SymposiumThe Courtauld Institute of Art9.30am – 6.45pm, 25.04.2025

The Asymmetry International Symposium 2025Subsea Signals: Maritime Histories, Digital Currents

Introduction
9.30–9.45am

Dr Wenny Teo (The Courtauld Institute of Art)


Keynote 1: Centenaries
9.45–10.40am

Professor susan pui san lok (University of the Arts London)


Solo Presentation: Maritime Bodies and Spectral Networks: Notes on Sharjah Biennial 16 and GHOST2568
10.40–11.35am

Amal Khalaf (Curator)


Coffee Break
11.35–11.50am


Panel 1: Submerged Histories
11.50am–1.20pm

Chair: Dr Wenny Teo (The Courtauld Institute of Art)

A Drop In the Ocean, Sim Chi Yin (Artist)

A New Composition for the Sea, Chris Zhongtian Yuan (Artist)

Anthroposea – Tides of Connection, Dr Charlotte de Mille, (The Courtauld Institute of Art)

Q&A


Lunch Break
1.20–2.35pm


Screenings: Hydrospheres
2.35–3.25pm

Introduction by Michèle Ruo Yi Landolt (Asymmetry)

The Rivers They Don’t See, Som Supaparinya (Artist)

Long Time Between Sunsets and Underground Waves, Hu Wei (Artist)


Keynote 2: Sensorial Oceans
3.25–4.20pm

Erin Y. Huang (University of Toronto)


Coffee Break
4.20–4.35pm


Panel 2: Digital Flows
4.35–6.05pm

Chair: Clara Che Wei Peh (Asymmetry)

Sounding the Deep Water, Payne Zhu (Artist)

Concealment, Hyper-Visibility, and Drizzle: Imagining Data Infrastructure, Iris Long (Curator, Researcher)

End of Image (As We Know It), Shuang Li (Artist)

Q&A


Closing Remarks
6.05pm


Drinks Reception
6:05–6:45pm

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