Present Continuous / Sekarang Seterusnya is a collaborative project initiated by Museum MACAN with five art organizations and contemporary art biennales across Indonesia. Including: Biennale Jogja, Index, Jatiwangi art Factory, LOKA, and Makassar Biennale. Initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia, this project is more than just an exhibition but has been designed as a platform to give voice to artistic communities over a large geographic context, connecting them through a program of talks, presentations and online group discussions.

Present Continuous / Sekarang Seterusnya involves four artists and two art collectives supported by five curators from five regions in Indonesia, including Banda Aceh, Bandung, Majalengka, Makassar, and Jayapura. Present Continuous / Sekarang Seterusnya opens up critical strands of conversation represented by different perspectives and practices, where we learn about artists and local cultural issues that impact communities across the country. The project explores the overlay of Indigenous politics on Indonesia’s colonial experience; collective memories; histories of sound and its relationship to ideas of neighbourhood; mythology and plants; and artist-led ‘creative’ industries that result in real policy change and ground-up economic development, from a geography that spans Banda Aceh, Bandung, Majalengka, Makassar, and Papua.

Present Continuous / Sekarang Seterusnya has been initiated by Museum MACAN, in collaboration with LOKA (Banda Aceh), Indeks (Bandung), Makassar Biennale (Makassar), Biennale Jogja (Yogyakarta) and Jatiwangi art Factory (Majalengka), with the generous financial support of Project Eleven (Melbourne, Australia) and Julian & Cahaya Juwadi.

Arifa Safura & DJ Rencong (Banda Aceh)

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Mira Rizki (Bandung)

Muhlis Lugis (Makassar)

Udeido Collective (Jayapura)

Unit Pelaksana Terrakota Daerah (UPTD) (Majalengka)

Putra Hidayatullah
LOKA (Banda Aceh)

Rizki Lazuardi
Indeks (Bandung)

Anwar Jimpe Rachman
Makassar Biennale (Makassar)

Elia Nurvista, Ayos Purwoaji, dan Putri Harbie
Biennale Jogja (Yogyakarta)

Arie Syarifuddin
Jatiwangi art Factory (Majalengka)

Aaron Seeto, Sally Texania, Asri Winata, and Aditya Lingga
Museum MACAN (Jakarta)

Present Continuous / Sekarang Seterusnya has been initiated by Museum MACAN
with the generous support of Project Eleven (Melbourne, Australia) and Julian & Cahaya Juwadi. 

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September 2021

1. Sangiang Serri, Sekarang Seterusnya
A discussion with Muchlis Lugis (Artist), Anwar Jimpe Rachman (Curator), Asri Winata (Assistant Curator, Museum MACAN), and Karthamijaya (Moderator).

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2. Present Continuous: A Conversation
Panel discussion with Anwar Jimpe Rachman (Makassar Biennale, Makassar); Arie “Ghorie” Syarifuddin (Jatiwangi art Factory, Majalengka); Elia Nurvista (Biennale Jogja, Yogyakarta); Putra Hidayatullah (LOKA, Banda Aceh); Rizki Lazuardi (Indeks, Bandung). With Sally Texania (Curator, Museum MACAN) as Moderator.

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October 2021

1. Present Continuous: Babad Tanah Terrakota
Discussion with Arie Syarifuddin and UPTD (Unit Pelaksana Terrakota Daerah) from Jatiwangi art Factory (JaF). With Sally Texania (Curator, Museum MACAN) as Moderator.

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2. Out of Museum: Collection and Decentralization - Biennale Forum Day 2 Panel A | Biennale Jogja XVI
Biennale forum by Biennale Jogja XVI. With Enrico Yori Kondologit (Museum Loka Budaya, Cenderawasih University, Papua); Ignasius Dicky Takndare (Artist, Udeido Collective, Papua); dan Aaron Seto (Director, Museum MACAN). Moderated by Gesyada Siregar (Curator, Gudskul: Collective and Contemporary Art Ecosystem Study).

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3. Present Continuous: Sound, Noise, and Memory Imprinted
Discussion with Mira Rizki (Artist) and Rizki Lazuardi (Curator). Moderated by Asri Winata (Assistant Curator, Museum MACAN).

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November 2021

1. Present Continuous: Modernity and its in-between
Discussion with Udeido Collective. Moderated by Moderated by Asri Winata (Assistant Curator, Museum MACAN).

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2. Online Storytelling Session: Sangiang Serri & Meong Mpallo Karellae
Museum MACAN's Education team reads a story of Sangiang Serri. Suitable for children from 5 to 12 years old with their parents and guardians.

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December 2021

1. Present Continuous: Memories and the Stories Untold
Discussion with Putra Hidayatullah (Curator) and Arifa Safura (Artist). Moderated by Aditya Lingga (Curatorial Assistant, Museum MACAN).

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January 2022

1. Present Continuous: Literature and Visual Imagery — Sangiang Serri in Bugis Society
Panel discussion with Muhlis Lugis (Artist), Anwar Jimpe Rachman (Co-curator), and Nurhayati Rahman (La Galigo Researcher and Lecturer at Universitas Hasanuddin). Moderated by Sally Texania (Curator, Museum MACAN).

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