Stories from our Cultural Engagement activities

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.

Image Description: Letters written "Born Prequel" in neon colours of blue, red, and green.

Date: 17 April 2022 - 17:14

"Resonansi" - Newtoy x Muarasuara

UK’s Newtoy and Indonesia’s Muarasuara revelled in the joys of sound-making in Resonansi, their first-ever international collaboration.

Tags: Independent music

Image Description: A picture of digital sculpture with white backlight on the right side of the picture, and a table of data on the left side of the picture.

Date: 06 January 2022 - 11:51

"Megalith Teleport International" - Robbie Thomson x Alicia Matthews x WAFT Lab

Megalith Teleport International is a collaboration between artists based in two archipelagos sharing a rich heritage of megalithic sites, which were central to ancient spiritual practices.

Image Description: Four dancers from Nalitari are wearing all black clothings, sitting on blue chairs while dancing.

Date: 16 December 2021 - 11:24

"Inclusive Dance Workshop and Film Production" - Nalitari x We Are Epic

Inclusive dance leader, Charlotte Tomlison (UK) delivered an inclusive dance workshop for Nalitari supported by two dancers from We Are Epic. Find out more about the project!