In this episode I’m joined by Abhijan Toto and Rosalia Namsai Engchuan from The Forest Curriculum. The Forest Curriculum is a multi-platform project for research and mutual co-learning around the naturecultures of Zomia, which is the forested belt that connects South and Southeast Asia. They first came together through a shared interest in film and cinema and have continued to organize exhibitions, public programs, performances, video, and multimedia projects. In this conversation, we talked about the importance of making space for discussions, slowing down time in building relationships, and how we can work sustainably together. We also talked about some of the challenges they faced working and researching collectively, one of which is the idea of collectives and collectivity being overly 'romanticised' in the arts especially in relation to Southeast Asia.

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