On October 14-31, 2018, Prashasti Wilujeng Putri and Ragil Dwi Putra participated in a residency in the Lapuak-Lapuak Dikajangi # 2 – Silek art project held by Gubuak Kopi Community in Solok City, West Sumatra. Lapuak-Lapuak Dikajangi is an event of tradition preservation study activities through a multimedia platform. This year, Lapuak-Lapuak Dikajangi took the theme “Silek”. Ragil, Prashasti, and seven other artists are expected to collaborate in discussing “silek”–martial arts owned by the Minangkabau community–with current readings, understanding it in the present context, and responding to it with various mediums. During their residency, Prashasti and Ragil discussed with some West Sumatran cultural observers, artists, silek teachers, and academics to understand more about silek, especially Silek Minang. Prashasti and Ragil also visited several silek sasaran (or silek institution) in several areas around the city of Solok to see the practice of silek nowadays. In the midst of the residency, Prashasti and Ragil were also asked to participate in Ota Kadai, a bi-weekly discussion program managed by the Fine Arts Student Association of Padang State University. During the discussion, they discussed the performance art study process at 69 Performance Club, and the development of performance art in Jakarta and Padang today. Also, they also gave performance art workshops to Untempang Club, a multimedia study group initiated by Gubuak Kopi, with six members from SMAN (State Senior High School) 1 Solok. Their work will be presented on November 1-4, 2018 at the Solok City Learning Activities Studio. Year Solok, West Sumatera, Indonesia
2018
Residency in Lapuak-Lapuak Dikajangi # 2 – Silek
