SINGAPORE: Two Artworks from Singapore to be Permanently Displayed in Sace in 2025

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Two artworks by Singaporean artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu will be part of 100 art pieces to be permanently displayed on the moon in 2025. The two art pieces, cube-like structures which measure less than 1 cubic centimeter, are part of art gallery Moon Gallery, which is currently orbiting Earth on the International Space Station (ISS). The gallery will descend back to Earth in December 2022 and is slated to tour the world before heading to the moon in 2025. Moon Gallery curator Anna Sitnikova envisions the gallery being the “cultural element” in a human settlement somewhere beyond Earth in the future. The gallery aims to encourage people to explore how art and culture can influence the future of space exploration, she said during a ceremony on Monday (March 14) commemorating the two Singapore artworks in space. The artworks were selected based on their significance and meaning, she added, although she was unable to provide the number of artwork applications received by the gallery. The artworks also had to meet the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s requirements to be on the ISS, such as not being political or religious statements. Ms Sitnikova is one of four founders of the Moon Gallery Foundation, a non-profit cultural organisation based in the Netherlands to provide a platform for interdisciplinary and international cooperation. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/two-artworks-singapore-be-permanently-displayed-space-2025-1846011

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

SINGAPORE: Two Artworks from Singapore to be Permanently Displayed in Sace in 2025

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