The 2018 Media Art Week with the theme of Local Genius takes place from 26 August – 2 September 2018. During the eight days, this activity took place in Palu, precisely at the Central Sulawesi Province Cultural Park and the Momoyo Art Space, Forum Sudut Pandang. Media Art Week initiated and facilitated by the Directorate of Art, Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Education Republic of Indonesia in collaboration with media art activists, local governments, and communities that have been focusing on this technology-based art. Local Genius is raised as an effort to read how local experimentation can provide a new perspective in the development of contemporary art. The experimentation was carried out by various artists who were no longer concentrated in certain regions – especially Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta – as centres for the development of Indonesian modern art; contemporary art provides a vast opportunity for combining the possibilities of locality, both in form and context. The practice of local experimentation can be read as the ability to survive from outside culture, accommodate its elements, integrate it with local culture, control, and of course be able to determine the direction of cultural development in the future. This was conveyed by Hafiz Rancajale and Andang Kelana, curators of 2018 Media Art Week, in the curatorial introduction. 2018 Media Art Week – Local Genius consists of six programs: Opening Night, Daily Exhibition, Artist Talk, Multimedia Workshop, Multimedia Performance, and Educational Tour. 2018 Media Art Week presents 25 works from 25 individual artists and collective artists from various regions throughout Indonesia. Among them are Memorial / Achmad Krisgatha, Korslet / Andreas Siagian, Secondary Cut / Ary Sendy, Analog Filter / Arum Tresnaningtyas Dayuputri, Pemersatu Bangsa Dalam Skala Mikroskopis / Benny Wicaksono, 8BitMixtapeNEO / Budi Prakosa, Geometry (Musical) Composition / Etza Meisyara, Daur Subur / Gubuak Kopi, Order and After #2 / Jompet Kuswidananto, Sakaya Juann Project / Juli Idin Lanja, Retrial Error / Kukuh Ramadhan, Hello World / Lintang Radittya, Kwee Zwan Liang / Mahardika Yudha, Sajak Cerah / Pause (Maulana M. Pasha & Lily Adi Permana), Misogyny / Prashasti Wilujeng Putri, Spectatorship / Riar Rizaldi, Untitled / Rio Oscar Bouty, Kelas Menyanyi Bersama / Rully Shabara, Proyek Bunga Matahari / Serrupa, Resolusi Tahun Mongki / Syachrinaldi Cante, Paropo 3S / Tanahindie, iAMindoNESIAn & TEGA / Umariyadi Tangkilisan, Urban Village Medical Practice: Praktik medis di kampung kita kita / Waft Lab, Seri Fotografi Wimo Ambala Bayang / Wimo Ambala Bayang, and Not Much Action, It Just Futile / Yusuf Ismail. These works are presented in the form of installations, object installations, video art, performance photography, performance videos, sound art, project-based art, community-based art, exhibitions of archives, sketches, murals, and so on. These works are presented with various medium experiments ranging from glass, mirrors, frames, LEDs, adapters, electricity, electronic devices, performance, CCTV cameras, analogue TV monitors, synthesisers, 8-bit mixtapes, copper plates, latex, to shoes in varied dimensions. In connection with the theme of Local Genius that was raised, the local aspect was presented on the opening night of Media Art Week (Sunday, 26 August 2018), both in terms of culture and artists involved in the field of contemporary art. The opening of 2018 Media Art Week – Local Genius held at the Central Sulawesi Province Cultural Park featured performances from local Palu artists, including, Kukuh Ramadhan, Independent Nothing, Rully Sabhara, and Juli Idin Lanja. Besides, Tetangga Pak Gesang (Bandung) also presented the locality of Palu through the traditional songs they performed. 2018 Media Art Week – Local Genius was officially opened by Drs. H. Longki Djanggola, M.Sc., Governor of Central Sulawesi Province, Dr Restu Gunawan M.Hum, Director of Arts, Ministry of Culture and Education, and Hafiz Rancajale, Curator. The implementation of this activity is expected to encourage our artists to be able to work by always bringing along the local context – precisely the locality is a characteristic that enriches the identity and culture of the nation in joint work in the field of art on the international stage. Artist Talk was held on August 27, 2018 at the Balai Seni by presenting five artists namely Rahmadiyah “Ama” Tria Gayathri (member of Serrupa, Palu), “Adel” M. Pasha (member of PAUSE, Jakarta), Yusuf Ismail (artist from Bandung), Albert Rahman Putra (member of Gubuak Kopi, Solok), and Anwar “Jimpe” Rahman (member of Tanahindie, Makassar). The theme raised “Meta Local Genius”; discuss why also there needs to be a local genius itself; awareness of seeing and criticizing the concept of local genius, and what its relevance is when we talk about local genius or talking about local genius for the latest developments in the context of cultural practices, or say, art. Multimedia Workshop facilitated by Benny Wicaksono (Surabaya) and Lintang Radittya (Yogyakarta) took place on 27-28 August 2018. Benny Wicaksono gave a short introduction to the history of media art. He explained the birth of media art which began with the desire to pursue reality during the Renaissance. The focus of this workshop is to introduce how visuals are produced. Afterwards, Lintang Radittya started his session with an introduction to the practice of experimenting with audio as the output. The results of this workshop were then presented as a multimedia performance entitled “Digital and Analog Night” on August 29, 2018. The participants then agreed to continue this collaboration by forming a group called Remegado. Also, there is also an Educational Tour tour that lasts for two days from 29 to 30 August 2018. This activity was attended by the students and teachers from 4 high schools and vocational schools in Palu City, including SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Palu, SMA Negeri 1 Palu, SMA Al Azhar Mandiri Palu, and SMA Madani Palu. The Closing Night was held on 2 September 2018 by presenting Latter Smil, Badass Monkey and DJ Aim Celti, as well as surprise performances from Pakis and Markisa. The entire series of activities took place in collaboration between the event organisers, Forum Lenteng and Forum Sudut Pandang, as well as support from Kukuh Ramadhan (Ruang Dualapan) and Yusuf Radjamuda. Year Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
2018
Media Art Week 2018 – Local Genius
