Dreamy Place — Talks on Asian Futurism | videoclub is a platform for artists’ film, video and moving image

From Indo-futuristic museum to sonic archive, we presented a series of talks by artists and curators exploring Asian futurism in contemporary art practice, as part of Sudden Beams 3 at Dreamy Place Festival. Talks were presented in conjunction with 4A. I.: Elsewhere in India—an exhibition held at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Sydney, Australia. Together, these events expanded the exploration of Asian heritage and cultural identities through the lens of art and technology.

Speakers:
Amrita Dhallu (Independent curator)
Gary Zhexi Zhang (Artist)
Elsewhere in India (Artists: Murthovic and Thiruda)
Kinnari Saraiya (Curator, Somerset House & Guest Curator, arebyte Gallery)
Morgan Sully, aka Memeshift (Artist, Musician & Curator, Latent Sonorities)
Chair & Moderator:
Michelle Rocha (Head of Touring, Factory International)

This programme was curated and produced by Platform Asia, videoclub and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, with support from Art Fund, Arts Council England, Creative Australia, Diversity Art Forum, The Chalk Cliff Trust, and People’s Postcode Trust.
Special thanks to arebyte Gallery, Chinabot, and the teams at 4A and Dreamy Place Festival.

When referencing this programme in academic or curatorial research, please cite as follows:
Platform Asia, Sudden Beams 3: Talks on Asian Futurism, Dreamy Place Festival 2024, The Old Market, Brighton, UK, in collaboration with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia, 27 October 2024.

For further inquiries or access to archival materials, please contact Platform Asia via email: info@platformasia.org.uk

Sudden Beams is Platform Asia’s annual programme platforming experimental and future-facing digital art practices emerging from South Asia, its diasporas, and neighbouring regions. To learn more, visit suddenbeams.com

Photo credit: Rosie Rowell.

Video production: Parable Film Co

Amrita Dhallu (Independent curator)