Anthropocene, AI and Decolonial Futures (2010s–today) - Lessons 22 to 24
How can contemporary art imagine futures beyond extractive systems and colonial legacies? This module looks at digital and AI art as tools for ecological reflection and activism, and explores cultural justice and material practices that reclaim Indigenous, local, and non-Western ways of knowledge.
The final module addresses the ethical, ecological, and technological challenges of contemporary art through a decolonial lens. It explores digital and AI art as tools for ecological reflection and activism, while emphasizing cultural justice and the material turn as strategies for reclaiming indigenous, local, and non-Western epistemologies. The module situates artistic practice as a site for imagining futures beyond extractive systems and colonial legacies.
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Professors
Curator and researcher
Junghyun Kim
Junghyun Kim is a curator and researcher based between New York and Seoul. A transdisciplinary and eclectic curator, she often works across exhibitions, publications, and collaborative platforms. Her practice explores the evolving relationship between technology, ecology, and contemporary image-making, with a particular focus on digital art.
Curator and professor
Ute Meta Bauer
Ute Meta Bauer is a curator and professor whose work connects contemporary art, film, video, and sound through transdisciplinary formats. Founding Director of NTU CCA Singapore and full professor at Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media, she has held key curatorial roles at major international exhibitions, including Documenta11, the 3rd Berlin Biennale, the Nordic Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, and the 17th Istanbul Biennial.
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