LANDING 2022
To follow the launch of CHECK-IN 2022, the sophomore edition of the annual publication by A&M, we are pleased to announce its accompanying conference LANDING 2022. The title signifies arrival following flight, but it is also the level area between two flights of stairs, where we take a pause to consider how far we have come, and how we are going to move forward.
As we adapt to the new normal moving out of the valley of the COVID-19 pandemic, how have art practitioners persevered and continued to innovate? The conference continues to celebrate the diversities, determination and experimentations of the community.
Event 1 | Panel: How can translation shift cultural discourses?
1 July 2022, 12.00pm-12.45pm (GMT +8) via Zoom
Translation plays an increasingly pivotal role in knowledge building. It opens up worldviews embedded in language, providing access to different histories and communities. In this panel, three practitioners discuss how translating local texts can challenge current paradigms of understanding as well as their approaches to finding nuance.
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Duong Manh Hung is an independent translator/writer/curator. His/her practice weaves textual intricacy with visual subtlety to deliver responses and raise questions about the state of the world. Hung's interest in the dynamics between visual arts and translation comes from close attention to global and Southeast Asian socio-political histories, particularly through a botanical/ecological lens.
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Htoo Lwin Myo is a writer and translator. He has worked on translation projects commissioned by National Gallery Singapore and other art institutions. His translation work has included ‘The Dalai Lama: A Biography’ by Patricia Cronin Marcello, ‘Humanism for Children’ by Nada Topic Peratovic and ‘Bakhtin Reframed’ by Deborah J. Haynes. As a writer, he has published ‘A Glossary of Post-Colonial Studies’ in Burmese.
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Vanessa Moll is Lecturer at Khon Kaen University. She moved from the Midwest of the United States to the Northeast of Thailand in 2007 and decided to stay after she met her husband, who has taught her much about Isan language and culture. Besides Thai and Isan languages and literatures, her passions are in feminism and gender studies.
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Ian Tee is Associate Editor at A&M. He conceives of independent content and manages the platform’s publishing schedule. Through his interviews and long-form articles, he hopes to gather learning experiences from various practitioners and map out connections in the regional art ecosystem. In addition to his role at A&M, Ian is also a visual artist exploring youth in relation to the themes of rebellion, vulnerability and identity. His works have been presented in Singapore, Tianjin, Jakarta and Sydney.
Event 2 | Dialogue: How do we engage with climate change in the arts?
1 July 2022, 1.15pm - 2.00pm (GMT+8) via Zoom
The impact of climate change seeps into every aspect of our lives. As the art world begins to recognise the gravity of global warming, artists give careful thought to the conscious use of materials, importance of community engagement, methods of educating others, and visions for a sustainable future.
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Catherine Sarah Young is an artist, designer, and writer originally from Manila, the Philippines. She is trained in molecular biology, fine art, and interaction design and has an international award, exhibition, publication, collaboration, and fellowship profile. She is a recipient of the 2021 Thirteen Artists Awards in the Philippines.
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Vivyan Yeo is Content Producer at A&M, where she writes thematic articles, designs collateral, and co-organises multimedia programmes about the Southeast Asian art scene. With experiences at Cambodian Living Arts in Phnom Penh, Christie’s New York, Gajah Gallery, NUS Press, Christie’s Singapore and Art Agenda, S.E.A., she constantly seeks fresh perspectives and aspires to enrich others through art.
Event 3 | Launch of New A&M Website
1 July 2022, 2.30pm - 2.45pm (GMT +8) via Zoom
The A&M website has had a makeover! Join us for an exclusive first look. We talk through the changes, the decisions behind them, and how they will help us achieve our objectives for the platform to bring you specialist content on Southeast Asian art.
Event 4 | Book Launch: CHECK-IN 2022
2 July 2022, 1.30pm-2.00pm (GMT+8) at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Join us for the launch of CHECK-IN 2022 in print! We have 150 numbered copies up for grabs. Meet the A&M team who will talk about their individual contributions to the project, and how these came together to produce the annual publication.
Event 5 | Roundtable on Writing Processes
2 July 2022, 2.00pm-2.45pm (GMT+8) at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
What makes up the writing process, and how does it differ from writer to writer? Join the A&M core team and the platform’s freelance contributors as they discuss their approaches to research, interviews, and putting it all together for publication digitally and in print. Editors Nadya and Ian will also speak about how they work with writers to focus ideas and sharpen points.
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Nadya Wang is Founder and Editor of Art & Market (A&M) and Fashion & Market (FAM). Through these pioneering platforms that strike a balance between the journalistic and the academic, she creates content together with a dedicated team that features practices and processes within the Southeast Asian art and fashion communities respectively. Nadya has been a full-time lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts since 2014. She holds a PhD in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art.
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Ian Tee is Associate Editor at A&M. He conceives of independent content and manages the platform’s publishing schedule. Through his interviews and long-form articles, he hopes to gather learning experiences from various practitioners and map out connections in the regional art ecosystem. In addition to his role at A&M, Ian is also a visual artist exploring youth in relation to the themes of rebellion, vulnerability and identity. His works have been presented in Singapore, Tianjin, Jakarta and Sydney.
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Vivyan Yeo is Content Producer at A&M, where she writes thematic articles, designs collateral, and co-organises multimedia programmes about the Southeast Asian art scene. With experiences at Cambodian Living Arts in Phnom Penh, Christie’s New York, Gajah Gallery, NUS Press, Christie’s Singapore and Art Agenda, S.E.A., she constantly seeks fresh perspectives and aspires to enrich others through art.
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ants chua is an amateur adult. an Associate Artist of Checkpoint Theatre, they write, direct, and perform. ants cares deeply about a number of things, including but not limited to: understanding and shaping culture, queer intimacies, and how to befriend stray cats.
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Sean Wang is a prospective English major waiting to start university. When he’s not reading, writing or editing, he spends his time searching for the best matcha lattes. Originally a notes app poet, he is now exploring notes app flash fiction and essays. His writing has appeared in ‘Rattle’, ‘Capsule Stories’, ‘Dismantle’ and others. He is interested in the articulation of suffering and the mythologisation of the personal.
