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The Underground Shifts: A Seismograph of Evolving Alternative Spaces

26.11.2020
7 PM Jakarta time (UTC+7)

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With: With Eileen Chan (HQ), Jorge Wieneke V (Club Matryoshka), Kyaw Kyaw (Rebel Riot), Leee Anantawat (Speedy Grandma), Joe Kidd (Carburetor Dung)

“The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.”

Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf

The underground defines itself as much as it defies itself. Sometimes, talking about it encourages it to transform, migrate, and mutate, for better or for worse. We can probably all agree that we are currently living in challenging times, with the pandemic, authoritative control, and capitalist greed becoming cataracts to a collective expressive vision. Yet we continue to adapt. We carve and erode these hegemonic systems, finding collective strength to validate our voices.

“Music is the least interesting thing about clubs.”

DJ Sprinkles
What are some of the speculative ways to navigate these tough terrains? What are the common challenges and can we find shared solutions to support one another through these? And how have each of our own undergrounds held their ground – virtually, physically, philosophically, and internally?



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