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Ratna Mufida, Pitra Hutomo, and Grace Samboh co-initiated Hyphen— in 2011 as a sustainable conversational space regarding aesthetic practices. Not long after, that space expanded through engagement in various artistic activities, including exhibition-making, various forms of publishing, archiving, research, open-ended conversations, karaoke, barbecue nights, feasts, etcetera. Hyphen— aims to put forward curiosity and people’s common wellbeing as the estuary of artistic practices. They were joined by Akmalia Rizqita “Chita” and Rachel K. Surijata (in 2020); as well as Ruhaeni Intan and Andri Setiawan (in 2023).

They currently play with explorations on the practices of Indonesia New Art Movement (1975-1989), Kustiyah (1935-2012), and Danarto (1940-2018); exhibition histories surrounding Kesenian Indonesia (Indonesian Art, 1955), BINAL Experimental Arts (1992), Contemporary Art Exhibition of the Non-Aligned Countries (1995); while attempting to unravel Indonesia’s so-called national history through its official visual representations.

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Ratna Mufida

Ratna Mufida (l. Kediri, 1979) menikmati hari-hari dengan bekerja sambil bermain-main bersama teman-teman dekatnya di Hyphen—, melakukan penelitian, riset, kuratorial, manajerial, hingga kerja administrasi sekaligus. Bersama mereka, ia menempuh perjalanan ulang-alik menelusuri pengetahuan yang berakar dari praktik dan kekaryaan sejumlah seniman Indonesia di masa lampau, serta mengulik potensi pembacaan serta pengamalan pengetahuan itu sesuai konteks praktik seni hari ini. Kadang- kadang, ia juga kepikiran soal isu kesejahteraan pekerja seni di Indonesia.

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