Jo-Lene Ong
To research artistic practices and projects that build or imagine Ecologies of Resilience such as errant movements and transnational solidarities by visiting art institutions and events in and around New York.
Learn MoreTo research artistic practices and projects that build or imagine Ecologies of Resilience such as errant movements and transnational solidarities by visiting art institutions and events in and around New York.
Learn MoreTo pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, learning about immersive and environmental visual design techniques along with performance lighting.
Learn MoreTo consider what indigeneity is and how the concept of indigeneity can redefine the existing framework of curatorial research by meeting with American indigenous artists and revisiting their heritage.
Learn MoreTo expand the field of instrument design and sculpture through SOUND CONSTRUCTION, a project creating an ensemble of hybrid instrument sculptures that combine instrument craftsmanship from the U.S. and Taiwan.
Learn MoreTo research and engage with a literary and artistic understanding of trees around the country by visiting sacred trees that grow, thrive, and stand-out in unlikely, public, urban spaces in India.
Learn MoreTo study the temple culture in Taiwan, looking at traditions upheld by the temple keepers, as well as the commonalities and differences between traditions in Taiwan versus Mainland China.
Learn MoreTo pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Puppet Arts at the University of Connecticut to formalize her knowledge of puppetry and share these learnings with fellow artists and practitioners in the Philippines.
Learn MoreTo travel to Singapore and Malaysia and learn how the popular gaana street dance style contributes to the construction of Tamil identity within the local community.
Learn MoreTo study the history and culture of avant-garde/non-narrative film in New York by visiting historical and present experimental film collectives and archives, studying journals, attending exhibition spaces, and meeting with relevant scholars.
Learn MoreTo conduct research on theater in the United States for a comparative study with Europe and Japan to understand the characteristics of Japanese, European, and American plays.
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