Speculative Horizons is a cross-cultural project initiated by artists, curators and educators that use lens-based mediums and research as the primary methods to facilitate and establish projects and connect with the world through and with photography. Working with a collaborative approach that embraces experiences across Australia, Kuwait, Japan and the United Kingdom we instigate, facilitate and manage exhibitions, symposia and education projects.

Speculative Horizons v.1.5 was staged in Kuwait in January 2024 and continued expanding the dialogue between Kuwait and other regions in the Asia-Pacific through photography and an education program that explored the pedagogic possibilities for the medium of photography at secondary, territory and specialist levels. Excitingly, this interaction focused on an exhibition that featured four Japan-based projects and continued to explore ideas associated with ‘Land’ and ‘People’ and introduced ‘Sea’ to further explore the interconnectedness between space/place and inhabitation/culture.

The 2024 program introduced future activities for Speculative Horizons that will take place in Japan and expand to the greater Asia-Pacific Region.