ID: [Five photos in one row, all in black and white, from left to right] A close-up photo of Amarawati looking towards the camera with both hands supporting her face; A picture of Gatari smiling to the camera, sitting in front of tall plants; A picture of Zunifah staring at the camera, lifting up a snack with her right hand; A picture of Fiona smiling to the camera, in a windy outdoor setting; A close-up picture of Pete, smiling to the camera.
ID: [Five black and white photos in one row, from left to right] A close-up photo of Amarawati looking towards the camera with both hands supporting her face; A picture of Gatari smiling to the camera, sitting in front of tall plants; A picture of Zunifah staring at the camera, lifting up a snack with her right hand; A picture of Fiona smiling to the camera, in a windy outdoor setting; A close-up picture of Pete smiling to the camera. ©

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"Parallel Walking: Between Here and There, Between the Seen and the Unseen" is a project by Yogyakarta based arts collective, Jalan Gembira (ID) and Birmingham based arts collective, Walkspace (UK).

Birmingham and Yogyakarta have shared the condition where people would prefer to take other means of transportation than walking. Definitely, these conditions have shaped the dynamics of people living including the barriers between public and private space who grow organically following their needs for living space.

This project will be conducted by Amarawati Ayuningtyas, Gatari Surya Kusuma, and Zunifah of Jalan Gembira, in collaboration Fiona Cullinan and Pete Ashton of Walkspace.

Amarawati Ayuningtyas

Her short name is Mara, works as a freelance graphic designer and also an employee at an art gallery based in Yogyakarta. After graduating from the Modern School of Design (MSD) study program in design communication visual, Mara did a lot of action database archiving artists in Indonesia and did administrative work in an art collective, Lifepatch.

Gatari Surya Kusuma

Called Gatari, is a researcher, writer and curator based in Yogyakarta. After graduating from the Department of Photography at the Indonesian Institute of the Art in 2016, she did a lot of action research and deepened critical pedagogy with her group KUNCI Study Forum & Collective. In addition, she also conducts artistic production and ethnographic research related to food with a food study collective called the Bakudapan Food Study Group. Currently, she has many works within the fields of ecology, critical pedagogy, and collectivism.

Zunifah

Also known as Uniph. She works daily as an account executive in an advertising agency. She used to work in an art space while studying philosophy at university. Her thesis was about the philosophy of art. The combination of study and previous job made her understand that art is a basic human need for expression. She continues to understand art as her daily observation.

Fiona Cullinan

Called Fiona (committee member) is a writer and editor who is interested in 'gender + art + ageing', diaries, data privacy and ageing issues. She is a member of the Birmingham Collage Collective and launched 'Perambulate with me' – a series of Stirchley walks alone and with others.

Pete Ashton

Called Pete (committee member) is a writer and artist creating work online and offline. His work uses media technologies to explore how we perceive and understand the world around us, from camera obscura lens art to algorithmic image manipulation. This often involves walking. He also has an interest in building sustainable co-operative communities, which he brings to Walkspace.

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