Conversations
A space for dialogue on contemporary art practice, placemaking and ways of knowing.
Bringing together artists, curators, writers and thinkers, the series explores how artistic practices emerge through particular places, experiences and contexts, and how art can open up different ways of making, thinking and producing knowledge.
October 3, 2026
How to Touch the Elephant
Hiền Hoàng speaks with Xiaowen Zhu about the ecological and embodied legacies of Agent Orange in Vietnam, exploring how landscapes register histories of violence, how trauma moves across generations, and what forms of knowledge emerge through the act of touching and attending to the land.
Mountain Town
September 1, 2026
From Island to Mountain Town: How Art Practices Change with Place
Xiaowen Zhu and Binghuang Xu discuss how four art organisations across China have developed distinct ways of working through encounters with place, communities and local structures, asking how artistic practice changes when it emerges from specific conditions rather than established institutional models.