Aditi Neti

Enter a living laboratory of ideas at 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 in Brera Design District (@breradesigndistrict ), and experience 15 thought-provoking projects that unfold as real-world experimentation – testing new ways of thinking, living, and shaping future systems. Plan your visit to Milan Design Week 2026, and journey with us to 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, curated by @hunnwai and @eiannnnn . 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Exhibition: 21 – 26 Apr 2026, 10am – 7pm (CEST) Singapore Night: 22 Apr 2026, 7pm – 11pm (CEST) Panel Talks: 21 – 22 Apr 2026 Foro Buonaparte 54, Brera Design District Free admission Visit bit.ly/dsgprototypeisland to learn more. Photos by Mark Cocksedge – 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council, curated by Hunn Wai and Eian Siew. Open from 21 – 26 April 2026 during Milan Design Week, the showcase unfolds across three themes to holistically examine what it means for a country to treat itself as a living prototype. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2026 #MilanDesignWeek #PrototypeIsland

Don’t miss the vibrant line-up of programmes at 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱! Join us for a series of engaging conversations and a night of celebration at Milan Design Week 2026.  At the 🗣️ Panel Talks (21 - 22 Apr), hear from designers, curators, and international voices as they explore how design is shaped – from the ground up, across institutions, and through the act of making itself. Save your seat at prototypeislandtalks.eventbrite.sg. And after a day of exploring Brera Design District (@breradesigndistrict ), unwind at 🇸🇬 Singapore Night (22 Apr) with an evening of Singapore-inspired food, drinks, music, and conversation in partnership with Singapore Airlines (@singaporeair ). Plus, look out for giveaways from them, available in limited quantities throughout the night! All programmes are free to attend. Plan your visit to Milan Design Week 2026, and journey with us to 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.   𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Exhibition: 21 – 26 Apr 2026, 10am – 7pm (CEST) Singapore Night: 22 Apr 2026, 7pm – 11pm (CEST) Panel Talks: 21 – 22 Apr 2026 Foro Buonaparte 54, Brera Design District Free admission   Visit bit.ly/dsgprototypeisland to learn more.   Images courtesy of the respective designers.   –    𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council, curated by Hunn Wai and Eian Siew. Open from 21 – 26 April 2026 during Milan Design Week, the showcase unfolds across three themes to holistically examine what it means for a country to treat itself as a living prototype.   #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2026 #MilanDesignWeek #PrototypeIsland

What – and who – shapes the future of design?   As part of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 at Milan Design Week 2026, delve deeper into the topics explored in the DesignSingapore Council’s showcase and hear from leading voices across design.    Panel Talks is a series of live discussions that brings together exhibiting designers, renowned curators, and some of the industry’s most future-forward thinkers from Singapore and around the world. Across three sessions, explore how design is shaped from the ground up, across institutions, and through the act of making itself.   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 1: 𝘼 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚: 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 What does design look like when it grows from ritual, the everyday, and the city itself? 21 April 2026, 6:00pm - 7:00pm (CEST)   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 2: 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣? How do curators shape how design is understood, valued, and shared globally? 22 April 2026, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (CEST)   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 3: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙 What would it look like when prototyping is not just a step, but an integrated process in itself? 22 April 2026, 5:00pm - 6:00pm (CEST)   All programmes are free to attend.  Register at prototypeislandtalks.eventbrite.sg.   𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Exhibition: 21 – 26 Apr 2026, 10am – 7pm (CEST) Singapore Night: 22 Apr 2026, 7pm – 11pm (CEST) Panel Talks: 21 – 22 Apr 2026 Foro Buonaparte 54, Brera Design District Free admission   Visit bit.ly/dsgprototypeisland to learn more.   Images courtesy of Lanzavecchia + Wai   –    𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council, curated by Hunn Wai and Eian Siew. Open from 21 – 26 April 2026 during Milan Design Week, the showcase unfolds across three themes to holistically examine what it means for a country to treat itself as a living prototype.   #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2026 #MilanDesignWeek #prototypeisland #lanzavecchiawai

What – and who – shapes the future of design?   As part of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 at Milan Design Week 2026, delve deeper into the topics explored in the DesignSingapore Council’s showcase and hear from leading voices across design.    Panel Talks is a series of live discussions that brings together exhibiting designers, renowned curators, and some of the industry’s most future-forward thinkers from Singapore and around the world. Across three sessions, explore how design is shaped from the ground up, across institutions, and through the act of making itself.   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 1: 𝘼 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚: 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 What does design look like when it grows from ritual, the everyday, and the city itself? 21 April 2026, 6:00pm - 7:00pm (CEST)   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 2: 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣? How do curators shape how design is understood, valued, and shared globally? 22 April 2026, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (CEST)   𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙆 3: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙 What would it look like when prototyping is not just a step, but an integrated process in itself? 22 April 2026, 5:00pm - 6:00pm (CEST)   All programmes are free to attend.  Register at prototypeislandtalks.eventbrite.sg.   𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Exhibition: 21 – 26 Apr 2026, 10am – 7pm (CEST) Singapore Night: 22 Apr 2026, 7pm – 11pm (CEST) Panel Talks: 21 – 22 Apr 2026 Foro Buonaparte 54, Brera Design District Free admission   Visit bit.ly/dsgprototypeisland to learn more.   Images courtesy of Lanzavecchia + Wai   –    𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council, curated by Hunn Wai and Eian Siew. Open from 21 – 26 April 2026 during Milan Design Week, the showcase unfolds across three themes to holistically examine what it means for a country to treat itself as a living prototype.   #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2026 #MilanDesignWeek #PrototypeIsland

Can a machine learn a cultural ritual without taking away its human touch? Exhibiting at 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, Aditi Neti’s 𝘖𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 is an interactive installation that translates the gestures of 𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮 making into mechanical drawings. Visitors are invited to guide the process with their own hand movements, generating traditional geometric line drawings through a computational system. By preserving variation, rhythm, and imperfection, the work explores how technology might reinterpret cultural continuity in unexpected ways. Each interaction produces a physical drawing while contributing to a growing collective archive – a record of many hands participating in a shared ritual. This work is part of “Anatomy of a 𝘒𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮”, an ongoing research project by creative technologist and design researcher Aditi Neti (@functionditi ), whose hybrid practice explores how fluid cultural systems can collaborate with rigid computational processes. Plan your visit to Milan Design Week 2026, and experience 𝘖𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 in person.   𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Exhibition: 21 - 26 Apr 2026, 10am - 7pm (CEST) Singapore Night: 22 Apr 2026, 7pm - 11pm (CEST) Panel Talks: 21 - 22 Apr 2026 Foro Buonaparte 54, Brera Design District Free admission   Visit bit.ly/dsgprototypeisland to learn more.   Images courtesy of Aditi Neti.   –   𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council, curated by Hunn Wai and Eian Siew. Open from 21 - 26 April 2026 during Milan Design Week, the showcase unfolds across three themes to holistically examine what it means for a country to treat itself as a living prototype.   #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2026 #MilanDesignWeek #PrototypeIsland

I haven’t sketched or drawn in a long time. This wasn’t the case in 2018: back then, my most prized possession was my Prismacolor pencil set of 72. (If there was ever a fire in my Bangalore home, I would have probably ditched my passport, but taken the pencils.) Of course, since then, though I’ve embraced a career in the creative industry, I find myself with no time to sketch anymore, jumping headfirst into design softwares and code instead. @anaslara__ and I moved into our current place a year ago. We call it ‘notboathouse’, because it is not a boathouse, and also not in the apartment Boathouse Residences on Upper Serangoon View. We spent a lot of time and effort thrifting furniture on Carousel (and not-thrifting at IKEA) to make a very colourful living room. A lot of our time is spent here: eating, working, entertaining, procrastinating. When my dad visited, he repeated multiple times: “You have turned this HOUSE into a HOME!” Anyways, this place tingled the sensors in my brain and made me crave sketching with my Prismacolors again. Around February I gave myself about 20-30min a day to just attempt to preserve this safe haven, albeit rough and scribbly and imperfect, in my sketchbook. I won’t be in this place forever, but this place will forever be in my heart!! And most importantly, special credit to Ana who adds even more color to the scenery. HAPPY ONE YEAR IN NOTBOATHOUSE!

MODULE 3 REFLECTION: MIRRORING AND MIRRORED🪞💫 In Module 3, we explored the mirror as both metaphor and medium—examining how identity, perception, and technological mediation co-produce one another. Led by artist-fellow Andreas Schlegel, this module asked: how do interactive systems shape our self-perception and relational ethics? In his lecture and artist talk on 8 January 2026, Andreas drew from Lacan’s mirror stage to position interactive art as a conversation between self-perception and external feedback. Tracing a lineage from Dan Graham’s feedback installations to contemporary works by Memo Akten and Rebecca Fiebrink— the mirror recurs as an intelligent surface mediating sensory experience and symbolic meaning. Guest artist Aditi Neti expanded this exploration into biotechnological domains, examining how interactive systems make space for slowness and care, proposing that living materials and cultural memory also serve as mirrors reflecting our relational ethics. Their workshops on 10 & 17 January 2026 transformed these concepts into hands-on practice. Using webcam input in p5.js, participants explored motion tracking through pose detection. The first workshop introduced the slit-scan technique, blending temporal distortion with performative immediacy. Participants explored templates tracking body keypoints, experimenting with the camera as creative partner. The second workshop introduced machine-learning classifiers, echoing Rebecca Fiebrink’s Wekinator. Participants trained models recognizing gestures, linking poses to trigger sound and visuals. Discussions explored how recognition confidence could translate into expressive variation—discovering poetry in the imperfect space between human gesture and machine interpretation. Organised by @supernormal.space Produced by @tusitala.sg Supported by @nacsingapore Arts x Tech Lab #EntangledAgencies #AndreasSchlegel #AditiNeti #ArtsxTech #Singapore

ANDREAS SCHLEGEL & ADITI NETI — NARCIS LUDO 🪞🎮 Narcis Ludo examines the contemporary self through computational mediation, reframing body and identity as sites of algorithmic play. Reworking the myth of Narcissus for an era of AI vision, the project adopts the ludic as a critical, playful strategy. AI functions as medium, interface, and playground, enabling coded experiments where bodies, images, and data are continuously reconfigured. Initiated by Andreas Schlegel and Aditi Neti, the work explores how algorithms generate new possibility spaces for self-perception and presence today. Andreas Schlegel (@sojamo ) is a German-born, Singapore-based artist and educator working with code, generative systems, and interactive processes. His installations, performances, and audiovisual works examine human–machine interaction. Aditi Neti (@functionditi ) examines how interactive systems can make space for slowness and care, crafting bio-interfaces and collaborative rituals that foreground reciprocity and embodied knowledge. 📍 Entangled Agencies | 22–31 Jan Arts x Tech Lab, Aliwal Arts Centre, 02-05, 28 Aliwal St 🕐 Tue–Fri, 12–6pm | Sat–Sun, 12–7pm Join us for: Curator’s Tour — 31 Jan (Sat), 2pm Register via link in bio! Curated by @voidness__ Organised by @supernormal.space Produced by @tusitala.sg Supported by @nacsingapore Arts x Tech Lab initiative #EntangledAgencies #AndreasSchlegel #AditiNeti #ArtsxTech #SAW2026

ENTANGLED AGENCIES EXHIBITION — NOW OPEN 🎨🤖 The exhibition is here! Join us as we explore how humans and machines co-create, instruct, and learn from one another through new commissions and process-led works. 📅 Exhibition: 22–31 Jan 🕐 Tue–Fri, 12–6pm | Sat–Sun, 12–7pm 📍 Arts x Tech Lab, Aliwal Arts Centre, #02-05, 28 Aliwal St ✨ UPCOMING PROGRAMMES — REGISTER VIA LINKS IN BIO: 📅 Curator’s Tours 25 Jan (Sun), 2pm | 31 Jan (Sat), 2pm Join us for a curator’s tour by Ong Kian peng (@voidness__ ) to dive deeper into the works and ideas behind Entangled Agencies. 🎉 Closing Reception & Performances 29 Jan (Thu), 7pm | Performance by @patrick_hartono starts at 8pm — ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: Artist-fellows Isabella Ong (@isabella_ong_ ), Brandon Tay (@brozm ), Andreas Schlegel (@sojamo ), and Aditi Neti (@functionditi ) present newly commissioned works developed through workshops and lectures exploring instruction, co-authorship, feedback, and reflection across generative code, AI systems, and interactive processes. Alongside these commissions, open-call artists Harper Chew (@harperchewy ) and Hoe Jian Wei (@done_with_midas ) contribute works shaped through collective learning and dialogue during the programme. Together, the exhibition presents entanglement not as abstraction, but as lived, iterative practice—where creativity emerges through shared agency between human intention and computational processes. Don’t miss out—register for our programmes via links in bio! Organised by @supernormal.space Produced by @tusitala.sg Supported by @nacsingapore Arts x Tech Lab initiative #EntangledAgencies #ArtsxTech #SingaporeArt #ContemporaryArt

Entangled Agencies brings together new commissions and process-led works emerging from an intensive programme that examines how humans and machines co-create, instruct, and learn from one another. Organised by supernormal.space and Tusitala, the exhibition reframes computational systems not as neutral tools or accelerants, but as active agents shaping authorship, labour, and meaning. Artist-fellows Isabella Ong (@isabella_ong_ ), Brandon Tay (@brozm ), Andreas Schlegel (@sojamo ) and Aditi Neti (@functionditi ) present newly commissioned works developed through workshops and lectures exploring instruction, co-authorship, feedback, and reflection across generative code, AI systems, and interactive processes. Their practices foreground experimentation, material thinking, and critical engagement with machine intelligence. Alongside these commissions, works by open-call artists Harper Chew and Hoe Jian Wei reflect trajectories shaped through collective learning and dialogue during the programme. Together, the exhibition presents entanglement not as abstraction, but as lived, iterative practice—where creativity emerges through shared agency between human intention and computational processes. 📅 Exhibition: 22–31 Jan 🕐 Tue–Fri, 12–6pm | Sat–Sun, 12–7pm 📍 Arts x Tech Lab, Aliwal Arts Centre, #02-05, 28 Aliwal St 🗣️ Curator’s tours: 25 Jan (Sun), 2pm | 31 Jan (Sat), 2pm 🎉 Closing reception: 29 Jan (Thu), 7pm | Performances start at 8pm Register for our programmes via links in bio! Organised by @supernormal.space Produced by @tusitala.sg Supported by @nacsingapore Arts x Tech Lab initiative Visual by @print.centre_ #EntangledAgencies #ArtsxTech #SingaporeArt ContemporaryArt​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

INTRODUCING ENTANGLED AGENCIES MODULE 3: MIRRORING AND MIRRORED 🪞✨ Join us for an artist talk exploring mirroring, feedback, and technological reflection, where our artist fellow will share how machines reflect human inputs—yet always with slippages, distortions, or reconfigurations. How do AI and code act as mirrors that are never neutral but co-constructive? How do distortions and delays reveal the uncanny? What happens when we see ourselves reflected through machine vision? 🤖💫 Meet Your Fellow: Andreas Schlegel 👤 Andreas Schlegel is a German-born, Singapore-based artist and educator whose practice bridges art, design, and technology. Working with code, generative systems, and interactive processes, he creates installations, performances, and audio-visual works that explore our relationship with machines and contemporary technologies. His work is often collaborative and he performs with Electromagnetic Objects and Black Zenith. Featuring a guest lecture by Aditi Neti 💬 Aditi Neti is a South Asian designer exploring the interconnectedness and synergy between machine, man, and nature. She finds herself most excited by speculative narratives, interactions, and artefacts informed by cultural perspectives. In her practice, she aims to highlight how the complexities of human relationships with the natural world can manifest in alternative and absurd ways through technology. 📍 Aliwal Arts Centre, #02-05 📆Thursday, 8 January ⏰ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Registration from 6:30-7:00 PM) 🔧 Workshop dates: 10 + 17 January 🔗 Links in bio to sign up! Organised by @supernormal.space Produced by @tusitala.sg Visuals by @print.centre_ This programme is supported by the National Arts Council’s Arts x Tech Lab initiative @nacsingapore #EntangledAgencies #AndreasSchlegel #AditiNeti artxtech

Wrapping up the year with the biggest smile on my face! Worked my butt off conceptualising and curating the Heritage Showcase portion of the Triennial Cultural Showcase 2025 and could not be prouder of what it ended up becoming. (Feel free to kaypoh the previous super official looking post to see full context of event) Here’s a little behind the scenes glimpse into the rollercoaster that was the last six months and all the amazing people who came together to pull off this vision. Onto the next adventure we go!