Report from Yogyakarta Indonesia – March 22, 2017

CAMP co-directors Megan Wilson and Christopher Statton have been in Jogjakarta Indonesia over the past month planning the next international exchange Bangkit / Arise between San Francisco and Jogjakarta, co-curated and organized with Professor Nano Warsono, artist, curator, and professor of painting at ISI (Institut Seni Indonesia) and Professor Bambang Toko, artist, curator and professor at ISI, scheduled to take place in 2018.

Bangkit / Arise is an international collaboration and exchange between community arts organizations and artists from San Francisco USA and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The project is designed to foster discussions, understanding, and action on the critical social/political issues facing our global communities today using art as a point of departure. Subjects to be addressed include: 1) Environmentalism and the critical need for a call to action; 2) Current geopolitical divisions and how we envision a world rooted in social justice, equtiy, and collaboration; and 3) The need for radical inclusion and understanding difference as a means of strength and the goal of collectively dismantling intersectional oppression.

This collaboration is also timely given the great need at this juncture in history for understanding and dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim countries – art can provide a powerful means to facilitate such exchanges.


This past week in Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta) Christopher and Megan:

Visited the work in progress for PreMAFest – Lap. Suryodiningratan (Minggiran) Yogyakata featuring artists and collectives Prihatmoko Moki, Enkankomr, @Ismu.i, Isrol Medialegal, Guerillas, Muck,Oka Setsu, Oys, Yope, Rolly Lovehatelove, Nactman, Tech, Anagard, Methodos:

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Spent time with longtime friends/family (teman/keluarga) Nano Warsono and Chelsea Travisia (Deni) at Waroeng Pohon … discussing next year’s exchange proyek (project) – Bangkit / Arise – between SF Bay Area and Yogyakarta … Nano’s upcoming exhibition next year at the Galeri Nasional di Jakarta … and the ideas of history and honoring his ancestors that are the inspiration for the work he’ll be exhibiting .. and their friendship over the past 14 years – since the first international exchange project between CAMP and Apotik Komik of Yogyakarta Indonesia, Sama-Sama/Together.

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Visited Global Spring, a solo exhibition by Vendy Methodos at Krack studio, Yogyakarta. 15 February – 8 March, 2017
Essay by Malcolm Smith

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Spent Sunday morning (Minggu pagi) at Prambanan Guesthouse with Nano Warsono, Kurma Elda Gustriyanto, Mbah Pujo, and HariNd Arvati … Thank you Elda for silkscreening the t-shirts for Megan and Christopher’s Better Homes and Gardens Today project!!! They look awesome. Thank you Mbah for helping! Thank you HariNd Arvati for sharing your beautiful work! and Mas Nano as always – thank you for connecting us to great peeps!

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Spent Sunday afternoon (Minngu siang) at Nano, Chelsea, Avis, & Fino’s studio and home -terima kasih mas & mbak/kulawarga! (Thank you f

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Spent Minggu sore (late Sunday afternoon) with Nano, Chelsea, Avis, and Fino … lunch at Woerung Pohon and then driving through Bantul to visit Mutiara Batik and Ibu Mutiara – Nano’s teacher and friend and now Avis’ is also learning batik.