Stories from Connections Through Culture

Date: 29 September 2023 - 19:07

“ReConnect/ReCollect” - Farah Wardani (ID) x Scott Anthony (UK)

Farah Wardani (ID) and Scott Anthony (UK) facilitate expertise sharing between museum professionals and culture researchers across the two countries.

Date: 27 September 2023 - 14:17

“Coffee Shop Culture” - Rachel Ella Taylor (UK) x Bell Society (ID)

Rachel Ella Taylor (UK) and Bell Society (ID) showcase how to transform coffee waste into co-created wonders.

Date: 26 September 2023 - 20:57

“The Trees and The Wires” - Benny Widyo (ID) x Ella Chedburn (UK)

Benny Widyo (ID) and Ella Chedburn (UK) explore various stories, myths, and historical accounts surrounding the founding of Tulungagung.

Date: 26 September 2023 - 16:21

“Glass Beyond Borders” - Ivan Bestari (ID) x Hannah Gibson (UK)

Ivan Bestari (ID) and Hannah Gibson (UK) kickstart an ecosystem of glass art across borders by socialising scrap glass as an artistic medium.

Date: 26 September 2023 - 15:05

“Present to Presence” - Ikon Gallery (UK) x Melati Suryodarmo (ID)

With Melati Suryodarmo (ID) at the helm, Ikon Gallery (UK) transforms their urban space into a Javanese countryside-inspired art laboratory.

Date: 25 September 2023 - 18:26

“PULANG: A Research on the Sangguran Inscription” - Area Olah Karya (ID) x Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (UK)

Area Olah Karya (ID) and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (UK) embark on a research journey to explore the idea of an imaginary repatriation of a uniquely situated historical artifact.

The final panels of the two comics of Rewriting Extinction in Southeast Asia. The left is taken from TRAWL, drawn by Ariela Kristantina, depicting a father and son on a small dinghy above, while a mother and daughter turtle swims below. Text above reads, “For now, I think. But the ships won’t stop. Turtles and other creatures will still be endangered. Just like them, we’re running out of food in our own home. Soon, there’ll be nothing left.”

Date: 19 September 2023 - 12:07

“Rewriting Extinction in Southeast Asia” - Paul Goodenough x Ariela Kristantina, Sheila Putri & Pungky Nanda Pratama

Paul Goodenough (UK), Ariela Kristantina (ID), Sheila Putri (ID), and Pungky Nanda Pratama (ID) produce poignant comics that reframe Indonesia’s environmental issues.

Tags: Visual Arts

Image Description: Dim coloured photo of a shroud ghost (pocong) standing behind a woman -- a still from Pocong Origin (2019) film

Date: 24 May 2022 - 17:44

"Urban Legends" - Flatpack Festival x Sahabat Seni Nusantara

Flatpack (UK) and Sahabat Seni Nusantara (Indonesia) remind us of the power of cinematic storytelling to better understand our cultures, and in turn ourselves.

Image Description: A photo of VOB wearing flowy clothes, with huge "[NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY" letters behind and in front of them.

Date: 15 May 2022 - 17:01

"[NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY" - The WoW Foundation x Voice Of Baceprot

In their first-ever digital residency, Indonesia’s Voice of Baceprot (VOB) and UK’s Women of the World (WOW) serve invigorating, thought-provoking music and visual on bodily autonomy.

Image Description: Five person walking on the crosswalk to cross the street in Yogyakarta.

Date: 11 May 2022 - 17:43

"Parallel Walking" - Jalan Gembira x Walkspace

Similar names aside, Indonesia’s Jalan Gembira and UK’s Walkspace share a mutual penchant for in-depth analysis on the art of walking.

British Council Indonesia