| PROGRAMME OVERVIEW | |
| 2pm – 2.05pm | Welcome and Introduction by Zhang Bao Xin (Senior Curator of Public Programmes at ArtScience Museum) |
| 2.05pm – 2.15pm | Opening Remarks by Honor Harger (Vice President of Attractions and ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands) |
| 2.15pm – 3.40pm | Session 1: Sensing the Ocean Speakers: Magdalena Magiera (Senior Manager of Exhibitions at ArtScience Museum), Professor Tit Meng Lim (APAC Regional Executive Director of OceanX Education), Dr. Karenne Tun (Group Director of the National Biodiversity Centre at National Parks Board), among others. This session traces how marine environments are made legible through intersecting ecological, scientific and curatorial practices, and how these modes of understanding shape the ways the ocean is studied and cared for. It considers how different forms of attention reveal the ocean as a vast, non-linear system shaped by both material processes and interpretive frameworks. Magdalena Magiera introduces Into the Ocean as an exhibition framework that bridges scientific research and artistic inquiry into ocean ecosystems. Professor Tit Meng Lim presents OceanX’s work and outlines the ecological stakes of ocean research. Led by Dr. Karenne Tun, World Ocean Day Special Convening: Why the Ocean Matters to All gathers perspectives from Singapore’s marine science and conservation communities to reflect on how ocean literacy, public engagement and collective stewardship might shape more sustainable marine futures. |
| 3.40pm – 3.55pm | Break |
3.55pm – 6pm |
Session 2: Reconfiguring the Ocean Speakers: Artists Jana Winderen, Marco Barotti, Ersin Han Ersin of Marshmallow Laser Feast, Robertina Šebjanič and Lachlan Turczan, and creative technologists bit.studio Building on ecological and scientific understandings of marine systems, this session explores how such knowledge is transformed through artistic and sensory practices. It examines how environmental data, biological processes and material phenomena are translated into spatial and experiential forms that open up new ways of engaging with the ocean. Jana Winderen (artist) explores underwater listening as a mode of ecological understanding that reveals how marine soundscapes register biodiversity, environmental change and the impact of human activities. Marco Barotti (artist) presents Coral Sonic Resilience, examining how bioacoustic research can be translated into sculptural and sonic interventions that support coral reef restoration. Robertina Šebjanič (artist) navigates the thresholds between hydro-ecologies, interspecies relations and environmental histories, reflecting on how aquatic worlds register the traces of human impact. Ersin Han Ersin (artist and director of Marshmallow Laser Feast) explores immersive and interdisciplinary approaches that translate complex environmental data into experiential forms of understanding and awareness. Lachlan Turczan (artist) investigates the optical and sonic properties of water, using light, fluid dynamics and perception to reveal the ocean as an energetic and continuously shifting system. bit.studio (creative technologists) demonstrates how environmental data can be transformed into spatial and digital experiences that make marine systems accessible to wider audiences. |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | Session 2 Q&A with Jana Winderen, Marco Barotti, Ersin Han Ersin, Robertina Šebjanič, Lachlan Turczan and bit.studio, moderated by Zhang Bao Xin |
Image Credit: © OceanX
