Halo dari Indonesia! (Hello from Indonesia!)
Selamat datang! We are excited to introduce you to our three selected Indonesian Offline Program Artists. Following our engaging conversations with the Australian artists, we are thrilled to share these inspiring stories and insights from talented creators based in Indonesia.
Their work reflects a vibrant blend of tradition and innovation, and we are eager for you to discover their unique perspectives and artistic journeys.
wawancara ini (the interview)
Which part of Indonesia are you from and what is your practice of work?
RAGIL DWI PUTRA: “I am Ragil Dwi Putra, an artist living and working in Jakarta. My artistic practice explores the notions of territory, body, and space, and how these are shaped by the interactions between human and non-human entities within both urban and rural contexts. Walking, speculative mapping, object collecting, and participatory processes are my artistic methodology in investigating the continuity between human presence and the surrounding environment.
My recent artistic project focuses on the agency of non-human entities in their contribution to contemporary cities, while also tracing their connection to the social-political forces. Working across performance, installation, video, sound, and printed materials, my practice invites reflection and encourages an active dialogue between viewers and their surroundings.“
PAUL KIRAM: “Saya, M. Fauzul Kiram — juga dikenal sebagai Paul Kiram. Saya menggambarkan diri saya sebagai seorang pemuda biasa yang menikmati bermain dengan bentuk, media, objek, dan emosi. Perjalanan seni saya dimulai pada tahun 2016 dan kemudian saya melanjutkan pendidikan seni di Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Padang Panjang, serta melanjutkan studi pascasarjana di ISI Yogyakarta.
Tumbuh besar dalam budaya Minangkabau yang kaya, yang sangat berakar pada tradisi dan nilai-nilai komunitas, telah membentuk minat saya terhadap sejarah, isu sosial, ekologi, dan filosofi Minangkabau. Unsur-unsur ini mempengaruhi cara saya berpikir dan membangun perspektif terhadap berbagai diskursus seni kontemporer. Melalui pendekatan lintas media dan kolaboratif, saya sering mengembangkan ide-ide saya menjadi karya seni interaktif yang mengundang dialog, pertukaran, dan refleksi kritis.
Pengalaman seni saya meliputi menjadi pemenang dalam Seri Tantangan Inovator Muda: Art Meets Science (Jakarta), pameran tunggal “Museum Masa Depan” di Sarang Building (Yogyakarta), berpartisipasi dalam Pameran Seni, Ilmu & Teknologi “Under the Same Sun” (UNU Yogyakarta), memulai Perjalanan Penuh Harapan (Red Base Foundation), dan SNAI Mix Media di Taman Budaya Sumatera Barat.”
“I am M. Fauzul Kiram, but I also go by the name Paul Kiram. I see myself as an ordinary young man who enjoys playing with forms, media, objects, and emotions. My artistic journey began in 2016, and I later pursued my art education at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) in Padang Panjang, continuing with postgraduate studies at ISI Yogyakarta.
Growing up within the rich Minangkabau culture—deeply rooted in tradition and communal values—has significantly shaped my interests in history, social issues, ecology, and Minangkabau philosophy. These elements influence how I think and develop perspectives on various contemporary art discourses.
I often approach my practice through cross-media and collaborative methods, creating interactive artworks that invite dialogue, exchange, and critical reflection. My artistic experiences include winning the Young Innovator of Idea Challenge Series: Art Meets Science in Jakarta, participating in the solo exhibition “Museum Masa Depan” at Sarang Building in Yogyakarta, engaging in the Art, Science & Technology Exhibition “Under the Same Sun” at UNU Yogyakarta, embarking on a Wishful Journey with the Red Base Foundation, and taking part in SNAI Mix Media at Taman Budaya Sumatera Barat.”
HANA HANRAISY: “I am Hana Raudhatul Aisy Salsabila, an emerging interdisciplinary practitioner from Majalengka working at the intersection of socio-cultural documentation, ecology, and biomaterial science. My portfolio is centered on active field documentation and material research. I am also an active contributor and citizen journalist for InfoMJLK, where I write about regional infrastructure, culture, tourism, local food narratives, and community ecosystems in Majalengka. My laboratory activities and material experiments can be viewed on my Instagram @hanraisy.sll specifically under the Highlight titled “Labø®ator-y.
My understanding of organic decay, microbiology, and moisture manipulation comes from my academic background in Food Technology. I have also secured funded research and development support for scientific projects, including a capsaicin-neutralizing candy and an ecological gluten-free snack made with moringa leaves and mocaf flour.“
What are you hoping to achieve during this project?
RAGIL DWI PUTRA: “For the past few years, I’ve been “collaborating” with more-than-human entities to make an artwork that represents the relation between human and its environment. I’d like to put forward their role as the protagonist in my artistic practice to confront our long-standing exploitation of their existence. In this process, I use some speculative future methodology from research-based practice, but only a little to understand more about it. Through this program, I’d like to understand more of this practice through collaboration and participatory thinking with practitioners from different fields.“
PAUL KIRAM: “Motivasi saya dalam mendaftar residensi ini Adalah ruang untuk mengembangkan gagasan, metode dan pendekatan dalam dalam berkesenian, selain itu saya juga sangat tertarik dengan lingkungan yang kolaboratif, eksploratif, dan memiliki visi yang berani dalam memandang seni dan peranya di masadepan, tentu inkubasi ini sangat potensial untuk mengembangkan gagasan dan praktik artistik saya, karna memiliki lingkungan yang tepat dalam mengembangkan dan mendistribusikan karya seni sangat mempengaruhi bagaimana karya itu akan berkontribusi dan di apresisasi, atas dasar itulah saya sangat tertarik untuk terlibat, belajar, bertukar pengalaman serta kemampuan dan berkontribusi dalam program inkubasi oleh CFI (climate future incubator) ini.”
“My motivation for applying to this residency is to find a space to evolve my ideas, methods, and artistic approaches. I am deeply drawn to environments that are collaborative, exploratory, and possess a bold vision regarding art and its future role. I believe this incubation holds immense potential for the growth of my artistic practice; being in the right environment to develop and distribute work significantly influences how that art contributes to society and is appreciated. It is on this basis that I am eager to get involved, learn, exchange experiences and skills, and contribute to the Climate Future Incubator (CFI) program.”
HANA HANRAISY: “This program perfectly aligns with my ongoing independent research into ecology and climate shifts. I need the friction of this program to finally execute my independent research into experimental art. It offers the exact collaborative, interdisciplinary space required to translate my scientific observations into a physical, sensory installation. This is the crucial step to pull my concepts out of the lab and into a lived environmental reality.”
how will you approach your chosen theme and element?
RAGIL DWI PUTRA: “My work reframes extraction as a broken relationship rather than just a resource pipeline, linking prehistoric habitation to modern industrial cement production and asking what can be learned when limestone appears as itself rather than only as an exploitable resource.“
PAUL KIRAM: “Pendekatan saya memperlakukan ekologi sebagai jaringan yang hidup dan saling terhubung, serta memandang karya seni sebagai proses dan peristiwa kolektif yang menghubungkan pengetahuan ekologi, pengalaman, dan spekulasi masa depan, dengan menggunakan interaksi untuk memicu pembacaan baru tentang isu iklim dan hubungan antar spesies.”
“My approach treats ecology as a living, interconnected network and frames the artwork as a collective process and event that bridges ecological knowledge, experience, and future speculation, using interaction to trigger new readings of climate issues and interspecies relationships.”
HANA HANRAISY: “My speculative project, Climate Breath Chamber, is a DIY analog optic and olfactory instrument exploring inter-species relations through air. It captures local air from living spaces, projects micro-spore interaction as real-time visual mutation, and releases byproduct gases so audiences can smell shifting inter-species interactions, making invisible climate distress visible and breathable.“
Thank you very much to our Indonesian artists for sharing their inspiring stories and perspectives.
This wraps us the interviews for our Climate Futures *offline program selected artists.
Stay tuned! We will soon publish a feature about our selected artists from the *online program.