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Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Unravelling Indonesia’s national history through its visual representations

2026-07-21T08:23:41Z

Andri Setiawan: /* Publications */

[[File:SSN-Museum-Monas-2.jpg|500px|right|thumb|Museum Monas, Jakarta, 2014. Taken by Ary “Jimged” Sendy. Collection of Hyphen— and the artist.]]

==About the research==
[[File:SSN-Van-Lith-School-Jakarta.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Van Lith School, Jakarta, ca. 1960s. Scanned and archived by Hyphen— from the collection of Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso.]]
[[Edhi Sunarso]] may well be the only artist who worked with all regimes, all throughout the time, including after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi]. Artists from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno Sukarno]’s era are generally attached, or associated in whatever ways, to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Indonesia Indonesia Communist Party] or its cultural under-bow, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lembaga_Kebudajaan_Rakjat LEKRA]. This means that during [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto Soeharto]’s regime, they would have been either annihilated, silenced, or put in prison, at the very least. Right after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi], artists who worked under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto Soeharto]: regime would have been skipped from the public reference, as they’d be considered allies to the oppressive and cruel government. So, how could [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]] work with all these regimes? While we were chatting with [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]], the artisans in his studio were building two state- commissioned monuments. The first was of the nationally acknowledged hero, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diponegoro Diponegoro]; and second, two horses interacting in joy. Both monuments were for the city government of Makassar. Mind you, this was 2014, so almost two decades after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi] and at the fourth president after the military regime was over.

“I made almost all of the dioramas in Indonesia. I made almost all of the dioramas in Indonesia. Firstly, of course, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Indonesia) Monas] [Museum Sejarah Nasional/National History Museum in Monumen Nasional/National Monument, in Jakarta],” [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]] began his story. Two hours of conversation was not enough. We kept coming back to Pak Edhi with more and more questions and eventually he allowed us to unpack all of his photo albums and boxes of documents. Naturally, we started organizing them to make sense of things. Everything else slowly follows.

[[File:SSN-Jembatan-Merah-Surabaya.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Jembatan Merah, Surabaya, ca. 1960s. Scanned and archived by Hyphen— from the collection of Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso.]]

==[[Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Data catalogue|Data catalogue]]==
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==Articulations and public encounters==
* 2025 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''[[Alkisah...(Once upon a time...)]], organised by Hyphen— and Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Art Museum, 8 Nov 2025 - 24 Jan 2026. Supported by [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Singapore Art Museum]
* 2025 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''Sesudah banjir itu No. 44'' ([[When the flood is over]] No. 44 ), organised by [[Tom Nicholson]], Hyphen— and Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso, Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso (Yogyakarta), 8 - 15 February. Supported by [https://henry-moore.org Henry Moore Foundation] and [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Singapore Art Museum]
* 2023 '''[GROUP EXHIBITION]''' ''Voice Against Reason'', MACAN Museum (Jakarta, Indonesia),18 November 2023 – 14 April 2024. More information about the exhibition can be found [https://www.museummacan.org/exhibition/voice-against-reason here]
* 2023 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''Sesudah banjir itu No. 32'' ([[When the flood is over]] No. 32 ), organised by [[Tom Nicholson]], Hyphen— and Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso, Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso (Yogyakarta), 25 September - 2 October.

==Publications==
* 2010 '''[MONOGRAPH]''' ''Edhi Sunarso: Seniman Pejuang'' (''Edhi Sunarso: The Fighter Artist'', in English & bahasa Indonesia), edited by Mikke Susanto, published by CV Hasta Kreatifa Manunggal, Yogyakarta. 320 pp., color, illus., ISBN 9786029704204. Also accessible online [https://opac.isi.ac.id/index.php?p=show_detail&id=43217&keywords=#gsc.tab=0 here].

* 2017 '''[JOURNAL]''' ''Towards figures of dedication and a flood,'' written by [[Tom Nicholson]] with [[Grace Samboh]], published by Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia Volume 1, No. 1, March 2017, NUS Press Pte Ltd., Online ISSN 2425-0147, Print ISSN 2424-9947. Also accessible online [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/646484#img02 here].

* 2020 '''[MONOGRAPH]''' ''Edhi Sunarso: Penggubah Monumen Bangsa'' (Edhi Sunarso: The nation’s monument-maker), written by [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Ratna Mufida]], published by Pusaka Seni Rupa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Also accesible online, [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zMhGd17pscECe1teTOT-lAP2jcUEAqqW&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2021 '''[GUIDE BOOK]''' ''Truly national: A look to forward to an Indonesian past'', [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Rachel K. Surijata]] (eds.), published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 66 pp., color, illus., ISBN 978-623-96401-1-8. Downloadable [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OjPZ5L28cuL3JiH1rCvIgpQkQLusNQgY&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2021 '''[CATALOGUE]''' ''A nation across the windows that display the national'', [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Rachel K. Surijata]] (eds.), published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 70 pp., color, illus., ISBN 978-623-96401-0-1. Downloadable [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xv7v_N09c3igyqMdun6d4aysFGrAMBqW&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2026 '''[CATALOGUE]''' ''Figures, dedications, and civilisations,'' [[Akmalia Rizqita “Chita”|Akmalia Rizqita "Chita"]], [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Ratna Mufida]], published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 344 pp., color, illus. Read more [[Figures, dedications, and civilizations|here]].

==Further reading==
[[File:SSN-Museum-Monas-1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Museum Monas, Jakarta, 2014. Taken by Ary “Jimged” Sendy. Collection of Hyphen— and the artist.]]
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Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Unravelling Indonesia’s national history through its visual representations

2026-07-21T08:22:22Z

Andri Setiawan: /* Publications */

[[File:SSN-Museum-Monas-2.jpg|500px|right|thumb|Museum Monas, Jakarta, 2014. Taken by Ary “Jimged” Sendy. Collection of Hyphen— and the artist.]]

==About the research==
[[File:SSN-Van-Lith-School-Jakarta.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Van Lith School, Jakarta, ca. 1960s. Scanned and archived by Hyphen— from the collection of Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso.]]
[[Edhi Sunarso]] may well be the only artist who worked with all regimes, all throughout the time, including after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi]. Artists from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno Sukarno]’s era are generally attached, or associated in whatever ways, to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Indonesia Indonesia Communist Party] or its cultural under-bow, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lembaga_Kebudajaan_Rakjat LEKRA]. This means that during [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto Soeharto]’s regime, they would have been either annihilated, silenced, or put in prison, at the very least. Right after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi], artists who worked under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto Soeharto]: regime would have been skipped from the public reference, as they’d be considered allies to the oppressive and cruel government. So, how could [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]] work with all these regimes? While we were chatting with [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]], the artisans in his studio were building two state- commissioned monuments. The first was of the nationally acknowledged hero, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diponegoro Diponegoro]; and second, two horses interacting in joy. Both monuments were for the city government of Makassar. Mind you, this was 2014, so almost two decades after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Suharto_era_in_Indonesia Reformasi] and at the fourth president after the military regime was over.

“I made almost all of the dioramas in Indonesia. I made almost all of the dioramas in Indonesia. Firstly, of course, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Indonesia) Monas] [Museum Sejarah Nasional/National History Museum in Monumen Nasional/National Monument, in Jakarta],” [[Edhi Sunarso|Pak Edhi]] began his story. Two hours of conversation was not enough. We kept coming back to Pak Edhi with more and more questions and eventually he allowed us to unpack all of his photo albums and boxes of documents. Naturally, we started organizing them to make sense of things. Everything else slowly follows.

[[File:SSN-Jembatan-Merah-Surabaya.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Jembatan Merah, Surabaya, ca. 1960s. Scanned and archived by Hyphen— from the collection of Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso.]]

==[[Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Data catalogue|Data catalogue]]==
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc porttitor mauris metus, vitae venenatis lacus gravida sit amet. Suspendisse cursus lectus eu leo varius, at auctor nibh imperdiet. Nunc consectetur metus eu venenatis commodo. Mauris molestie magna velit. Quisque malesuada, massa et maximus malesuada, mauris arcu ultricies purus, nec faucibus nunc sem tincidunt massa. Phasellus non rutrum arcu. Nam maximus risus libero, nec varius neque sollicitudin sit amet. Pellentesque suscipit, nibh nec luctus molestie, dui nunc gravida dolor, non condimentum elit ligula et turpis. Quisque ut ex convallis, congue urna egestas, ornare eros. Etiam feugiat nunc eu suscipit sagittis. Maecenas ullamcorper lacus nisi, in viverra urna pharetra et. Morbi accumsan auctor egestas. Quisque velit lectus, finibus a mauris et, dapibus auctor sapien.

==Articulations and public encounters==
* 2025 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''[[Alkisah...(Once upon a time...)]], organised by Hyphen— and Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Art Museum, 8 Nov 2025 - 24 Jan 2026. Supported by [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Singapore Art Museum]
* 2025 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''Sesudah banjir itu No. 44'' ([[When the flood is over]] No. 44 ), organised by [[Tom Nicholson]], Hyphen— and Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso, Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso (Yogyakarta), 8 - 15 February. Supported by [https://henry-moore.org Henry Moore Foundation] and [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Singapore Art Museum]
* 2023 '''[GROUP EXHIBITION]''' ''Voice Against Reason'', MACAN Museum (Jakarta, Indonesia),18 November 2023 – 14 April 2024. More information about the exhibition can be found [https://www.museummacan.org/exhibition/voice-against-reason here]
* 2023 '''[WORKSHOP]''' ''Sesudah banjir itu No. 32'' ([[When the flood is over]] No. 32 ), organised by [[Tom Nicholson]], Hyphen— and Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso, Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso (Yogyakarta), 25 September - 2 October.

==Publications==
* 2010 '''[MONOGRAPH]''' ''Edhi Sunarso: Seniman Pejuang'' (''Edhi Sunarso: The Fighter Artist'', in English & bahasa Indonesia), edited by Mikke Susanto, published by CV Hasta Kreatifa Manunggal, Yogyakarta. 320 pp., color, illus., ISBN 9786029704204. Also accessible online [https://opac.isi.ac.id/index.php?p=show_detail&id=43217&keywords=#gsc.tab=0 here].

* 2017 '''[JOURNAL]''' ''Towards figures of dedication and a flood,'' written by [[Tom Nicholson]] with [[Grace Samboh]], published by Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia Volume 1, No. 1, March 2017, NUS Press Pte Ltd., Online ISSN 2425-0147, Print ISSN 2424-9947. Also accessible online [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/646484#img02 here].

* 2020 '''[MONOGRAPH]''' ''Edhi Sunarso: Penggubah Monumen Bangsa'' (Edhi Sunarso: The nation’s monument-maker), written by [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Ratna Mufida]], published by Pusaka Seni Rupa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Also accesible online, [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zMhGd17pscECe1teTOT-lAP2jcUEAqqW&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2021 '''[GUIDE BOOK]''' ''Truly national: A look to forward to an Indonesian past'', [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Rachel K. Surijata]] (eds.), published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 66 pp., color, illus., ISBN 978-623-96401-1-8. Downloadable [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OjPZ5L28cuL3JiH1rCvIgpQkQLusNQgY&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2021 '''[CATALOGUE]''' ''A nation across the windows that display the national'', [[Grace Samboh]] & [[Rachel K. Surijata]] (eds.), published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 70 pp., color, illus., ISBN 978-623-96401-0-1. Downloadable [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xv7v_N09c3igyqMdun6d4aysFGrAMBqW&usp=drive_fs here].

* 2026 '''[CATALOGUE]''' ''Figures, dedications, and civilisations,'' [[Akmalia Rizqita “Chita”|Akmalia Rizqita "Chita"]], [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Ratna Mufida]], published by [[Project:About|Hyphen—]], 344 pp., color, illus. Read more [[Figures, dedications, and civilisations|here]].

==Further reading==
[[File:SSN-Museum-Monas-1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Museum Monas, Jakarta, 2014. Taken by Ary “Jimged” Sendy. Collection of Hyphen— and the artist.]]
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Sketches, stitches, and negotiations: Unravelling Indonesia’s national history through its visual representations

2026-07-21T08:14:32Z

Andri Setiawan:

Figures, dedications, and civilisations

2026-07-21T08:07:41Z

Andri Setiawan:

[[File:Tokoh - cover.jpg|thumb]]
''Figures, dedications, and civilisations'' is an exhibition that emerges from the conservation of historical dioramas at the National History Museum, National Monument (Monas), Jakarta. Beginning with diorama no. 44, “Liberation of West Irian, 1 May 1963”, the project brings together artworks, archives, conversations, and conservation practices to explore how national history is represented, remembered, and inherited. Presented in conjunction with [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/art-events/exhibitions/singapore-biennale-2025 Singapore Biennale 2026: ''pure intention''], the exhibition takes place across four venues: t[https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/ he Singapore Art Museum], [https://rubanahundergroundhub.art/2026/01/06/tokoh-tokoh-pengabdian-dan-peradaban/ RUBANAH Underground Hub], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMPGzCEj-0/?igsh=MXYxdGNpMWg3b2kxYw== RUCI Art Space], and [https://www.instagram.com/kus.griyaseni?igsh=MW13OGRjN3Nld3F0Nw== Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso]. It approaches the diorama not merely as a representation of a past event, but as a space where historical narratives, political interests, artistic interpretations, and collective memories continue to intertwine.

This exhibition is part of [[Project:About|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]]’s project titled ''[[When the flood is over]]''. Through the practices of copying, repairing, and studying the figures that inhabit the dioramas, we return to questions of presence and absence: who is made visible, who is erased, how certain events become monumental, and how others are excluded from official narratives. Moving between archives, monuments, exhibition spaces, and workshops, Figures, dedications, and civilizations traces the entanglements between historical representation, extraction, nation-building, and civic participation. Rather than seeking definitive answers, the project approaches history as something unfinished—continuously negotiated through objects, images, gestures, conversations, and the labour of those who inherit its traces.

== Research, curatorial, and book team ==
Editor [[Project:About|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]]

Writers [[Akmalia Rizqita “Chita”|Akmalia Rizqita "Chita"]], [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Ratna Mufida]]

Designer M. Ilham Samudra

== Published by Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—) ==
in conjunction with

===== Figures, dedications, and civilisations =====
- Singapore Art Museum (as part of Singapore Biennale 2026: pure intention)

October 31, 2025–March 29, 2026

- RUBANAH Underground Hub

October 25 –December 17, 2025

- RUCI Art Space

October 25 –December 17, 2025

- Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso

September 22, 2025–April 22, 2026

File:Tokoh - cover.jpg

2026-07-21T08:06:55Z

Andri Setiawan:

Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban's book cover

Figures, dedications, and civilisations

2026-07-21T07:59:50Z

Andri Setiawan: Created page with "''Figures, dedications, and civilisations'' is an exhibition that emerges from the conservation of historical dioramas at the National History Museum, National Monument (Monas), Jakarta. Beginning with diorama no. 44, “Liberation of West Irian, 1 May 1963”, the project brings together artworks, archives, conversations, and conservation practices to explore how national history is represented, remembered, and inherited. Presented in conjunction with [https://www.singa..."

''Figures, dedications, and civilisations'' is an exhibition that emerges from the conservation of historical dioramas at the National History Museum, National Monument (Monas), Jakarta. Beginning with diorama no. 44, “Liberation of West Irian, 1 May 1963”, the project brings together artworks, archives, conversations, and conservation practices to explore how national history is represented, remembered, and inherited. Presented in conjunction with [https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/art-events/exhibitions/singapore-biennale-2025 Singapore Biennale 2026: ''pure intention''], the exhibition takes place across four venues: t[https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/ he Singapore Art Museum], [https://rubanahundergroundhub.art/2026/01/06/tokoh-tokoh-pengabdian-dan-peradaban/ RUBANAH Underground Hub], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMPGzCEj-0/?igsh=MXYxdGNpMWg3b2kxYw== RUCI Art Space], and [https://www.instagram.com/kus.griyaseni?igsh=MW13OGRjN3Nld3F0Nw== Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso]. It approaches the diorama not merely as a representation of a past event, but as a space where historical narratives, political interests, artistic interpretations, and collective memories continue to intertwine.

This exhibition is part of [[Project:About|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]]’s project titled ''[[When the flood is over]]''. Through the practices of copying, repairing, and studying the figures that inhabit the dioramas, we return to questions of presence and absence: who is made visible, who is erased, how certain events become monumental, and how others are excluded from official narratives. Moving between archives, monuments, exhibition spaces, and workshops, Figures, dedications, and civilizations traces the entanglements between historical representation, extraction, nation-building, and civic participation. Rather than seeking definitive answers, the project approaches history as something unfinished—continuously negotiated through objects, images, gestures, conversations, and the labour of those who inherit its traces.

== Research, curatorial, and book team ==
Editor [[Project:About|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]]

Writers [[Akmalia Rizqita “Chita”|Akmalia Rizqita "Chita"]], [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Ratna Mufida]]

Designer M. Ilham Samudra

== Published by Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—) ==
in conjunction with

===== Figures, dedications, and civilisations =====
- Singapore Art Museum (as part of Singapore Biennale 2026: pure intention)

October 31, 2025–March 29, 2026

- RUBANAH Underground Hub

October 25 –December 17, 2025

- RUCI Art Space

October 25 –December 17, 2025

- Griya Seni Hj. Kustiyah Edhi Sunarso

September 22, 2025–April 22, 2026

A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument

2025-09-02T08:40:32Z

Andri Setiawan:

[[File:TPFWWS Aroundabout bookcover.jpeg|300px|right|thumb]]
''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' is a research showcase by [[project:about|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]], commissioned by [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org Jim Thompson Art Center] for [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe]. Showcasing works of Arie Syarifudin, Basoeki Abdullah, chitarum, Edhi Sunarso, Ki Tjokrowasito, Kustiyah, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Nasikin Ahmad, Paduan suara Dialita (Dialita choir), Paduan suara Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat (LEKRA choir), Siti Ruliyati, and Viroj Chiam-Chirawat.

This showcase is part of [[project:about|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]]’s research trajectory titled [[The planet from where we stand]]. Departing from the ''1955 Asian-African Conference'' (Bandung Conference), we revisit the event not as a static moment in history, but as a living site of inquiry. We trace what remains, what has been exaggerated or erased, and what is yet to come. While the conference is often celebrated as a symbol of global solidarity, without critical reflection, it risks being reduced to mere nostalgia. Strikingly, no official group photograph of all the delegates, only silent floral arrangements appear again and again, bearing quiet witness to the occasion. From the quiet presence of mementos and monuments, we drift through histories that are deeply entangled, between nations, ideologies, and the memories that continue to shape our understanding of the present.

==Research, curatorial, and book team==
Editor [[project:about|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]] 
Writers [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Rachel K. Surijata]] 
Designer Arie Syarifudin 

==Published by Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)==
in conjunction with 
''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' 
as part of 
[https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe] 
3 April – 6 July 2025

A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument

2025-09-02T08:37:41Z

Andri Setiawan: /* Research, curatorial, and book team */

[[File:TPFWWS Aroundabout bookcover.jpeg|300px|right|thumb]]
''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' is a research showcase by [[project:about|Hyphen—]], commissioned by [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org Jim Thompson Art Center] for [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe]. Showcasing works of Arie Syarifudin, Basoeki Abdullah, chitarum, Edhi Sunarso, Ki Tjokrowasito, Kustiyah, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Nasikin Ahmad, Paduan suara Dialita (Dialita choir), Paduan suara Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat (LEKRA choir), Siti Ruliyati, and Viroj Chiam-Chirawat.

This showcase is part of [[project:about|Hyphen—]]’s research trajectory titled [[The planet from where we stand]]. Departing from the ''1955 Asian-African Conference'' (Bandung Conference), we revisit the event not as a static moment in history, but as a living site of inquiry. We trace what remains, what has been exaggerated or erased, and what is yet to come. While the conference is often celebrated as a symbol of global solidarity, without critical reflection, it risks being reduced to mere nostalgia. Strikingly, no official group photograph of all the delegates, only silent floral arrangements appear again and again, bearing quiet witness to the occasion. From the quiet presence of mementos and monuments, we drift through histories that are deeply entangled, between nations, ideologies, and the memories that continue to shape our understanding of the present.

==Research, curatorial, and book team==
Editor [[project:about|Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)]] 
Writers [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Rachel K. Surijata]] 
Designer Arie Syarifudin 

==Published by Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)==
in conjunction with 
''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' 
as part of 
[https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe] 
3 April – 6 July 2025

A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument

2025-09-02T08:36:46Z

Andri Setiawan: /* Published by Hyphen— */

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''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' is a research showcase by [[project:about|Hyphen—]], commissioned by [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org Jim Thompson Art Center] for [https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe]. Showcasing works of Arie Syarifudin, Basoeki Abdullah, chitarum, Edhi Sunarso, Ki Tjokrowasito, Kustiyah, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Nasikin Ahmad, Paduan suara Dialita (Dialita choir), Paduan suara Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat (LEKRA choir), Siti Ruliyati, and Viroj Chiam-Chirawat.

This showcase is part of [[project:about|Hyphen—]]’s research trajectory titled [[The planet from where we stand]]. Departing from the ''1955 Asian-African Conference'' (Bandung Conference), we revisit the event not as a static moment in history, but as a living site of inquiry. We trace what remains, what has been exaggerated or erased, and what is yet to come. While the conference is often celebrated as a symbol of global solidarity, without critical reflection, it risks being reduced to mere nostalgia. Strikingly, no official group photograph of all the delegates, only silent floral arrangements appear again and again, bearing quiet witness to the occasion. From the quiet presence of mementos and monuments, we drift through histories that are deeply entangled, between nations, ideologies, and the memories that continue to shape our understanding of the present.

==Research, curatorial, and book team==
Editor [[project:about|Hyphen—]] 
Writers [[Andri Setiawan]], [[Grace Samboh]], [[Rachel K. Surijata]] 
Designer Arie Syarifudin 

==Published by Perkumpulan Tanda Hubung Indonesia (Hyphen—)==
in conjunction with 
''A roundabout: Blooming mementos, towards monument'' 
as part of 
[https://www.jimthompsonartcenter.org/exhibitions/the-shattered-worlds-micro-narratives-from-the-ho-chi-minh-trail-to-the-great-steppe The Shattered Worlds: Micro narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe] 
3 April – 6 July 2025