lead to expanding the country's urban agricultural landscape. Having established over 280 edible gardens, EGC is committed to regenerative agriculture and soil-based food systems as foundational to cultivating food sovereignty and fostering community agrarian literacy.

Join us on Saturday, 2 May at Edible Garden Cityโ€™s site in Queenstown to learn about the importance of local soil-based food systems with a lecture by EGC Co-Founder ๐—•๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„, followed by a hands-on soil composting workshop with members of the EGC Queenstown community.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, 2 May 2026
โฐ 10:00 โ€“ 11:30am
๐Ÿ“ Edible Garden City, 60 Jalan Penjara, S149375
๐Ÿ”— Participant Fee: $21.80 (incl. GST)
https://ntumarketplace.ntu.edu.sg/CCA003

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Making as a sensory-led investigation, Climate Transformation Gathering, 16 December 2026. Urban Farm, NTU CCA Singapore. Image courtesy of NTU CCA Singapore.

The ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒCoastal ec...
15/04/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Coastal ecosystems and communities across islands such as Bintan and Singapore face existential threats of climate change-induced sea level rise and ocean warming. Industrial development adds to these pressures that expose coastal communities to significant risks to resources and livelihood, and the loss of maritime and cultural knowledge. Introducing an on-going digital humanities project, the Repository on Coastal Ecosystems: Bridging Artistic, Scientific and Community-led practices in the Riau Archipelago, was developed under the Climate Transformation Programme. Drawing from the long-term engagement in Bintan, the project explores how such digital tools support the documentation of mangrove restoration and coral
transplantation, and the circulation of coastal knowledge for a wider range of stakeholders. Referencing various onsite collaborations with community practitioners, researchers, and institutions in both Singapore and Indonesia, Professor ๐—จ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and Research Fellow ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜, Climate Transformation Programme reflect on such platforms. Respondent Dr ๐—ข๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ซ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, St Johnโ€™s Island National Marine Laboratory, NUS, shares her scientific engagements with partners and communities in the region. This lecture is moderated by ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป, Climate Transformation Programme.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, 23 April 2026
โฐ 6:30 โ€“ 8:30pm
๐Ÿ“ The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
๐Ÿ”— Free registration
In-person:
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/lecture-from-shoreline-practices-to-shared-knowledge-tickets-1986523140188?aff=SocialMedia
Online:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kfm18lCzQsWnahwX6ule4Q

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Pengudang villager preparing a paving block for coral transplantation during a training activity. Pengudang village, Teluk Sebong, Bintan, Indonesia, 15 Feb 2025. Image by Henky Irawan.

The ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ Join us for the launch of ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ (Wendyโ€™s Subway, 2025), a publication by our former Artist-in-...
06/04/2026

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ

Join us for the launch of ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ (Wendyโ€™s Subway, 2025), a publication by our former Artist-in-Residence ๐—ง๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป gathering fifteen years of the artistโ€™s scripts!

On this occasion, Coburn presents a new monologue entitled ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ inspired by ๐˜ˆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ (1980), a one-person performance by the American actor and writer Spalding Gray (1941โ€“2004). Moving through a set of index cards bearing the names of plays he acted in, Gray told stories related to those productions, dwelling on events unfolding behind the scenes. As the order of the index cards was random, no two performances were ever the same. In Coburnโ€™s version, each of his cards indicates the name of a person who has a role in the book: an academic he interviewed for a project, an amorous attendee to one of his monologues, his collaborator Susan Bennett (the original voice actress of Siri), a data center employee who insulted him, and more. ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ brings focus to his many collaborators and the monologues they helped create.

The performance will be followed by a conversation between ๐—ง๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป and artist/writer ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 21 April 2026
โฐ 7.00 โ€“ 8.30pm
๐Ÿ“ The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
๐Ÿ”— Free registration โ€“https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/book-launch-some-monologues-tickets-1986520247536?aff=SM

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
[1] [2] [3] ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด by Tyler Coburn (Wendyโ€™s Subway, 2025). Photo: Justin Lubliner. Courtesy of the artist and Wendyโ€™s Subway.
[4] Portrait, Tyler Coburn, 2026. Photo: Siqi Zhu. Courtesy of the artist.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ In 2000, scholars Paul Crutzen and Eugene...
30/03/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

In 2000, scholars Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer proposed the formal recognition of a new โ€˜Anthropoceneโ€™ epoch, a geological era defined by profound human modification of the global environment. How might we understand this epoch through transformations of the Earthโ€™s surfacesโ€“โ€“the erosion of coastlines, the clearing of forests, or the accumulation of plastic along ocean horizons? What are the signatures of the โ€œAnthropoceneโ€ and how can they be measured? Through material residues, Artist, Curator and Educator ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (LASALLE College of the Arts) creates physical records of discarded objects that wash ashore along Singaporeโ€™s coastlines. Associate Professor ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ (NIE and ASE, NTU) examines the impacts of sand mining and natural disasters at a geographical scale, tracing changing riverscapes and landscapes through remote sensing technologies and GIS modelling. Moderated by archaeologist ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ, this lecture explores how surfaces of the earth are being radically altered by climate change and human activity and asks how we document and mediate the processes changing our coastlines forever.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Tuesday, 7 April 2026
โฐ 6:30 โ€“ 8:30pm
๐Ÿ“ The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
๐Ÿ”— Free registration
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/lecture-signatures-of-the-anthropocene-tickets-1985437555174?aff=SocialMedia

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ View of the Mekong Delta as part of Associate Professor Edward Park's field research. Image by Edward Park.

The ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

Lecture: ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ Decarbonisation has emerged as a central organising principle of contemporary clima...
20/03/2026

Lecture: ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Decarbonisation has emerged as a central organising principle of contemporary climate governance. It refers both to the technical reduction of carbon emissions, and the broader socio-economic transformation that aligns production, consumption, and infrastructure with climate mitigation imperatives. Globally, buildings account for ~37% of global energy-related carbon emissions. In Singapore, the built environment contributes ~20% of national emissionsโ€”including both โ€˜embodied carbonโ€™ from material production and transportation, and operational carbon generated throughout a building's use. As urbanisation continues, emissions are anticipated to rise substantially, which will intensify the challenge of achieving net-zero emissions within the built environment. Beginning with Associate Professor ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต, he will highlight solutions to decarbonise the building sector and current obstacles that prevent firms from adopting them. ๐—”๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ presents research investigating the potential for high-rise building typologies to evolve into low-carbon models in the future. Often associated with higher emissions today, the high-rise typology remains indispensable in high-density cities such as Singapore. This lecture will be moderated by Professor ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Tuesday, 31 March 2026
โฐ 6:30 โ€“ 8:30pm
๐Ÿ“ The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
๐Ÿ”— Free registration
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/lecture-decarbonising-urban-futures-tickets-1984352287108?aff=SocialMedia

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ PARKROYAL Collection Pickering, Singapore, aerial view. Image by Eurthe. Courtesy of WOHA Architects, Singapore.

The ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

19/03/2026

As Cycle 1 of our ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€”developed in collaboration with the ๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ Earth Observatory of Singaporeโ€”comes to a close, we take you inside the studios of our residents: Ng Hui Hsien, The Observatory, and Zarina Muhammad.

From volcanic terrains and seismic signals to marine ecologies, these artists have spent the past year pondering over planetary processes, the scientific knowledge of Earth, and ancestral wisdom. Watch this short video to get a glimpse of the research and thought processes that unfolded during this journey.

โœจ EVENT UPDATE: ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, the closing event of STAR Residencies, is currently fully subscribed. Sign up for the waitlist at the link below for any last-minute openings!

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/propositions-for-planetary-attunement-tickets-1984249659145?aff=SM

๐ŸŽฅ Videography: Felix Kenneth Galistan / Earth Observatory of Singapore


๐ŸŒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญWhat happens when artists and scientists find common ground in shared curiosities...
11/03/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

What happens when artists and scientists find common ground in shared curiosities, concerns, and collective care for ecological complexities?

Join us for a live event featuring Artists-in-Residence Ng Hui Hsien, The Observatory, and Zarina Muhammad. Spanning polyphonic storytelling, moving image, live music, and performance, this evening marks the culmination of the inaugural ๐’๐“๐€๐‘ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ (๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ซ๐ญ & ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก), a pioneering collaboration between ๐๐“๐” ๐‚๐‚๐€ ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž and the ๐๐“๐” Earth Observatory of Singapore, curated by Dr ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ.

Emerging from a year-long drift into geosciences, each artist offers a unique proposition that interlaces measurements with musings, the empirical with the embodied, science with speculation, and facts with signals. Framing the evening, a selection of research materials from the NTU Earth Observatory of Singapore offers a glimpse into the complex planetary phenomena that informed the artistsโ€™ inquiries.

Together, these acts chart a non-linear journey to the threshold of our profound unknowing of the invisible forces that shape the planet, inviting us to experience new modes of attention and attunement to the Earth.

โœฆ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ!

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 24 March 2026
โฐ 7:00 โ€“ 10:00pm (Doors open at 6:40pm)
๐Ÿ“ Esplanade, Annexe Studio
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $10 - General Admission (Ages 16+)
๐Ÿ”— ๐“๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: https://linktr.ee/ntu_ccasingapore




๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
1. Morning fog at the outer caldera of Mount Batur. Image by Ng Hui Hsien. Courtesy the artist.
2. Portrait, Ng Hui Hsien, 2026. Photo: Kee Ya Ting. Courtesy NTU CCA Singapore.
3. Portrait, The Observatory. Photo: Kee Ya Ting. Courtesy NTU CCA Singapore.
4. Zarina Muhammad, performance documentation of ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ, part of ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, December 2025, Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Photo by Ashwin Koushan. Courtesy Kochi-Muziris Biennale and the artist.
5. EOS scientists conducting fieldwork at Merapi volcano, Indonesia, 2012. Courtesy NTUEarth Observatory of Singapore.

Join us as a Senior Executive ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ!๐Ÿ”Ž We are seeking a highly organised, resourceful, and people-or...
23/02/2026

Join us as a Senior Executive ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ!

๐Ÿ”Ž We are seeking a highly organised, resourceful, and people-oriented ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ to join the ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ in Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices (MSCP) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

๐Ÿซ The MSCP is one of Southeast Asiaโ€™s most respected and dynamic programmes in its field, renowned for its international faculty, innovative curriculum, and strong industry connections. Students and guest lecturers from leading museums, galleries, and cultural institutions worldwide come together here to shape the future of museum and curatorial practice.

โœจ In this role, you will be the key point of contact for students, faculty, and institutional partners. Come work at the heart of an academic programme that trains the next generation of museum professionals and curators in Singapore and beyond.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and apply - https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/details/Senior-Executive--Graduate-Programme_R00023102-1?q=R00023102

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Isabelle Desjeux, ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, exhibition view, 4 Octoberโ€“7 November 2024, Alliance Franรงaise Singapour. Courtesy NTU CCA Singapore and Alliance Franรงaise Singapour.

โœจ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘ ๐‘๐„๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐‚๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ | ๐‘๐„๐‚๐€๐ โœจThank you to everyone who joined us for STAR Residencies OPEN last month!Visitors stepp...
20/02/2026

โœจ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘ ๐‘๐„๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐‚๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ | ๐‘๐„๐‚๐€๐ โœจ

Thank you to everyone who joined us for STAR Residencies OPEN last month!

Visitors stepped into the studios of Artists-in-Residence ๐๐  ๐‡๐ฎ๐ข ๐‡๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ง, ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, and ๐™๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ to explore the evolving processes that define this experimental residency, developed in collaboration with the ๐๐“๐” Earth Observatory of Singapore.

The residency is enabling the artists to sense volcanic life, coastal memories, and subterranean pulsesโ€”revealing how research-based artistic practices can offer new vital perspectives on the Earthโ€™s shifting matters.

Next month, we will stage the artistic propositions emerging from this intensive period of research and interdisciplinary dialogue in a special night of live events. Watch this space for more updates!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก | STAR Residencies Final Event

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Full programme and registration details will be released in the coming weeks.




๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ STAR Residencies OPEN
1. Studio of The Observatory.
2. Studio of Ng Hui Hsien.
3. Studio of Ng Hui Hsien.
4. Studio of The Observatory.
5. Studio of The Observatory.
6. Studio of Zarina Muhammad.
7. Studio of Zarina Muhammad, detail.
All images taken during STAR Residencies OPEN, 31 January 2026. Photos by Kee Ya Ting. Courtesy NTU CCA Singapore.

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