Transferring research on intangible heritage & culture to public spaces
This exhibition showcases the linguistic and cultural diversity of several indigenous communities and demonstrates the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration. Linguists at HSS worked together with researchers in Art, Design and Media in a research project studying and preserving endangered languages and culture in different parts of Asia.
Key Researchers and Contributors
Alexander Coupe (Principal Investigator), Astrid Kensinger, Francesco Cavallaro, František Kratochvíl, Galina Mihaleva, Hedren Sum, Joan Marie Kelly, Marijke van Kets, Ng Bee Chin
Knowledge Transfer Facilitator
Halina Gottlieb
The exhibition include the following key components:
Publications
Two publications will be presented at the exhibition: A know-how book and a children story book. The first is a 181-page book that “represents the voice of an interdisciplinary group of researchers about the process through which they conduct research”. The second is a children story that tells the legend of Mon Mot tells the tale of a clan that survived a disaster. It was based on an account by Anderlas Padafani from the Abui tribe.
Films
Two films will be shown at the exhibition. This first, “Humanities Academics @ Work”, is a 8-min short film that presents the process of collaboration among the different people being this project – local communities, linguists, artists, designers, librarian and students. The second film, “Children of Mon Mot”, is a documentary surrounding a Abui folktale, the Mon Mot Mon, a legendary snake that consumes the inhabitants of an entire village.
Interactive
The interactive exhibit explores the language of the Abui Tribe through textiles. It contains textiles created by the Abui people through traditional weaving techniques and video footages, collected during the field study, projected from an interactive lamp. The lamp is powered by Raspberry Pi, mini projector and circuit board.
Past Exhibition(s)
ArtScience Museum, Singapore
29 May 2016, 1pm to 7pm
Sunday Showcase: In Search of Vanishing Voices
The first exhibition was held at the ArtScience Museum as part their monthly Sunday Showcase in May 2016. The exhibition was titled “In Searching of Vanishing Voices”. Close to 500 researchers and professionals from the field, students and people from the general public attended the exhibition. Take a glimpse of the exhibition below.
Video highlights of the exhibition by Rachel Siao
Post from RICOH THETA. – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
360-view contributed by Laura Miotto
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2 June 2016
NTU and Sorbonne Universités Joint Workshops
Special exhibition by the Digital Intangible Heritage in Asia (DIHA) on 2 June 2016: Transferring research on intangible heritage and culture to public spaces
Current / Upcoming Exhibition(s)
The exhibition will be on display at the upcoming locations and events.
11 to 17 July 2016
Digital Humanities 2016 Conference
Krakow, Poland
11 to 17 July 2016 - Digital Humanities 2016 Conference
17 to 21 October 2016
VSMM 2016 – Special Session DIHA/NODEM
Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 to 17 July 2016 - Digital Humanities 2016 Conference