The Singapore hive opens the symposium at LASALLE College of the Arts, running for three hours before the broadcast hands over to the short video strand and then to London.
Welcome message
A welcome from Ronald P.M.H. Lay, programme leader of the master of arts in art therapy at LASALLE College of the Arts, followed by an introduction to the hive schedule. For more about the programme, visit LASALLE College of the Arts.
Ronald P.M.H. Lay, EdD candidate, MA, ATR BC, AThR. Host: Sze Chin Lee, MAAT, AThR, LPC
Lost in another space
An interactive installation where you step into both a physical and a mental space while painting with light.
Din Chan, BFA. A LASALLE College of the Arts graduate in fine arts, Din has worked with organisations in Singapore and overseas, taught art and technology in schools and community centres, and taken part in artist residencies in Thailand and Cambodia.
The exploration of digital art media and augmented reality in art therapy practice
The presentation considers augmented reality and preloaded smart device photo editing applications as art materials in contemporary art psychotherapy practice, with the aim of giving insight into the positive use, application and possibility of digital art materials offered to clients alongside familiar materials.
Alex C. Koen, MA art therapy candidate, BA Psychology and Sociology, BA Counselling Psychology. Alex has worked multiculturally as a registered specialist wellness counsellor in private, hospital, community, group, school and individual settings.
Personifying a memory
Within art therapy practice, clients often leave personal artworks behind at the end of their sessions, and some works are forgotten or left permanently. This presentation shows the process of working with a left behind street sculpture as an art therapist seeks to personify a memory.
Mahesh Iyer, MA, AThR, BSc Psychology. Mahesh works with older adults at a sheltered home in Singapore and explores the interplay of culture, experience and practice.
Art and technology for good
Can art save the world on its own? Probably not, but mix some technology in and you might solve real world problems.
Eugene Soh, known as DUDE, BFA in interactive media. Eugene moved from programming into art through a photographic piece that reimagined The Last Supper in a local setting. His virtual reality company, Mind Palace, focuses on people with dementia and their caregivers.
Empowered to create: digital media and an adolescent with cerebral palsy
A presentation of key findings from a clinical placement at a student care centre, as a qualitative single case study of a young person with cerebral palsy and his experience of digital media in art therapy, which drew out his curiosity and motivation to build on his strengths.
Shu Ning Poh, MA, AThR, BFA. Shu Ning works with patients and residents in a community hospital and nursing home, using the creative potential of the virtual realm with clients who have physical disabilities.
Round table discussion with the Singapore hive presenters
A panel discussion on future directions in digital media for the creative arts therapies in Singapore.
Moderator: Mahesh Iyer, MA, AThR, BSc Psychology
Continue the journey
The broadcast moves next to the short video strand, then to Moscow and the London hive.