A WORKSHOP ON COLLABORATION IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

Tolong/Tulung/Pummaci: Collaboration in Creative Practice will be orchestrated collaboratively by the curatorial teams of the Philippines, Singapore and Korean Pavilions. Open to students internationally, the workshop is designed to provoke thinking about the processes and systems of designing spaces for collaboration especially in and within communities. In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will use examples that span across the countries (that have also inspired the projects emerging from the Pavilions) to delve deeper into the semantics of collaboration and how it might reorientate thinking about design strategies for communal spaces.
This workshop is presented as part of the Transnational Midissage organised by the Curator’s Collective at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.

Workshop Outline
1300 | Opening Greeting / Introduction
Introductions with Sudarshan Khadka, Ho Puay-peng and Haewon Shin.
1305 | Presentation Sessions!
- Pummaci, by Haewon Shin, Korean Pavilion
- Structures of Mutual Support, by Alexander Furunes and Sudarshan Khadka, the Philippines Pavilion
- Transcending the Nature-Culture Divide, by Imran bin Tajudeen, Singapore Pavilion
- Care Index, by Alecia Neo, Singapore Pavilion
1340 | Group Activities
Participants will be put into one of the four breakout activity groups for a 30min hands-on session.
Generative Dialogue
by Future School
A creative journey of generating hashtags that are reacting to the three key themes of the Future School.
Mutual Support and Collaboration Stories
by Alexander Furunes and Sudarshan Khadka
Using drawing as a vehicle to share stories of support and collaborating within the community.
Understanding Landscapes Culturally: Collaborative Work on Knowledge and Value
by Studio DO: Pulau
Discuss the meaning of understanding built and natural landscapes culturally, existing frameworks and examples.
- What is your impression of a cultural landscape? What constitutes a cultural landscape?
- To what extent do you think cultural knowledge is necessary in understanding cultural landscapes?
- Can one understand a cultural landscape without personal familiarity?
Care Index
by Alecia Neo
Through a series of embodied scores offered by individuals who are deeply engaged in care practices (these individuals include COVID-19 front-liners, educators, students and caregivers), this workshop invites us to collectively consider:
- What does it mean to listen to a stranger?
- How is my story of care interconnected with others?
1410 | Sharing Sessions
1430 | Closing Statements. End!