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30 October 2021
Forging Solidarity Through a Piece of Naan
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 […]
30 October 2021
Artists’ Perspective Reading Oceania Frames
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 […]
28 October 2021
Submarine, A Metaphor of Power
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 […]
27 October 2021
Anthropological Questions on Phallus and Underwear
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 […]
26 October 2021
Romo (Father) Mangun Amongst Politics, Culture, and Literature
“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, […]
25 October 2021
Cinema, Discourse, and the Networks in Between
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 […]