Stories from our Cultural Engagement activities

Date: 05 April 2023 - 16:45

Alya Dayna Salma: Fighting for women in STEM representation

There are many environmental issues that are progressing very fast and requires great urgency in action. Read more and be inspired by Alya's journey as a woman in STEM.

Date: 05 January 2023 - 12:32

Roti Maryam Nini – A deaf Baker’s Journey to be Digitally Empowered

The digital world can help empower the communities of persons living with disabilities (PLWD) if it is more inclusive. Mariani Mustafa proves this with her business, Roti Maryam Nini.

Date: 05 January 2023 - 12:14

Building an Inclusive Digital World Without Assumptions

Selfiana Saenal, an active member of GERKATIN Makassar, shared her experience as Community Level Trainer (CLT) for SIDP, on facilitating trainings for 68 deaf participants.

Date: 05 January 2023 - 11:56

From Prailiu Village, a Youth with a Dream to Reach the World

Feeling the need of more challenges at work, Adhy Aner Benny Mangngi decided to leave the Tax Office in East Nusa Tenggara, to start a business called StarCatering and StarBroiler.

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.

Date: 07 May 2022 - 17:27

"A Spoonful of Sugar in Your Cup of Tea" - Pustaka Pias x Small Fry Collective

Indonesia’s Pustaka Pias and UK’s Small Fry Collective take on the subject of decolonisation in a light, friendly, and accessible—but also educational—manner.

Image Description: A photo of Tesla Manaf recording Nur Handayani playing single-stringed rebab, as Graham Daniels stood behind her while looking at Tesla's camera.

Date: 29 April 2022 - 17:24

"Pararatronic" - Tesla Manaf (KUNTARI) x Graham Daniels (Addictive TV)

Indonesia’s Kuntari and UK’s Addictive TV crafted a melting pot of sounds that harked back to the past and looked forward to the future.

Image Description: A photo of Indonesian home-made meals spread on a table, consisted of boiled egg soup, fried rice, vegetable dish made of papaya leaf, and other fried dishes.

Date: 26 April 2022 - 12:34

"Our Commons: Food Resources (Harta Kampung Kota Kita)" - LabTanya x Deveron Projects

Deveron Projects (UK) and LabTanya (Indonesia) probe into the layered and nuanced relations between food and community in a pandemic-stricken world.