Re:imagine | From Discarded Objects to Meaningful Art
Re:imagine | From Discarded Objects to Meaningful Art
An Eco Art workshop as part of Sustainability Toolkit for Creatives
Duration: 60 minutes
Mode: In-Person
Format: 30-mins talk + 15-min Practice Lab + 15-min Q&A
Location: SCAPE, Studio 2, Level 4
(2 Orchard Link, Singapore 237978)
This workshop introduces creatives to the experimental mindset and practical methods required to transform discarded, found, and overlooked objects into meaningful artistic outcomes.
Through a behind-the-scenes look at real projects created for organisations such as Dell, Amazon, Sports Singapore, the Singapore Oceanarium, and festivals like Garden Beats, participants will learn how sustainability can move beyond theory and become a working creative methodology.
The session begins with a presentation unpacking the process behind material-driven art: how opportunities are developed, how clients are engaged, and how unwanted objects are reimagined into installations, visual storytelling pieces, and public artworks with environmental impact.
Participants will then enter a guided practice lab, where they will have a dynamic discussion around the deconstruction of everyday objects and reconstructing them into new forms, shifting their perspective from “waste” to material potential.
The workshop positions sustainability not as restriction, but as a creative catalyst: a way to innovate, communicate, and create relevance in contemporary artistic practice.
What Participants Will Learn
How to approach discarded materials with an experimental, opportunity-driven mindset
Methods for deconstructing and reimagining objects into artistic forms
Real client processes behind sustainability-driven commissions
Communication strategies for pitching and developing such projects
How creative reuse can generate cultural, environmental, and social impact
Practical ways to integrate sustainability into artistic workflows
Learning Experience
Participants will:
Gain insight into real-world sustainability art projects
Explore hands-on reconstruction of found materials
Understand how to position such work to institutions and clients
Leave with a new framework for thinking about material, value, and impact
Instructor Profile
A’shua Imran is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and creative entrepreneur from Singapore whose work explores the intersection of art, technology, and environmental storytelling.
He is the founder and creative director of Mural Lingo, a studio known for pioneering sustainability-driven public artworks and immersive educational installations, including large-scale e-waste murals for Amazon and Dell, and a climate-focused experiential project for the Singapore Oceanarium.
He has delivered workshops and talks for universities, cultural institutions, and organisations across Singapore, Europe, UK, South Africa.
His teaching focuses on creative entrepreneurship, innovation through art and technology, and sustainability frameworks for artists. A’shua is pursuing postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, in 2026-2027, where he plans to develop his research on immersive and non-linear storytelling in the intersection of arts and technology.