Kolaseku, Keluargaku (My Collage, My Family)

Artist and curator Ika Vantiani will invite participants to tell stories about a household member using a manual cut and paste technique. The collage is created as a response to an image of a space within the home—the living room, TV room, dining room—and completed with items normally found in the rooms.

Info for Participants

• This workshop is limited to 10 participants and conforms to strict health protocols.
• The workshop is for participants between the ages of 7 and 12; if desired, they may be accompanied by an adult to check in via PeduliLindungi application at the entrance of Galeri Nasional Indonesia.
• The facilitator provides the materials.
• If interested, please send an email to Nina.Hidayat.extern@goethe.de and include the participant’s full name, age, and contact number of the accompanying person.
• An email will be sent to confirm participation.

Ika will provide various photos of works from the exhibition of 'Para Sekutu yang Tidak Bisa Berkata Tidak' (The Acquiescent Allies) in various sizes. Participants will choose one of the pictures of the room in the house they use the most and then fill it with pictures of objects and photos of their chosen artworks. They are encouraged to share the excitement about the room of their choice and the people in it. At the end of the workshop, the participants will present their collages.

Through the process of compiling, pasting, and telling stories, participants are invited to create new meanings from existing materials. The process of organizing, changing context, and creating new stories from existing works reflects the process of planning collection-based exhibitions such as Para Sekutu….

ika vantiani

is an Indonesian artist, curator and crafter based in Jakarta. She graduated from The London Institute of Communications-Jakarta, Advance Diploma in Advertising. Her work explores the idea of being a woman in today’s society intertwined with media and consumption. Ika uses the genre of collage in workshops, installations, and street art. Since 2009 she has been involved in numerous exhibitions as artist and curator. These include Pelicin, a satellite program of the Jakarta Biennale (2013); WANITA: Female Activism Jakarta! (2015); IKAT/eCut fringe events (2017); Art Jog (2018); Humanityouth Festival (2020) and many more. Ika is the member of the artist collectives Micro Galleries, The Collage Club, and It’s In Your Hands Collective.

About 'Para Sekutu yang Tidak Bisa Berkata Tidak’ (The Acquiescent Allies)

Just like your all-time favorite songs, this exhibition presents a selection of works from the collections of Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin, MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, and Singapore Art Museum in a fresh perspective. The exhibition is curated by Grace Samboh, with Anna-Catharina Gebbers, Gridthiya Gaweewong and June Yap as part of the long-term project Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories. The exhibition runs from 28 January to 27 February 2022 at Galeri Nasional Indonesia. Book your free visitation slot at least a day prior to your intended visit via:

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