Talk:
One Cut
Seb Chan
Salt Beyoğlu
April 29, 2026 19.00
Design: Ruslan Abasov
Walk-in Cinema
The first guest of the One Cut series, organized as part of Salt’s long-term program Supercut, is Seb Chan, Director and CEO of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne.
Known for his advocacy for open access and open data, Chan will give a talk on time-based media collections, digital preservation, and the process of making collections public. He will share his experiences in the fields of moving image and archival work, offering insights into ACMI’s transformation as a museum focused on screen culture and the intersections of media, technology, worldbuilding, and storytelling.
This free-admission program will be held in English and is open to everyone.
Seb Chan is the Director and CEO of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). Prior to joining ACMI, he led the digital transformation of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York (2011–2015), as well as the Powerhouse Museum’s pioneering work in open access, mass collaboration, and digital experience in Sydney during the 2000s. His work has received awards internationally across the museum, media, and design spheres. Before becoming known in the museum world, he was active in electronic and experimental music as a performer, publisher, and producer. Chan currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University. He has also been a Partner Investigator on the Australian Research Council Linkage Program, contributing to new museum practices in communicating climate change, digital preservation, interactive design, and audience research. He is an alumnus of the Getty Leadership Institute, Salzburg Global Seminar, and UNSW, and was awarded the UNSW Alumni Award for Art & Culture in 2024.
The first guest of the One Cut series, organized as part of Salt’s long-term program Supercut, is Seb Chan, Director and CEO of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne.
Known for his advocacy for open access and open data, Chan will give a talk on time-based media collections, digital preservation, and the process of making collections public. He will share his experiences in the fields of moving image and archival work, offering insights into ACMI’s transformation as a museum focused on screen culture and the intersections of media, technology, worldbuilding, and storytelling.
This free-admission program will be held in English and is open to everyone.
Seb Chan is the Director and CEO of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). Prior to joining ACMI, he led the digital transformation of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York (2011–2015), as well as the Powerhouse Museum’s pioneering work in open access, mass collaboration, and digital experience in Sydney during the 2000s. His work has received awards internationally across the museum, media, and design spheres. Before becoming known in the museum world, he was active in electronic and experimental music as a performer, publisher, and producer. Chan currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University. He has also been a Partner Investigator on the Australian Research Council Linkage Program, contributing to new museum practices in communicating climate change, digital preservation, interactive design, and audience research. He is an alumnus of the Getty Leadership Institute, Salzburg Global Seminar, and UNSW, and was awarded the UNSW Alumni Award for Art & Culture in 2024.
