Accidental Utopia is a media installation that speculates on the future of the post-Anthropocene from a Singaporean perspective. Set on the proposed man-made “Long Island” in Singapore, designed to mitigate predicted sea-level rise, the work imagines a utopia meant for humans but unexpectedly transformed by higher-than-expected sea-levels. Using VR and a narrative short film, Ong envisions a future in which nature and the marine ecosystem thrive, and humans learn to coexist with the sea.
Accidental Utopia, Photo: Ong Kian Peng