Creativity and Global Networking

(Photo courtesy of Cemeti Art House)

Art Discussion
w/
Nindityo Adipurnomo
on “Creativity and Global Networking”

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
at 7:30 pm

No admission, free!
Welcome!

Nindityo Adipurnomo was born in Semarang. He was trained as artist (major in painting) and graduated from The Art Institute of Indonesia, Yogyakarta. He also studied at The State Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1986—1987). With his wife Mella Jaarsma, he founded Cemeti Art House (since 1988).

He is going to present the concept of his latest works especially the collaborative one (with Mella) “The Last Animist 2008” showed at International Sculpture Exhibition 2008 “Grandeur” which was exhibited at Sonsbeek Park, Arnhem, The Netherlands, last summer. They were among 28 international artists from around the world who took part in.

The discussion is to show how artist not only relating to his own aesthetic sense and ratio but also embracing public as part of his art works. Nindityo also will tell us how important must artists spread their international networking in the global world.

The discussion is opened for public with no admission. The management of RSY invite young artists, art-workers, journalists, and art lovers to join it.

Supported by Cemeti Art House.

Outside the Words

Painting Exhibition
“Di Luar Kata” / “Outside the Words”
by:
Acep Zamzam Noor
Sitok Srengenge

Opening:
Friday, September 5, 2008 at 5:30 pm

Officiated by:
Nugroho Suksmanto

Exhibition:
September 6—15, 2008

No admission, free.
Welcome!

ACEP ZAMZAM NOOR is a trained painter but also known as a poet. He studied visual arts in Faculty of Art and Design of Bandung Institute of Technology. Receiving fellowship for producing artworks in Italy and took part in workshops in the Philipines and Netherlands. From the year of 1980’s Acep had shown many exhibitions, solo or join events, in several cities in Indonesia and abroad.

SITOK SRENGENGE is one of 20 exceptional people in Asia choiced by Asiaweek as a leader for the millenium in society and culture. Sitok is famous as a poet or writer, has published some books, got several awards in literary, and joined with some international literary festival in the world.
In 2001 he received a Honorary Fellow International Writing Programme from University of Iowa, USA. In 2005 he got Honorary Fellow International Writing Programme from Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
In visual arts’ field Sitok ever ran The Essence Gallery. The join exhibition titled “Outside the Words” at Rumah Seni Yaitu, Semarang, is his second exhibition after the one at Millenium Gallery in 2000.
Now, along with his counterparts in Utan Kayu Community, Sitok founded Salihara Community where he works as literary, theater, and visual arts curator.

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The Normal Chaos of Love

The Normal Chaos of Love
A Visual-Poems Exhibition
by
Elfrida Fera and Kris Budiman

Opening:
Wednesday, August 27, 2008; 7.30 PM
[there will be poetry reading and music performance]

Exhibition till:
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Supported by:
Yayasan Umar Kayam
Prima Filateli
Gramedia Book Store
Calon Menantu
Illue Design School

Free, no admission.
Welcome!

On Landing Soon

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On Landing Soon

Presentation and Discussion
with
Ellen Rodenberg (artist, the Netherlands)
Maarten Schepers (artist, the Netherlands)
Wimo Ambala Bayang (artist, Indonesia)
and
Nindityo Adipurnomo (artist, owner of Cemeti Art House)

Topic:
Anything on artist-in-residence “Landing Soon”,
the artists’ works and how to join it.

Tuesday, July 8-2008 at 7 pm

Free, No Admission.
Welcome!

ADVY Photo Expo C4C

Photography: Lucky Djoko

Opening:
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
at 7:30 pm

Discussion:
Agus Leonardus (photographer)
Tubagus P. Svarajati (art critic)
Friday, June 20, 2008
at 7:00 pm

Exhibition: June 12—28, 2008

Open daily: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Except holidays

Free, No Admission
Welcome!

Late Edition: Direct Documentary Video Project

This project handled by Rizki Lazuardi. Some university students, and they are also grouped as films lovers, took part to the project. The participants made some, say, experimental documentary videos. They took pictures without any editing processes.

Six videos were screened to public at May 9. In general, all the videos were lack of excellent technical. I thought they miss the logic of how to present good moving images. They did not make strong pictures. The video makers only paid their attentions on the stories. In this kind of videos, which is more important: the pictures or the auditive stories?

Well, as the firstly works Rizki and friends had showed good works, anyway.

Late Edition: Book Discussion

Sigit Susanto is a friend of mine. We met and studied in a college around twenty five years ago. After graduating we never met again for (alas!) more than twenty years. Then last year he called me from his home town, Boja, where is a small town fourty kilometers south of Semarang.

For my surprised, Sigit is living in Switszerland with his wife who is a native of the country. The most surprising thing is: Sigit transforms as a travel writer with his depth intention on literature. He travelled twenty six countries so far. He pays his attentions on James Joyce, Franz Kafka, and so on. And he had written four books. His last one was titled “Menyusuri Lorong-lorong Dunia 2”. The book was published by Insist Press and it consist of 478 pages with index and glossary. In his new book Sigit telling his experiences when he traveled to Vietnam, China, Morocco, Portugal, Irlandia and Hongaria.

Sigit’s new book was lunched at Rumah Seni Yaitu at May 12. More than seventy people took part to the discussion. Donny Danardono a lecturer of Soegijapranata Catholic University gave his essay on Sigit’s book.

Late Edition: CUKS

CUKS is a short name for Cinta Untuk Kota Surabaya which meant ‘love for Surabaya city’. The title was a compilations of ten short films produced by some young film makers based in Surabaya.

Sreening time: April 17 at seven in the night. The screening at Rumah Seni Yaitu was handled by Kronikfimedia, a group af students focusing on film, the moving images.

Late Edition: CAPO

[Photo: Collection of Importal]

It was a fancy exhibition which attracted youths to come. Hundreds of young people who are mostly students enjoyed the toys displayed for ten days, April 6 to 15.

Capo is a custom toy created by Aewox Team which is the creative team of a clothing line based in Bandung, NLS. It stands for No Label Stuff. Firstly this toy arranged to be the mascot of NLS. But this toy was admired by many young artists who then changed and customed it as an art work. And finally all the works were traveled and exhibited at Yogya and Semarang.

In Semarang the toys were exhibited at Rumah Seni Yaitu. And this show was one of the most attracted exhibitions we ever made. Everyday tens of visitors came in.

Fifty four young emerging artists took part to it. This programme was handled by two young local artists, they were Rizki Lazuardi and Damar Ardi.

Words are Alive

On Militia 2007 Workshop. (Photo: Ferintus Karbon)

TIMUR Sinar Suprabana suddenly stepped forward and said, “Yes, let me read your poems.” He then grabbed the book and started to find out which poems he like to. Audience were kept quite and waiting for the show. It was Thursday night, April 3rd.

The most famous Semarang’s poet explained why he was so happy to read those poems – two poems precisely – of Aan Mansyur and Faisal Kamandobat: “I honor both of you as I deeply give my respect to Rendra who ever read my poems.” Rendra, as he said, was only ever read poems from two poet, they are of his and Sitok Srengenge’s. Rendra probably is the very most outstanding Indonesian poet and is attributed as “The Peacock”.

With his theatrical waving body, Timur, as he is called by friends, then pronounced words as if they were alive and got their maximum performances. People were hipnotised and clapped their hands at the end of the reading. No, no one here can be compared to the poet whom I know him some twenty years ago. Timur is still the best for poetry reading.

The poet came to RSY with Sitok Srengenge and Triyanto Triwikromo. The last two are poet and short stories writer. Sitok spent his youth in Semarang before then moved to Jakarta. He is the owner of Kata Kita publisher. Meanwhile TT, short name of Triyanto Triwikromo, is an editor at local newspaper. He is one of Indonesian leading short stories writers. These two writers now are often going abroad to join some literary and poetry parades.

They and the crowd were enjoying the books’ launch and discussion. Two young poets – M. Aan Mansyur from Makassar dan Faisal Kamandobat from Yogya – brought their books. Aan’s “Aku Hendak Pindah Rumah” (Nala Cipta Litera publisher) and Faisal’s “Alangkah Tolol Patung Ini” (Olongia publisher).

Those young poets explained their creative ways how to write down their poems. Faisal said that he deeply want to write using basic and pure words he could find. Observing on daily lives in Makassar then Aan expressed them into poems. Both two poets are good enough in their lirics.

The discussion was moderated by Adhitya, a journalist, from Kudus. Komunitasku, a group of young people who are concerned on theatre and literary practices, organised the event with excellent report.