The Discovery of Australia Told through Maps
Map of the year 1598 showing the Dutch pioneering voyage (1595 – 1597) from Amsterdam to the Eastern Spice Islands. In the right bottom corner is Australia shown named ‘Terra Australis Incognita’. Collection: Indies Gallery Kemang. Image Courtesy of Sake Santema Despite being inhabited for up to 60,000 years, the continent of Australia was, for
Arts and the City in the Eye of Hafiz Rancajale
Hafiz Rancajale believes that arts soften our mentality and reduce chaos. Photo by Rintang Azhar/NOWJAKARTA We sat down with Indonesian artist, educator, and curator Hafiz Rancajale about his activism in urban culture. Your work has been exhibited at Singapore Biennale 2019? Can you tell me about your participation there? I exhibit Social Organism as an
Garin Nugroho’s Contemporary Performance ‘Planet – Sebuah Lament’ is a Prayer to Mother Nature
Taking place from 17 to 18 January at Teater Jakarta, Garin Nughroho’s Planet-Sebuah Lament links the cost of human greed to natural damage, presented in theatrical performance. Photo courtesy of Garin Workshop/NOW!JAKARTA After successfully seizing eight awards at Indonesia Film Festival 2019 through the movie Memories of My Body, Indonesian director Garin Nugroho will showcase
Portraits of a Sinking City
Erasmus Huis was honored to exhibit Cynthia Boll's award-winning photo series Sinking Cities, Jakarta. Photos courtesy of Cynthia Boll, Erasmus Huis, Oxalis Atindriyaratri/NOWJAKARTA Dutch photographer Cynthia Boll returned to Jakarta to showcase the photojournalism award winning photo series, Sinking Cities, Jakarta. On February this year, Cynthia Boll won the prestigious Zilveren Camera 2018 (Silver Camere
Understanding God and Nature at the 8th Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival
With all of its historical and cultiral values, Borobudur Temple is the perfect place to celebrate the annual Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF). Photo courtesy of iStock/NOWJAKARTA The eighth Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) commemorated the scientific traces of Father Zoetmulder, one of Indonesia’s historic landmarks. BWCF is a meeting place for fiction and non-fiction
Stories of Human Land
Photo by Adella Indah Nurjanah A photo exhibition highlighting the complex relationship between humans and lands, from the exploitation of customary forest wood in West Papua to the limited space of settlements in Jakarta. Human beings are inseparable from the earth they stood on. The earth is where we do our daily activities, earn our
The Progressive Fusion of Art and Music in the Final Tour of Odyssey Festival
The four-day event of art/music conference and day festival carries a bigger mission of promoting homegrown art, music and tourism to international communities. Photo courtesy of ODYSSEY/NOW!JAKARTA Bali is the final destination of the first touring art and music festival, ODYSSEY after the event has been held in Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta since April. The
Batik Corner Showcases a Wealth of Indonesian Textile
National Batik Day celebration at Hotel Borobudur. Photo courtesy of Hotel Borobudur/NOW!JAKARTA As a part of the National Batik Day celebration, Batik Corner at Hotel Borobudur showcased batik textile that represents different regions in Indonesia. As a gate to Indonesian tourism, the hospitality brand aims to promote the authentic textile heritage to the world.
The Life of an Expat’s Wife in Jakarta
Keiko Hayashi, member of Indonesian Heritage Society, is now enjoying her life in Indonesia. Photos by Keiko Hayashi/NOWJAKARTA When my husband told me that we would be relocated to Jakarta nearly a decade ago, I just couldn’t imagine what kind of life it would be like. At that time, I was working as a Japanese
Indonesian Stand-up Comedy Has a New Home
Ketawa Comedy Club is Indonesia’s first full-time comedy club offering mostly stand-up comedy shows that promises good laughs and fun times seven nights a week.Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Welcome to Ketawa Comedy Club, Indonesia’s first full-time comedy club, offering non-stop laughs with a great international ambience. Brought to you by Mad About Comedy, a passionate
How to Love Jakarta
Simran I. Nanwani of Indonesian Heritage Society (IHS) talks to NOW! Jakarta about her journey to love Jakarta. Photos courtesy of Indonesian Heritage Society/NOWJAKARTA No modern metropolis is without problems, and Jakarta is no exception, but there are ways to love our city if you would only look closer. Someone once asked me why do
World Press Photo Exhibition 2019
World Press Photo of the Year Crying Girl on the Border; Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez cries as she and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, are taken into custody by the US border officials in McAllen, Texas, USA on 12 June. Photo by John Moore The Dutch cultural centre in Jakarta, Erasmus Huis, welcomed the World Press
Three Generations of Weavers: Heritage Weaving, Tense Present and Uncertain Future—A Personal Story
When Ice Tede Dara first arrived at the Indonesian Heritage Society for her presentation with Genevieve Duggan, she was, she says, “nervous.” “I don’t speak English very well,” she apologized. Indonesian weaver, Ice Tede Dara. Photo courtesy of The Indonesian Heritage Society/NOW!JAKARTA Never could she have imagined that this place, where she brought to light
