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Synopsis

World-building, the practice of creating worlds through transmedia storytelling, has transformed as technology advances. Join our panel of artists who have imagined and constructed worlds during SAW to discuss the social, cultural, political and technological concerns in their works. Explore the ways emerging technologies figure in constructing and disruptively revealing the possibilities and limits of world-building.

Speakers: Debbie Ding, Priyageetha Dia, Ong Kian Peng

Moderator: Joshua Lau

National Arts Council

30 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026

Free admission

A conversation on what AI portends for our lives in the future with a diverse panel, as they discuss AI's tensions and alignments engaging both cultural and technological lenses.

STPI

23 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026

Ticketed

The Politics of Print: elephant in the room reimagines the symposium format as a dynamic, lively and generative space for conversations around the expanded field of print in contemporary art.
Talk & Discussion

National Arts Council

25 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026

Free admission

In this panel discussion featuring artists working with art and technology in a variety of exhitions in SAW2026, hear them share their perspectives, challenges and issues.

ArtScience Museum

24 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026

Ticketed

Between Code and Consciousness inaugurates NOX: Confessions of a Machine, offering insight into Lek's evolving Sinofuturist universe and reflecting on the development of his artistic practice.