fffluid apparatus: At the Intersection of the Human, the Natural, and the Machine

26 October – 3 November 2024, Rumah Tangsi, Kuala Lumpur, hosted by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Korea), Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, in collaboration with IndoArtNow, RogueArt, Filamen, MMU Faculty of Creative Multimedia, curated by Abdul Shakir, Yap Sau Bin and Beverly Yong

fffluid apparatus: At the Intersection of the Human, the Natural, and the Machine, was an exhibition initiated by the ASEAN-KOREA Partnership Project for Innovative Culture (PIC), bringing together artists and artist collaborations from Korea and Southeast Asia.

The “fffluid apparatus” of the exhibition title may be applied to different systems of thinking and operating – a human body, a musical instrument, a computer; a natural ecosystem, artificial intelligence; a geopolitical entity; or an art exhibition. 

As an exhibition, fffluid apparatus thought along different forms of intelligence and where they might meet, as we face present crises and future imaginaries. It provided a platform for diverse and exciting practices to come into conversation. The works gathered here invited important questions. About how we understand systems of life and what nurtures them, and how we experience and move in time and in the world. About how we construct information and in turn history and society, and how we are wired through story, ritual and culture. About human agency, and our relationship with the rest of the living world and with the machines we make. 

Download the exhibition catalogue here.