Mapping memories by mobilising narratives, images, and sites has been a recurrent gesture for Boedi Widjaja in the last decade of his practice. Moving beyond cartographic representation, his approach to mapping embraces a multiplicity of angles—from…
The rich visual language of Dana Awartani’s (b. 1987, Saudi Arabia) paintings, sculptures, and textile installations incorporate traditional Islamic art forms into contemporary aesthetics. Engaging with the relationship between geometry and nature,…
Research Interests: Landfill ecologies Post-consumer waste Ecological engagement Interspecies encounters Post-human and eco-feminist studies Diana Lelonek examines the complex interdependency between growing trends of overproduction and natural…
Research Interests:- Food systems- Policies and politics related to food- Food sovereignty- Agricultural solidarity- Comparative methodologiesAs a co-founder of the interdisciplinary study group Bakudapan, Nurvista is immersed in a long-term research…
The national archives contain numerous documents related to public assemblies (strikes, sit-ins, student protests, demonstrations, etc.), and yet collective gatherings aimed at voicing dissent have disappeared from the streets of present day…
Unfolding through visual, narrative, and performative acts, ila’s artist practice revolves around urgencies for repair, care, and mutual support. Amid frustrations resulting from the ever-shifting urban landscape and rising social inequalities, the…
Research Interests: - Experimental/independent publishing - Natural and produced environments - Intertextuality and visual culture - Transdisciplinary discourse One part of Isabel Carvalho’s artistic practice manifests itself in the form of editorial…
The Straits of Singapore have long been a hotspot for seafaring banditry. Throughout its cultural history, the notion of “pirate” has remained negatively connoted by its ancient definition as “common enemy of mankind”. Kin Chui plans to expand his…
Research interests: - Botanical studies and urban planning - Regional folklore, ghost myths, animistic practices - Alternative historiographies Inspired by the recent felling of Khaya senegalensis (a tree species native to West Africa) in one of Ho…
In 2012, Liu Yu chanced upon a stack of love letters in a flea market in Taipei. Dating back to the 1970s, the letters were addressed by Dong-Zheng Lai, a seafarer working on cargo ships, to his wife-to-be. Interwoven in this correspondence are…