Hexagon: Artisan-Made Recycled Jewelry
One of the brands that pay attention to the global issue is Hexagon, owned by Indonesian fashion designer, Zara Tentriabeng. Photo Courtesy of Photos Zara Tentriabeng/NOWJAKARTA In celebration of the growing use of recycled and up-cycled materials in sustainable fashion items, Hexagon provides beautiful wearable pieces accessories with thoughtful designs using discarded materials. Sustainable fashion is
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
The Blueprint of Inclusive Cities
Within the 10-day festival, the second edition of Bintaro Design District connects creative communities and the public to discourse the importance of inclusive urban architecture and design in satellite cities. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOW!JAKARTA Braille dots created by Bandung-based design studio Nusae that read ‘BDD’ is an abbreviation of this year’s Bintaro Design District logo signage that
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
Reviving the Spirit of W.S. Rendra through Panembahan Reso
Panembahan Reso was first staged in 1986 and now Auri Jaya, Imran Hasibuan and Seno Joko Suyono collaborate to revive one of W.S. Rendra's masterpieces. Photo Courtesy of Ciputra Artpreneur, Genpi.co Panembahan Reso, one of W.S. Rendra’s beautiful masterpieces took to the stage again in an era of change. It was in 1986 when Panembahan Reso, one of
Artistic Connection Across Generations
Photos by Amir Sidharta/NOWJAKARTA Visiting an exhibition entitled Untouchables, Ciptadana’s annual art exhibition this year, I was reintroduced to the works of Nunung WS. Born in Lawang, East Java, 1948, is a veteran artist who actively appeared in the Jakarta art scene until 2000, when she abruptly moved to Yogyakarta. In the exhibition, her works are
Wave of Tomorrow 2019: Showcasing the Progressive Merge of New Media Art and Music
New Media Art Installation by Tundra will be exhibited at Wave of Tomorrow 2019 at The Tribrata Dharmawangsa from 20 to 29 December. Photo courtesy of Tundra at 7th Anniversary ARMA17 Festival, Moscow, 2015/NOWJAKARTA After a successful debut last year, the biggest new media art exhibition ‘Wave of Tomorrow’ returns this year with more surprises, involving a
Kemala Home Living: A Green Alternative in Home Decorating
Introducing Kemala Home Living, a functional, stylish, sustainably-sourced home décor that offers timeless designs. Photos Courtesy of Kemala Home Living/NOWJAKARTA Among many locally inspired home décor and products that give back to the artisans and communities, Kemala Home Living offers something unique. Decorating the home is frustrating enough without taking the environment into account, and most eco-friendly décor
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
Students Bring Dash of Colour to South Jakarta
Photos by William Woodruf If you travel on Jalan Antasari between Prapanca and Cipete Raya, and look up occasionally from your handphone, you will see a series of colourful murals depicting Jakarta’s Betawi culture and other scenes on the pylons supporting the Antasari flyover. Using various styles, they were all painted by students from several
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
From Local Green to Statement Blue – Celebrating Colours in 2020
PT Jotun Indonesia launched Celebrating Colours, a new collection consisting of twelve new colours. Photo Courtesy of PT. Jotun Indonesia/NOWJAKARTA As 2020 approaches, Jotun sparks the spirit of a fresh beginning with a new collection that reflects renewed hope for the future. From a studio in Sanderfjord, Norway, the colour specialist of one of the world’s
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
