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Sinau Romo Mangun (SRM) or Studying Father Mangun gave birth to an essay compilation called Membabar Peta, Merupa Bumi. With a deadline of four weeks, […]

A microphone slowly descended upon the stage. The man reached it swiftly, his hand pumped into the air and a loud yell reverberated throughout the […]

Not only signaling the end of the Equator Biennale Jogja Series that’s been going on for almost 10 years the Closing Ceremony on Saturday evening  […]

Move, move… One two Three Bakurima moves!     The music thrums through the room. The Bakurima Forum, a Hip-Hop stage in collaboration with the […]

The atmosphere on Friday afternoon (12/11) at the Jogja National Museum (JNM) Block was as if suddenly thrown in the middle of a rain forest. […]

Thousands of messages filled @biennalejogja’s Instagram inbox.  Hundreds answered as quickly as possible. Hundreds more, unfortunately, sunk unnoticed.  Questions about visitor registration, opening hours, and […]

Behind the works of 34 artists and collectives displayed in the exhibition room at Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021, there is a crucial role […]

Sitting and leaning on a bean bag, Huhum Hambily (Coordinator of the Publication and Communications Division) told a story. In the past, he was a […]

The Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021 is nearing its end.  On Thursday afternoon (11/11), on the Main Stage of the Jogja National Museum (JNM), […]

Some villagers were asked, what do you think about UFOs? Some are happy, some are cynical. This is the short film Village’s Bid for UFO […]

One by one, students from the Independent Campus Program of the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) Yogyakarta, entered the exhibition building. Their enthusiasm was very visible […]

Rainy clouds covered the city of Yogyakarta that afternoon. Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021 Exhibition was still crowded. But this time it’s a little […]

O Grecele is an exhibition initiated by the Juanga Culture group that consists of young people from North Maluku and Broken Pitch, a collective of […]

“The Catholic Church in Asia is the church of the poor. It’s not that we are hostile to the rich, but we sided with the […]

Ali wanted to be free. To get out of Afghanistan, run away from the Taliban.  He entered Indonesia with eight years long of waiting.  “He […]

Instead of using an academic approach, Broken Pitch cultivates the narratives and ideas of Eastern decolonization offered by Juanga Culture in a low-brow style. Their […]

A painting board was stretched on a coast. The painting inside was coastal. It was as if it’s trying to connect the views on its […]

The cultural identity that’s formed in the life of society will affect the self-perception of each of its members. How they see themselves, how they […]

Museums as we know them are places to keep history. Oftentimes, museums are considered old-fashioned and out of date. Bienalle Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021 […]

Two lovebirds were talking. One is holding a cell phone, pointing at a picture of a plant on the screen. Another one shook her head, […]

Four gaming laptop screens were brightly lit. Before them, students in white and red uniforms were ready to explore the Minecraft game. They couldn’t wait […]

“Grandma, didn’t you die of lung cancer?” “Oh really?  How unlucky.”   This is an excerpt from an episode of Yudai Kamisato’s compilation of horror […]

In a dark room light by the dim glow of a lantern, an old bed with a white mosquito net is displayed as a central […]

Until the twenty-fourth day of the event, the Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021 continues to present various interesting programs. This variety of programs is […]

The aroma of heated flour hits the senses. The heat from the smoldering furnace touched the surrounding air. Faintly, the dust of grains flew. The […]

An artist’s perspective in reading Oceania’s curatorial frame at the Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021? Edith Amituanai, Maria Madeira, and Shivanjani Lal talked about […]

While holding back laughter, Elia Nurvista, curator of the main exhibition Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021, read aloud a question that appeared in the […]

Raised phallic objects. The trunks are made of projectiles, the testicles from human heads. Around them, hung and scattered, were women’s underwear. “This is a […]

“In front of novels, we play the politics of memory,” said Bandung Mawardi (Bilik Literasi) while showing the novels by Father Mangun, Ikan-Ikan Hiu, Ido, […]

In talks about cinema in voicing discourse, one can be separate it from the network in between. One of the keywords in the curatorial framework—the […]

Looking at the Dapur Umum 56, there’s always cheer, jokes, and laughter, and then, of course, the simple dishes that can always arouse the taste […]

“Cheer up!” Decorated with colorful pictures, this simple sentence can be seen from the end of the postcard. This message, which is intended for children […]

Bilik Korea Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021: Hacking Domesticity summarizes the history and experiences of women from different cultural contexts—Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, and […]

When it comes to archives, what comes to mind for most people is a collection of old files and brown paper. However, the Archives Exhibition, […]

A dim room. In the middle, there is a bed with a mosquito net. It’s not only for lying down, but a foot away stood […]

Arif Budiman is an artist who works a lot through moving images as one of his main media. He is active in several communities, such […]

Dyah Retno is one of the artists involved in the main exhibition of Biennale Jogja XIV Equator #6 2021. As a ceramic artist, she works […]

Mama Fun’s real name is Marlinda Nau, Fun is taken from her son’s name. She is a member of Lakoat.Kujawas and has a focus on […]

Asep Nayak was born in Wamena on January 11, 1999. He is a broadcasting and photography student. Every day, after coming home from campus, Asep […]

In commemoration of World Food Day 2021, an event titled Pasar Tiban #1 Purbayan has taken place on Sunday (17/10). The event, which was organized […]

Stumbling to follow the steps of composing electronic music, he approached me. While guiding my fingers to press the correct button, he said, “We are […]

“Hello, Bawaslu?  I want to report a fraud.” Followed by giggles from the audience, that’s the quote that sticks in my memory after watching Jastip: […]

We are entering the second week of the Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021. If a few days ago the Biennale Forum presented participating artists, […]

Tuesday (12/10), the sun at 02.00 p.m was not able to sting us inside Pawon Pagesangan. Proven by how we were able to enjoy thiwul […]

A song called “Yang Tak Pernah Ada” or “One Whose Never There”, opened the event that night. The audience was lost in its strains. The […]

Spectators filled the Ajiyasa Hall, Jogja National Museum, Sunday (10/10). That afternoon, a discussion forum called “Counter-Internationalism and Beyond Local” was held as part of […]

The third day of the Biennale Forum on Sunday (10/10) was quite different. The concept is no longer a seminar, but a Focus Group Discussion […]

In addition to the moderator, Lisistrata Lusandiana, there’s also Mumtaz Khan Chopan on the podium, an artist from Afghanistan who was also involved in the […]

Saturday (9/10) around 10.00 a.m the Biennale Forum Curatorial Practice Panel A bench was attended by the moderator and speakers. From the left of the […]

The man in red raised his hand to ask a question. He’s welcomed and given a mic. “If myth is merely a smoke, then what […]

The city of Yogyakarta is cloudy. The drizzle that started to fall did not stop people from doing their activities. It’s the same at the […]

He clamped the cigarette in his mouth, pulled it out, then exhaled. “Eastern Indonesia,” Aryo Bimo, a journalist from Jogja Info whom I intercepted at […]

The clouds seemed reluctant to appear again when the front yard of the Jogja National Museum (JNM) began to fill with invitees. Most of the […]

A loud crowd greeted the Mother Bank Band mothers who filled the main stage of the Jogja National Museum (JNM) on Wednesday (6/10) night. Wearing […]

The booth was quite conspicuous. Amongst the cream-colored exhibition booths, the space gives off its bright feel. The combination of blue and yellow, as well […]

Before the façade art is the spot where the Opening Ceremony of the Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 at the Jogja National Museum (JNM) complex […]

There stood four people. Two men, two women. It appears that a sturdy woman with white hair dressed them in suits made of bark. She’s […]

This afternoon I should be watching the sunset with my co-workers. But no, we had to go to Tirtonirmolo, Kasihan, to visit the opening of […]

The weather in Jogja was quite friendly that night, after the scorching heat during the day. The journey to Indie Art House went smoothly, though […]

Biennale Jogja XVI Equator #6 2021 is officially opened. The art exhibition and various supporting activities that bring together Indonesia and Oceania will be held […]

Shortly after the host addressed the audience, there was the sound of stomping feet. Apparently, on the west side of the stage, a line of […]

The air was quite hot when several media crews visited the Yogyakarta Cultural Park building on Tuesday (5/10). 12 journalists took part in the preview […]

“Has it started?” “Not yet. I’ve also just arrived,” I said when the clock showed 10:55 a.m. Ayu, a journalist for Radar Jogja, conversed with […]

The afternoon sun illuminated the statue of R.J. Katamsi at the Jogja National Museum (JNM) complex. Six people from Biennale Jogja (BJ) XVI Equator #6’s […]