selected writings
*currently under the process of migrating writings from platforms affiliated with Forum Lenteng (ARKIPEL, Jurnal Footage, 69 Performance Club, Sudji.id) to an alternative page due to cybersecurity problems. If there is anything you would like to read, feel free to contact me.
Basecamp dispatches for Pardo Magazine, Locarno Film Festival (2025)
Editorial Writings for International Film Festival Rotterdam (2025-2026)
Program companion texts for ARKIPEL – Noli Me Tangere (2023)
- Mapping the Grid, Candrawala program
- Moving Image, Itinerant Image, International Competition 6
- Image and The Other, International Competition 8
Lifestyle Articles for MANUAL Jakarta (2023)
- Eko Nugroho’s ‘Cut the Mountain and Let It Fly’, A Reflection on Human Nature
- The Joy of Mother’s Cooking at Kedai Rukun Yakarta
- Stories Across Generation at JIPFest 2023
- Daster, A Quiet Celebration of the Everyday (co-written with Hilda Nathalia Raina, photos by Devon Khusuma)
- Kongsi 8 Looks into Jatinegara’s Creative Scene (co-written with Runi Cholid)
Semua Barang yang Nikmat Dipandang Mata, Aspek Rasio, 2022. On Arifin C. Noer’s Suci Sang Primadona (1977).
The Future of Attention: Inside Locarno’s Ambitious 24-Hour Talk, MUBI Notebook, 2022.
Director Jeff Rutherford on His Feature Debut, Locarno Player ’A Perfect Day for Caribou’. Variety, 2022. In collaboration with Aiman Rizvi and Laura Staab as a part of Locarno Critics Academy 2022.
In Pursuit of the Flesh, photogénie, 2022. On Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Written as a part of Issue #14: In Absentia. Available in English.
Dari Layar ke Layar: Sebuah Upaya Mengganggu Otoritas Tunggal, Forum Lenteng, 2022. Writen as a book chapter in PARTISAN: Teks-teks pada Otty Widasari.
Contesting the Invisible Powers, Kultursinema, 2022. Written as a book chapter in Harimau Tjampa. Available in English.
Politics of Care in You and I, Jurnal Footage, 2021. In consideration for the nominees of Best Film Critique category in Festival Film Indonesia 2021. Available in English.
Abschied von Gestern: Expressing Yesterday in the Present, Goethe-Institut Indonesien, 2021 Written as a companion essay for Goethe-Institut Arthouse Cinema 2021 program. Available in English.
Perdagangan dan Wanita dalam Amor dan Humor, Jurnal Footage, 2021
Membedah Tubuh Kota dalam Playtime, Jurnal Footage, 2020
Ajantrik dan Refleksi Kaca Spion, Jurnal Footage, 2020
Watching the Crash from the Third–person–point–of–view, Sudji.id, 2020. Written as a companion essay for Raras Umaratih’s Solo Exhibition “Melihat Dokumen-Dokumen Hitam Putih”. Available in English
Estetika Tubuh: Objektifikasi yang Subjektif, 69 Performance Club, 2019
Orang Dalam: Meiske Taurisia, Membangun Keberlangsungan Film Indonesia, Arisan! (vol. 1) 2019
On Action and Reaction, ARKIPEL homoludens catalogue, 2018. Written as a program introduction for Special Screening Milisifilem Hitam Putih. Available in English.
curating (film programs and exhibition)
UNCERTAIN ETHNOGRAPHERS: short films from Southeast Asia
A film program, co-curated with Bảo Hân. Featuring films by Nguyen Trinh Thi, Shireen Seno, Taufiqurrahman Kifu, Chanasorn Chaikitiporn, and Lê Ngọc Duy. 11 December 2025. A4 Sounds, Dublin.
Lalu Lintas
A film program about urban circulation. Featuring films by Mustafa, David Darmadi, Ivonne Kani, Adel Pasha. 28 June 2025, Sindikat Sinema, Samarinda.
COUNTERGAZE
A film program about surveillance, co-curated with Claire Thabourey, Anita Ricci, Atikh Rashid, Melek Biberoglu. Featuring films by Harun Farocki, Primitivi Collective, Fırat Yücel and Aylin Kuryel. 29 May 2025. Zona Franca, Lisbon.
Betwixt and Between II: Dari Keseharian untuk Hal Lainnya
A group exhibition, co-curated with Eliesta Handitya. 16 – 28 February 2023, Studio 54, Cipete, Jakarta.
Kultursinema #6: Gelora Indonesia
An archive exhibition, co-curated with Afrian Purnama, Robby Ocktavian, Luthfan Nur Rochman, Prashasti W. Putri, Wahyu Budiman Dasta. 18 – 25 August 2019 at Museum Nasional, Jakarta.
other artistic endeavors
Otty Widasari Solo Exhibition “Partisan”
Cetak (2022), a durational performance as a part of Partisan Performance On Progress.
Rotten TV – “Yogyakarta Satellite”, Metaphorical site #1 “LAND”
Best Before (2021) a video performance produced in residency with Cemeti Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta, October 25 – November 10, 2021.
Candikala
Terrakota Batujaya (2023) credited as scriptwriter. A film produced by Candikala, Forum Lenteng. Preview available by email.
Terracotta Connection (Pilot Project): Silsilah Tanah, exhibited October 11 – December 5, 2021 as a part of Terracotta Triennale by Jatiwangi art Factory, Majalengka.
Ambangan. Presented March 13 – 21, 2020 at Cemeti Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta.
film
Terrakota Batujaya (2022) credited as scriptwriter. Produced by Candikala, Forum Lenteng.