The Future of Our Pasts Festival

The Future of Our Pasts Festival The Future of Our Pasts Project continues the conversation on History and Art in October 2019 - Janu

Yale-NUS College presents The Future of Our Pasts: History Reimagined, a project to help students engage in Singapore history through personal narratives as expressed through different creative mediums. The grant supports projects by students and recent graduates which explore less known historical narratives using creative mediums, showcased in February - March 2019. The project continues in October 2019 - January 2020 through workshops, talks, and other initiatives.

It's been so fun working with Tell Your Children to workshop and paint this mural at NUS UTown! Every element you see on...
11/03/2020

It's been so fun working with Tell Your Children to workshop and paint this mural at NUS UTown! Every element you see on this wall came from a memory or object with some personal history from workshop participants. On this wall, these pasts have a future. :)
Thank you to the amazing artists at Tell Your Children, and to everyone who shared so generously at our workshop. Hope this brightens up your day!

Photos by Jonathan Tan

We're launching an online zine in 3 weeks! We in The Future of Our Pasts team have been so inspired by all of our worksh...
05/03/2020

We're launching an online zine in 3 weeks! We in The Future of Our Pasts team have been so inspired by all of our workshop facilitators and participants that we're creating a living resource for anyone to peruse and take inspiration from after TFOOP is no more :')

If you've been part of this journey with us, THANK YOU !

Ki Sorti: Anoti Ngua (aka Vol. 1) is printed! We're so proud that the .sorti team have made a passion for the Kristang ...
04/03/2020

Ki Sorti: Anoti Ngua (aka Vol. 1) is printed! We're so proud that the .sorti team have made a passion for the Kristang language and Eurasian Culture into something such a beautiful little volume of stories that everyone can connect to.

Congratulations, team! You did amazing work, ! And thank you and for your hard work design, typesetting, and coloring.

(If you're wondering how to get yourself a copy of Ki Sorti: Anoti Ngua (aka Vol. 1) drop us a DM!)

What can our cooking habits tell us about our family history? In this workshop we will delve deeper into how we inherit ...
20/11/2019

What can our cooking habits tell us about our family history? In this workshop we will delve deeper into how we inherit different recipes through our families, by engaging in the activity of making a communal soup! Through individual ingredients and group dynamics, each family history is unique and flavorful. // Photos by Jonathan Tan

Objects (like people) have history. They are present in our homes and witness the different moments in our lives. In thi...
30/10/2019

Objects (like people) have history. They are present in our homes and witness the different moments in our lives.

In this workshop, facilitators Nurul Huda Rashid and Nadia Wagner taught participants how to annotate the ‘familial’ through visualising, describing, and through ‘making’, in order to rethink ways of narrating our histories of home and family.

Thank you everyone for a lively and engaging workshop! :)

Photos by Yi Shien Sim.

[Workshop Alert!] Objects (like people) have history. They are present in our homes and witness the different moments in...
11/10/2019

[Workshop Alert!] Objects (like people) have history. They are present in our homes and witness the different moments in our lives. 📼📚🏺⁠
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+ Date: Saturday, 19 October 2019⁠
+ Venue: Workshop Space, ⁠
Objectifs – Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, S188977 ⁠
+ Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm⁠
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This workshop conducted by Nurul Huda Rashid and Nadia Wagner will explore different approaches to encountering objects that are personally significant to each participant. By examining their forms, their personal stories, their shared memories, we allow these family ‘things’ to resonate with a larger community! ⁠
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With a focus on objects from home, participants will annotate the ‘familial’ through visualising, describing, and through ‘making’, in order to rethink ways of narrating our histories of home and family.⁠

To sign up, please send an email with your Name, Age, and Contact Number to [email protected] !⁠
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Join us 👋

Concerts, comics, documentaries, zines, installations: it’s not just about presenting history in an appealing way! 🎨⁠Cre...
27/09/2019

Concerts, comics, documentaries, zines, installations: it’s not just about presenting history in an appealing way! 🎨⁠

Creative and artistic mediums challenged our 11 groups to present history with a clarity: How can we all relate? What are our entry points to think about the past? And what do we do with the new stories we’ve now heard?⁠

Many contemporary Singaporean artists and creatives draw on history in their practice! Want to find out more?⁠

Stay tuned for what’s in store for the closing of The Future of Our Pasts. ⁠

History is dynamic, personal, and intimate. It takes root in things we all care about: love, loss, discovery, and identi...
25/09/2019

History is dynamic, personal, and intimate. It takes root in things we all care about: love, loss, discovery, and identity. 🚩⁠

Starting a historical study is not like starting a history textbook – the pieces only come together as you go along. Each of our 11 groups were brave enough to ask a question that mattered to them: be it about a family member or about the loss of a beloved institution. Then they followed the trail where it led!⁠

Interested to start your own historical mystery?⁠

Stay tuned for what’s in store for the closing of The Future of Our Pasts. ⁠

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