Gema R. Bastari, Author at ARKIPEL

Beyond the Boundary of Image, Breaking the Regime of Sensibility

Gema R. Bastari — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:00:23 +0000

If you decided to see a picture of a young woman, then the picture of an old woman will disappear from your mind, and vice versa. The keyword used in this statement is “deciding.” You have an authority to decide which image you want to see. However, sometimes you must also question whether your authority truly belongs to you or instead a construction of your daily social life?

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State’s Counterattack in the Dawn of Freedom of Mankind

Gema R. Bastari — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 04:00:06 +0000

The many centuries of living within a state has caused human to be diluted by a tendency known as sedentary bias. This tendency causes us to see that moving from one country to another as something abnormal. Because of it, foreigners strolling in Jakarta will always we see as something weird.

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Huyung, Tragedy, and Hope

Gema R. Bastari — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 02:00:34 +0000

Kimi to Boku literally means ‘you and me’. I believe that the title of this film actually represents Dr. Huyung’s hope, deep down in his heart. The words ‘you and me’ can be used both in the context of separation and unification.

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Becoming Subversive by Watching Film

Gema R. Bastari — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:00:54 +0000

At the end of this curatorial program, Riar Rizaldi stated that watching films can be one of the most subversive action to resist contemporary regime of capitalism. By retreating into a black box called cinema for more or less two hours, one can take a break from the banality of contemporary world.

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Empathizing with The Bucket Riders

Gema R. Bastari — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 03:00:31 +0000

The experiences of Bucket Riders in the films presented by Zbyněk Baladrán makes me realize that seemingly meaningless things actually have outstanding significance to create change. Unfortunately, these bucket riders tend to get few appreciation.

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Resisting Psychological Colonization, Refusing Conformity

Gema R. Bastari — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:00:08 +0000

Jihyeon Song, the young curator from South Korea becomes one of the presenter in ARKIPEL Penal Colony with her program titled “Closure” which was screened in the screening studio Kineforum on Sundah, August 20th, 2017.

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Cinema as a Medium of Resistance

Gema R. Bastari — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 02:00:22 +0000

This curatorial program tries to invite us to be more critical to observe the septum of penal colony. Apparatus of penal colony always lives around us, forcing us to accept their logic, and causes us to be docile. It is an obligation for each enlightened individuals to resist any form of power that abolishes freedom. Through this curatorial program, it is clear that cinema is one of an essential instrument in that effort of resistance.

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