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==Names== | ==Names== | ||
| − | * | + | *Seapunk |
| − | *SEA Punk | + | *seapunk |
| − | *Not to be confused with seapunk | + | *SEApunk is the initial variant, before the capitalization was simplified as convention (Seapunk and seapunk are the preferred defaults today) |
| + | *SEAPunk and SEA Punk are sometimes seen, but not considered canon | ||
| + | *Not to be confused with "seapunk" of the Tumblr era that referred to aquatic-inspired aesthetics. The current (post-2024 Substack-era) seapunk / Seapunk described here refers to Southeast Asian-inspired Solarpunk aesthetics and imaginaries. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | * | + | *SEApunk was coined by Sam Chua on March 14 2024 as a Southeast Asian "dialect" of solarpunk. |
| + | [[File:SEApunk coining - 14 March 2024.jpg|thumb]] | ||
==Definition & Description== | ==Definition & Description== | ||
| − | *SEA | + | *There are three layers of meaning associated with Seapunk (as Sam and Seapunk Studios describe it): |
| − | + | # South-East-Asia-punk with SEA as general shorthand for Southeast Asia, and -punk as indicative of genre, aesthetic, and imaginaries; and especially in relation to solarpunk, which Seapunk likes to imagine itself as a grounded regionalized subset of. | |
| + | # Sea-punk as a political and cultural aesthetic of small sovereignty enabled by big commons, inspired by the historical open seas and trade routes of the world, but especially Southeast Asia, where the sea served as a big connective commons that linked diverse peoples and cultures through trade and exchange and generally resisted any attempts at overt centralized control. | ||
| + | # C-punk as the idea of an "Option C" or a third way as an innovative "punk" instinct that looks for ways to think beyond and circumvent false dichotomies and tradeoffs (System A or System B, Hegemon A or Hegemon B). | ||
==Artists and Creators== | ==Artists and Creators== | ||
* [https://samuelchua.com/ Sam Chua] (MYS) | * [https://samuelchua.com/ Sam Chua] (MYS) | ||
| − | * | + | * [https://seapunk.asia/ Seapunk Studios] |
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==Curators and Theorists== | ==Curators and Theorists== | ||
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==Events, Performances, Screenings== | ==Events, Performances, Screenings== | ||
* [https://seapunkstudios.notion.site/Info-Seapunk-Playshop-A-Co-Imagination-Camp-1b1a515d44d0802cb3cdd74c0f81a8b3 Seapunk Playshop — A Co-Imagination Camp], Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 21 - November 03, 2024. | * [https://seapunkstudios.notion.site/Info-Seapunk-Playshop-A-Co-Imagination-Camp-1b1a515d44d0802cb3cdd74c0f81a8b3 Seapunk Playshop — A Co-Imagination Camp], Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 21 - November 03, 2024. | ||
| + | * [https://seapunkstudios.notion.site/ksw Khlongs & Subaks Workshop], Bangkok, Thailand, April 21 - 25, 2025. | ||
| + | * [https://lu.ma/54eqlwyk Good Ghosting: A Haunting-By-Design Sci-Fi-Imagining Workshop], Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 12, 2025. | ||
| + | * [https://lu.ma/gnrve1v5 La La Libraries — A Bibliotactics × Seapunk Library Design Jam], Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August 9, 2025. | ||
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==Discussions and Panels== | ==Discussions and Panels== | ||
| − | * [https://www.apf.org/events-1/apf-asian-brown-bag-series-2-seapunk-experiments-in-co-imaginative-worldcrafting "Seapunk: Experiments in Co-Imaginative Worldcrafting"], APF Brownbag Series #2, Association of Professional Futurists, Online | + | * [https://www.apf.org/events-1/apf-asian-brown-bag-series-2-seapunk-experiments-in-co-imaginative-worldcrafting "Seapunk: Experiments in Co-Imaginative Worldcrafting"], APF Brownbag Series #2, Association of Professional Futurists, Online discussion with Sam Chua, April 04 2025. |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://seapunkstudios.notion.site/sas "Silicon Archipelago: A Salon on Open Distributed Southeast Asian Tech Futures"] Online salon with video recording and slides. |
==Conferences and Symposia== | ==Conferences and Symposia== | ||
| − | * [https://lu.ma/l4mx0k1n | + | * [https://lu.ma/l4mx0k1n Seapunk Symposium], Furama Chiang Mai, November 01 2024. |
| + | * [https://seapunk.substack.com/p/artificial-ghosts-imaginary-decolonization Seapunk Midsummer Studio highlights post], July 2025. | ||
==Exhibitions and Catalogues== | ==Exhibitions and Catalogues== | ||
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===Magazines, Journals, Blogs and Websites=== | ===Magazines, Journals, Blogs and Websites=== | ||
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://seapunk.asia Seapunk and Seapunk Studios homepage] |
| + | * [https://seapunk.substack.com Seapunk Newsletter] | ||
===Videos, Podcasts, Radio=== | ===Videos, Podcasts, Radio=== | ||
| − | * [https://www.explorations.ph/p/sam-chua-orang-besar-protocols-thinking "Sam Chua: Orang Besar, Protocols Thinking, | + | * [https://southbeast.asia South Beast Asia] A fictional world haunted by AIs in all sorts of (mostly) friendly living forms, South Beast Asia is a collective protocol design fiction co-imagination of a few dozen researchers at the April 2025 Khlongs & Subaks workshop in Bangkok. Collection of videos, artifacts, and essays. |
| + | * [https://www.explorations.ph/p/sam-chua-orang-besar-protocols-thinking "Sam Chua: Orang Besar, Protocols Thinking, Seapunk, Cybernetics (Venkatesh Rao Universe)"], Discussion between Kahlil Corazo and Sam Chua, Explorations.ph, March 24 2025. Video and Text. | ||
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| + | ===Essays, Articles, Book Chapters=== | ||
| − | * [https:// | + | * Yan [https://livingwithshoggoths.substack.com/p/we-have-always-been-seapunks "We have always been Seapunks"], Living with Shoggoths, December 26 2024. |
| − | + | * Jules Yim ｜ 芊文, [https://thecontrapuntal.substack.com/p/10-mar-25-monday-briefing "10 Mar 25 Monday Briefing: From seas to khlongs and subaks – an open invitation"], The Contrapuntal, March 10 2025. | |
| − | * [https:// | + | * Paul Millerd [https://newsletter.pathlesspath.com/p/thinking-about-southeast-asia-and "Thinking About Southeast Asia & Intellectual Work"], Pathless, July 22 2025. |
| − | * | + | * Roger Qiu [https://matrix.ai/learn/blog/strange-attractors-systems-thinking-southeast-asia "Strange Attractors and Systems Thinking in Southeast Asia"], Matrix AI, July 13 2025. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Seapunk (lowercase), Solar Punk, Futurisms, Tropical Futurism(s), Asian Futurism(s), Southeast Asian Futurism(s), Archipelagic Futurisms, Nusantara Futurisms | Seapunk (lowercase), Solar Punk, Futurisms, Tropical Futurism(s), Asian Futurism(s), Southeast Asian Futurism(s), Archipelagic Futurisms, Nusantara Futurisms | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 12 August 2025
Names
- Seapunk
- seapunk
- SEApunk is the initial variant, before the capitalization was simplified as convention (Seapunk and seapunk are the preferred defaults today)
- SEAPunk and SEA Punk are sometimes seen, but not considered canon
- Not to be confused with "seapunk" of the Tumblr era that referred to aquatic-inspired aesthetics. The current (post-2024 Substack-era) seapunk / Seapunk described here refers to Southeast Asian-inspired Solarpunk aesthetics and imaginaries.
Origin
- SEApunk was coined by Sam Chua on March 14 2024 as a Southeast Asian "dialect" of solarpunk.
Definition & Description
- There are three layers of meaning associated with Seapunk (as Sam and Seapunk Studios describe it):
- South-East-Asia-punk with SEA as general shorthand for Southeast Asia, and -punk as indicative of genre, aesthetic, and imaginaries; and especially in relation to solarpunk, which Seapunk likes to imagine itself as a grounded regionalized subset of.
- Sea-punk as a political and cultural aesthetic of small sovereignty enabled by big commons, inspired by the historical open seas and trade routes of the world, but especially Southeast Asia, where the sea served as a big connective commons that linked diverse peoples and cultures through trade and exchange and generally resisted any attempts at overt centralized control.
- C-punk as the idea of an "Option C" or a third way as an innovative "punk" instinct that looks for ways to think beyond and circumvent false dichotomies and tradeoffs (System A or System B, Hegemon A or Hegemon B).
Artists and Creators
- Sam Chua (MYS)
- Seapunk Studios
Curators and Theorists
Events, Performances, Screenings
- Seapunk Playshop — A Co-Imagination Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 21 - November 03, 2024.
- Khlongs & Subaks Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, April 21 - 25, 2025.
- Good Ghosting: A Haunting-By-Design Sci-Fi-Imagining Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 12, 2025.
- La La Libraries — A Bibliotactics × Seapunk Library Design Jam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August 9, 2025.
Discussions and Panels
- "Seapunk: Experiments in Co-Imaginative Worldcrafting", APF Brownbag Series #2, Association of Professional Futurists, Online discussion with Sam Chua, April 04 2025.
- "Silicon Archipelago: A Salon on Open Distributed Southeast Asian Tech Futures" Online salon with video recording and slides.
Conferences and Symposia
- Seapunk Symposium, Furama Chiang Mai, November 01 2024.
- Seapunk Midsummer Studio highlights post, July 2025.
Exhibitions and Catalogues
Publications
Magazines, Journals, Blogs and Websites
Videos, Podcasts, Radio
- South Beast Asia A fictional world haunted by AIs in all sorts of (mostly) friendly living forms, South Beast Asia is a collective protocol design fiction co-imagination of a few dozen researchers at the April 2025 Khlongs & Subaks workshop in Bangkok. Collection of videos, artifacts, and essays.
- "Sam Chua: Orang Besar, Protocols Thinking, Seapunk, Cybernetics (Venkatesh Rao Universe)", Discussion between Kahlil Corazo and Sam Chua, Explorations.ph, March 24 2025. Video and Text.
Essays, Articles, Book Chapters
- Yan "We have always been Seapunks", Living with Shoggoths, December 26 2024.
- Jules Yim ｜ 芊文, "10 Mar 25 Monday Briefing: From seas to khlongs and subaks – an open invitation", The Contrapuntal, March 10 2025.
- Paul Millerd "Thinking About Southeast Asia & Intellectual Work", Pathless, July 22 2025.
- Roger Qiu "Strange Attractors and Systems Thinking in Southeast Asia", Matrix AI, July 13 2025.
See Also
Seapunk (lowercase), Solar Punk, Futurisms, Tropical Futurism(s), Asian Futurism(s), Southeast Asian Futurism(s), Archipelagic Futurisms, Nusantara Futurisms
