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Working Through Vacation

If we see mural art in public spaces is certainly a refreshing for our sights. The walls were shabby and dirty transformed into a more colorful and more festive. Behind the scenes of the change in public spaces into a more enjoyable sight, there must be someone or groups role. ‘One Day Art Project Crew’

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One Day Art Project

(Curatorial introduction by Tommy Ari Wibowo) One Day Art Project (O.D.A.P) is the name of the activity that is initiated by the Arief Hadinata aka Hokage and Pemuda Serbaguna collective. They had been long enough engaging in street art movement Semarang. Art Vacation is a concept that they choose to O.D.A.P activity. As the name

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‘Bok Cinta’ Project, an Effort to Activate Public Space

Look at Bustaman #2 By Adin Credo “Apalah artinya renda-renda kesenian, bila terpisah dari derita lingkungan. Apalah artinya berpikir, bila terpisah dari masalah kehidupan. Kepadamu aku bertanya?” (Sajak Sebatang Lisong- WS Rendra). i’ve been working in the art scene in Semarang for 10 years, and I keep questioning myself: what am i doing in this

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Through Art, We Hope

  (The artist’s note)  by: Annisa Rizkiana Rahmasari grobakhysteria.or.id – It took two weeks for me to contemplate after finishing the art project in one of kampong in Semarang. The kampong is Bustaman. The name was taken from Kyai Kertoboso Bustam or Raden Saleh great grandfather.(1) Along with the other artists and Bustaman residents, we

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