ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Valentina Riccardi

29 May 2019

Creative Responses to Sustainability | Green Guide for Portugal launched!

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culture360.ASEF.org is delighted to announce a new Green Guide for Portugal, in partnership with Ci.CLO.

By Naima Morelli

22 May 2019

Permaculture in Chiang Mai I In conversation with Christian Shearer

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This month, culture360 contributor Naima Morelli interviews Christian Shearer, Founder of Panya Project, an international community outside of Chiang Mai focusing on permaculture and entirely sustainable living.

By Claire Wilson

21 Jan 2019

The importance of innovative approaches to art and sustainability

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As sustainability is increasingly embedded in the programming of arts venues and events it is increasingly important to think of new ways of presenting these ideas.

By Naima Morelli

06 Nov 2018

Manifesta 12: looking at the world through the city of Palermo, Italy

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Manifesta 12, the new iteration of the European Nomadic Biennial, is taking place in Palermo, Sicily. With the title “The Planetary Garden: Cultivating Coexistence,” (16 June to 4 November 2018, …

By Antonio Carlos Ruiz Soria

17 Oct 2018

Art & Business | Synergies in the frame of Sustainable Development Goals

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From social inclusion to gender equality, climate change and the impact of digital technologies in the way we live and work, art and business can join forces in co-creating innovative …

By Claire Wilson

04 Sep 2018

Arts and Disaster Recovery: A closer look at Australia’s Creative Recovery Network

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Following the publication of the 5th Green Guide on Australia in the series Creative Responses to Sustainability, author Claire Wilson takes a closer look at some of the organisations featured …

By Valentina Riccardi

13 Aug 2018

Creative Responses to Sustainability | New Guide for Australia launched!

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culture360.ASEF.org publishes a new Guide on Australia in the series Creative Responses to Sustainability, written by Claire Wilson.

By Masuma Halai Khwaja

19 Feb 2018

Reel On Hai | A Public Outreach Project of the Karachi Biennale 2017

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With a population of over 24 million, Karachi is home to a very ethnically diverse population. It has grown in size from a small coastal settlement to a mega city …

By Claire Rosslyn Wilson

08 Dec 2017

Culture and the Sustainable Development Goals: Shaping perceptions and inspiring change

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Culture is increasingly recognised as an important dimension for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, a group of 17 interrelated global goals and 169 targets that cover a range of development …

By Kerrine Goh

15 May 2017

Cultural and natural environments in Indonesia | Interview with Edwin Jurriëns

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Naima MORELLI interviews Dutch researcher and lecturer in Indonesian Studies at The University of Melbourne, Edwin Jurriëns about his book “Visual Media in Indonesia”

By Magali An Berthon

28 Nov 2016

Carmen Hijosa, pineapple pioneer

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Piñatex™ is going to revolution the world of materials: this plant-based luxury textile is the brainchild of Carmen Hijosa, former leather expert and sustainable pioneer. Discover her journey on Culture …

By David Fernández

25 Aug 2016

Bangkok Creative District I Interview with David Robinson

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As part of the By people/In Cities series, ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández takes a closer look Bangrak-Klongsan Creative District in Bangkok, Thailand. In this second article, he interviews David …

By David Fernández

19 Jul 2016

HANGAR, Spain | Interview with Tere BADIA

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As part of the series By People/In Cities, ASEF culture360 contributor David FERNÁNDEZ interviews Tere BADIA, Director of HANGAR, a centre for art research and production, offering support to visual …

By Magali An Berthon

30 May 2016

ReDRESS | Designing the future of fashion

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ASEF culture360 contributor, Magali An Berthon draws attention to the staggering environmental impact of the fashion industry, and shares the story and commitments of the Hong Kong-based initiative ReDRESS

By Florent Petit

16 Feb 2016

An artist’s intervention for a more sustainable city | Interview with Partizaning

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ASEF Culture360 contributor Florent Petit met with Russian artist Igor Ponosov and Anton Polsky, members of the collective Partizaning. In this interview they share their project on how to make …