Age of Wonderland 2017 > Cur:
Since the early 17th century, Java was well known as the world-high-grade coffee producing regions long before the world knew other variants of coffee such as Brazilian, Columbia and others. In addition to that ‘Java’ is nowadays associated with everything related to coffee and even is adopted in lieu of the term of ‘Coffee’. In […]
Gotong Royong – Things We Do Together
Gotong Royong. Things we do together is an exhibition–meeting place at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, in which the exhibition and a rich public programme will be intertwined. The idea of community will drive the films, objects, documentation and public activities offered by the artists,activists and educators from places around the world. The exhibition’s title, Gotong royong, means “common task” in Indonesian. It is a method […]
Asian Art Biennial 2017 > Claynialism – Supranatural Farming
If they use the word “Taiwan”, Jatiwangi people are generally referring to one of two things: migrant workers or business investors. We are interested in the second one of these, business investors. Everyone knows that globalization and neoliberalism have accelerated land-rushing globally, especially since 2008. As a result, many people have been driven from their […]
Jatiwangi Cup #3
Jatiwangi Cup is annual bodybuilder championship for the Jatiwangi roof tile workers. And this is the third edition. They didn’t work-out in the gym to shape their muscle and body, but work with the clay and some quite heavy pressing manual stuff to making roof tile. This is not about show off their muscle as […]
Jaf Air > VAGA Body & Multimedia Experimental Group 多媒體跨域身體實驗團體
The artist-in-residency exhibition “The Theory of Cinematic Body“ Kuo Ying Hsiu Solo Exhibition, displaying the video art works from early times till the current residency in Indonesia. Notion of curation and creativity will be set aside with the works exhibited in the kitchen, bedroom and reception room where the artist living in. This is a […]
Reallabs University
Reallabs University is run by an interregional network of (art)groups working in community and environmental scapes. Provides action learning and practice based research on real life issues and local problem situations in real-life contexts. Adhers to the conepts persaudaraan (Indonesian), zämehalt (Swiss German), and kwai fong (Cantonese), all referreing to close, loyal, and dedicated friendship. […]
Jaf Air > Fabrikaat – “Fabrick”
Fabrick is a collaborative project between Jatiwangi art Factory and Fabrikaat to gain new insights and to stimulate developments regarding new ways of building and living through social empowerment. This project is try to develop a new building brick using local know-how, production methods, resources and materials in collaboration with the local community (local rural […]
Musti Karasa
Selama proses riset beberapa bulan ke belakang, kami mendapat cerita bahwa tanaman palawija merupakan pangan utama para pendahulu untuk bertahan di masa penjajahan. Misalnya saja, bonggol (batang bawah) pohon pisang. Cara masaknya cukup direbus dan siap untuk dimakan. Ketika kami mencobanya, rasa yang hambar tidak cocok untuk lidah generasi kami yang tumbuh dengan makanan kemasan. […]
Ruang Kosmik – Musrembang #1
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Sertipikat Kebudayaan Tanah & Hari Gotong Rumah
Dusun Wates, Desa Jatisura, kabupaten Majalengka memiliki sejarah panjang konflik tanah. Jepang, ketika menduduki Indonesia di tahun 1942 membangun pangkalan udara di Kecamatan Jatiwangi, Majalengka. Merasa kondisi ketika itu tidak aman, Sayim yang ketika itu menjabat sebagai kepala Desa berinisiatif untuk mengajak warga Dusun Wates Desa Jatisura pindah ke dusun tetangga, tepatnya pada tahun 1943. […]
