Name: Deep Shift: Into the Ocean Opening Symposium
Start: 2026-06-06T14:00:00+08:00
Location: ArtScience Museum

Deep Shift: Into the Ocean Opening Symposium

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆), 𝟮𝗽𝗺 – 𝟲.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮, 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟰, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: $𝟭𝟬
As climate change and biodiversity loss accelerate, the ocean becomes not only a site of scientific urgency but also a space of creative inquiry that reveals new ways of knowing.
Deep Shift expands on the ideas at the heart of Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath, bringing together voices across art, science and technology to explore how we perceive, understand and relate to marine environments. From ecological research to immersive media, the symposium examines the shifting frameworks through which the ocean is encountered today.
In conjunction with World Ocean Day, the symposium will also host a special convening around the pre-launch of the United Nations’ Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III), bringing together leaders from Singapore’s marine science and conservation communities to reflect on how institutions, research initiatives and community platforms can steward more sustainable relationships with marine environments.
By foregrounding the ocean as a dynamic, interdependent system, Deep Shift embraces an oceanic worldview that frames it as a frontier of discovery and a vital commons. The symposium explores shifts in perception that might inspire new practices, fostering empathy and responsibility for the marine ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.
Speakers include 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗺 (APAC Regional Executive Director of OceanX Education), 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻 (Group Director of the National Biodiversity Centre at National Parks Board), 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗶 (Director of Centre of Excellence for Marine Science), 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 (Head of Marine Biology and Ecology Laboratory at Tropical Marine Science Institute), 𝗘𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗸 (Director of Exhibitions & Galleries at Science Centre Singapore), 𝗞𝗮𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘆 (Director of Immersive & Digital Experiences at OceanX Education), 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶 (Assistant Manager, Marine, Conservation & Science at WWF Singapore), 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮 (Senior Manager of Exhibitions at ArtScience Museum), creative technologists 𝗯𝗶𝘁.𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼, artists 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 of Marshmallow Laser Feast, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 Š𝗲𝗯𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗶č, 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗰𝘇𝗮𝗻 and 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻, and more.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
2pm – 2.05pm
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Host: 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗼 𝗫𝗶𝗻 (Senior Curator of Public Programmes at ArtScience Museum)
2.05pm – 2.15pm
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀
Speaker: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 (Vice President of Attractions and ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands)
2.15pm – 3.40pm
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻
Speakers: 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮 (Senior Manager of Exhibitions at ArtScience Museum), 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗺 (APAC Regional Executive Director of OceanX Education), 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻 (Group Director of the National Biodiversity Centre at National Parks Board), among others
This session traces how marine environments are made legible through intersecting ecological, scientific and curatorial practices, and how these modes of understanding shape the ways the ocean is studied and cared for. It considers how different forms of attention reveal the ocean as a vast, non-linear system shaped by both material processes and interpretive frameworks.
Magdalena Magiera introduces Into the Ocean as an exhibition framework that bridges scientific research and artistic inquiry into ocean ecosystems.
Professor Tit Meng Lim presents OceanX’s work and outlines the ecological stakes of ocean research.
Convening a cross-sector panel from the Centre of Excellence for Marine Science, NParks, OceanX Education, Science Centre Singapore, Tropical Marine Science Institute and WWF Singapore, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗹 gathers perspectives from Singapore’s marine science and conservation communities to reflect on how ocean literacy, public engagement and collective stewardship might shape more sustainable marine futures.
3.40pm – 3.55pm
Break
3.55pm – 6pm
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻
Speakers: Artists 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 of Marshmallow Laser Feast, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 Š𝗲𝗯𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗶č and 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗰𝘇𝗮𝗻, and creative technologists 𝗯𝗶𝘁.𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼
Building on ecological and scientific understandings of marine systems, this session explores how such knowledge is transformed through artistic and sensory practices. It examines how environmental data, biological processes and material phenomena are translated into spatial and experiential forms that open up new ways of engaging with the ocean.
Jana Winderen (artist) explores underwater listening as a mode of ecological understanding that reveals how marine soundscapes register biodiversity, environmental change and the impact of human activities.
Marco Barotti (artist) presents Coral Sonic Resilience, examining how bioacoustic research can be translated into sculptural and sonic interventions that support coral reef restoration.
Robertina Šebjanič (artist) navigates the thresholds between hydro-ecologies, interspecies relations and environmental histories, reflecting on how aquatic worlds register the traces of human impact.
Ersin Han Ersin (artist and director of Marshmallow Laser Feast) explores immersive and interdisciplinary approaches that translate complex environmental data into experiential forms of understanding and awareness.
Lachlan Turczan (artist) investigates the optical and sonic properties of water, using light, fluid dynamics and perception to reveal the ocean as an energetic and continuously shifting system.
bit.studio (creative technologists) demonstrates how environmental data can be transformed into spatial and digital experiences that make marine systems accessible to wider audiences.
6pm – 6.30pm
𝗤&𝗔 with 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻 of Marshmallow Laser Feast, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 Š𝗲𝗯𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗶č, 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗰𝘇𝗮𝗻 and 𝗯𝗶𝘁.𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼, moderated by 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗼 𝗫𝗶𝗻

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻: 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 (𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻 – 𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲)
Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath is a collaboration between ArtScience Museum and OceanX, making its world premiere this June. It invites visitors on a descent through the depths of the sea, from the sunlit surface waters to the darkest reaches of the ocean.
Conceived as an “emersive” experience, the exhibition positions visitors as active participants in a journey beneath the waves, taking them into the ocean’s shifting environments before resurfacing with new understanding. At the heart of the exhibition is extraordinary footage captured by OceanX, a leading ocean exploration and media organisation whose work has featured in major international documentaries including Blue Planet II by the BBC and the recent OceanXplorers series produced with National Geographic.
Using advanced submersibles capable of filming at all depths of the ocean, OceanX has documented environments that remain largely unseen. Much of the footage presented in the exhibition has never been shown publicly before. Vast, intimate, and precise, these cinematic scenes form the backbone of the exhibition, transforming scientific exploration into a powerful visual encounter with the ocean’s beauty and fragility.
As visitors descend through the ocean’s zones, from the visible, life rich surface to the deepest reaches of the sea, OceanX’s footage is placed in dialogue with contemporary artworks and scientific specimens. The exhibition features works by internationally renowned artists such as Marshmallow Laser Feast, Marco Barotti, Jana Winderen, Robertina Šebjanič, Lachlan Turczan, Sissel Tolaas, Ong Kian Peng and bit.studio, alongside regional scientific research such as National University of Singapore’s long-term coral reef studies. Together, these perspectives illuminate the ocean as a dynamic, interconnected system that sustains life on Earth.
The exhibition extends beyond experience and education by engaging visitors in interactive activities that connect directly to marine conservation work. In doing so, Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath builds a living bridge between the gallery and the ocean itself, inviting participation in real world environmental action beyond the museum.
The exhibition makes the world beneath the waves accessible, emotionally resonant, and unforgettable. It inspires an oceanic worldview that reimagines our relationship with the planet and the future of the seas that sustain it.