august, 2018
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Speakers: Otty Widasari (media activist & artist, Indonesia) Helen Petts (artist filmmaker, United Kingdom) Moderator: Manshur Zikri (critic, Forum Lenteng, Indonesia) Does the structure of collaborative works, as well as the process behind
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Speakers:
Otty Widasari (media activist & artist, Indonesia)
Helen Petts (artist filmmaker, United Kingdom)
Moderator:
Manshur Zikri (critic, Forum Lenteng, Indonesia)
Does the structure of collaborative works, as well as the process behind them, represent the structure of the social world in which the artists play and in which they are always experimenting to respond to actual issues and history? As an attempt to view this as a type of visionary imagination to explore aesthetic possibilities, “collaboration” in the context of this discussion is understood not only as a mere form of cooperation (between artists, artists and institutions, or even artists and non-artists) but also as a manifestation of the symbiotic relationship that philosophically influences the choice of language and form of art. It will eventually determine the artistic statements and the constructive meaning made by the artists, as well as its sociocultural impacts. Both keynote speakers who present in this panel have a background of activities from different social, cultural, and geographic spheres. However, some aspects of their practices reflect an awareness in amplifying the collaborative approach to reach its maximum potential, place the experiences of working in the collective as part of their cultural statement, and demonstrate a liveliness in the climate of interdisciplinary art collectives through generations. In their very high productivity as an individual artist, they also involve the collaborative notion in their ideas on art. Both of them can represent our conversation in the framework of addressing and expanding the meaning of “collaboration,” which is very important for advancing our knowledge on moving image practices. How should we philosophically understand collaboration as a way of thinking and practice? How do we go beyond collaboration?
Adakah struktur suatu karya hasil kolaborasi, serta proses di baliknya, juga merepresentasikan struktur medan sosial yang di dalamnya seniman selalu mencoba bermain dan bereksperimen untuk menanggapi isu-isu aktual dan historis? Untuk meletakkannya sebagai imajinasi visioner dalam rangka menjelajahi kemungkinan-kemungkinan estetis, ‘kolaborasi’ dalam konteks ini tidak lagi dipahami sebagai semata-mata suatu bentuk kerja sama antarseniman, seniman dan lembaga, ataupun seniman dan warga, tetapi lebih sebagai manifestasi hubungan simbiotik yang secara filosofis memengaruhi pilihan bahasa dan bentuk seni, sehingga pada akhirnya akan menentukan pernyataan artistik, makna konstruktif, dan dampak sosiokultural dari hasil dan proses yang dilakukan seniman. Dua pembicara yang dihadirkan pada panel ini memiliki latar belakang aktivitas di lingkup sosial, budaya, dan geografi yang berbeda satu sama lain, tetapi praktik mereka sama-sama mencerminkan kesadaran tentang usaha untuk mengamplifikasi pendekatan kolaboratif hingga ke titik termaksimalnya, menjadikan pengalaman berkomunitas sebagai bagian dari pernyataan kultural mereka, dan menunjukkan keaktifan di skena kolektif seni yang telah lintas ranah dan generasi. Produktivitas mereka juga demikian tinggi sebagai seniman individu yang tetap menyertakan ide kolaborasi ke dalam gagasan-gagasan seni mereka. Keduanya diharapkan dapat mewakili perbincangan kita untuk mengungkai perluasan makna dari kolaborativisme yang penting bagi pengembangan pengetahuan mengenai gambar bergerak. Bagaimana seharusnya kita secara filosofis memahami kolaborasi sebagai cara berpikir dan berlatih? Bagaimana kita melampaui kolaborasi?
Time
(Thursday) 09:00 - 10:30 UTC+7
Location
GoetheHaus
Sam Ratulangi 9-15, Jakarta - 10350
Organizer
ARKIPEL homoludens – 6th International Documentary and Experimental Film Festivalinfo@arkipel.org