Name: SYN version 1.0 by Zai Tang - A Work-in-Progress Presentation
Start: 2026-07-31T19:30:00+08:00
End: 2026-07-31T20:30:00+08:00
Location: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore

Zai Tang

SYN version 1.0 by Zai Tang - A Work-in-Progress Presentation

Located in Gillman Barracks, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore) is a national research centre of Nanyang Technological University and is supported by a grant from the Economic Development Board, Singapore. The Centre is unique in its threefold constellation ofexhibitions,residencies,research and academic education,engaging in knowledge production and dissemination.Since the Centre’s inauguration in October 2013, the NTU CCA Singapore has featured leading artists presenting their work for the first time in Southeast Asia, making it one of the few spaces in Singapore to present contemporary art from around the globe.

NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore

SYN 1.0 is a live audio-visual work inspired by the sonorous world of insects.

The pulses, tones, textures, and rhythms of these often overlooked creatures coalesce to create a generative and ever-changing, visualised soundscape.In this work-in-progress presentation, sound artist Zai Tang will be doing a short performance, followed by a talk and Q&amp;A session.SYN, a prefix that means "with" or "together", is built on notions of being drawn from both Eastern and Western philosophy. During his talk, Zai will elucidate how ideas from Zen and psychoanalysis have nurtured his project's development, as well as elaborate on how he developed his live audio-visual system.SYN explores listening as a mode of attunement between the human and more-than-human realms. It aims to hold space for being with, so that we might recover the feeling of being part of the Earth and its myriad vibrations.Friday, 31 July 2026 7:30 – 8:30pm The Hall, NTU CCA Singapore Free with registration--This project is funded by the National Arts Council (NAC) under the Creation Grant.--BIOZai Tang is an artist, composer and sound designer based in Singapore. Drawing influence from acoustic ecology, philosophy and electronic &amp; experimental music, his practice is built upon a belief that listening is an invaluable means of attuning to and forming deeper relationships with the worlds we inhabit. Recent presentations include Duets at Auditoria, SAW (2026); No.60 at APARN, Chulalongkorn University (2025) with Pichet Klunchun Dance Company; Wild Soma at Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale (2024); Sonic Medi(t)ations at National Gallery Singapore (2023); Escape Velocity V (Solo Version) at Seoul Mediacity Pre-Biennale (2022); Redder at Thailand Biennale, Korat (2021).--Image: Zai Tang, SYN version 1.0 – work-in-progress showing at KIAC, Japan, 2026. Photo by bozzo. Courtesy of Kinosaki International Arts Centre.

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