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Grand Theatre Senen

When a person watches movie, he or she looks for a visual experience which is expected to leave an imprint and give us inspiration to explore more to delve its meaning. Regardless of its condition now, Grand Theater has reminded me again why I want to go to the theater. I want to get more than just...

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The Loss of Identity; Survival a la Jakarta

Not infrequently I heard a person cynically made a question and a statement at once to me, or maybe the same thing happened to you very often, when you found someone who felt that she or he knew about history of a certain place so well, or even our own place, more than we knew.

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Kinetika

he labors’ movement rolling and moving the woven cloth to the second floor of the market building; while in a crossing aisle sat the dressmaking mothers who worked manually using their hands; as well as other market visitors passing by. Such relations from all of them form an aesthetic...

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Today’s Match

n the Lapangan Perintis there was a final match in badminton then. Local residents flocked to watch the match. The tension in their eyes, the sound of the supporters’ voices, and the simultaneous movement of their heads and the glances of the spectators’ eyes follow to where the...

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To the North

enen subdistrict is adjacent to Johar subdistrict, while both are facing Kemayoran subdistrict, separated by a big ditch. In Tanah Lotahan Village, Johar subdistrict, not far from Senen, the activity of people spending time in the afternoon on the edge of the ditch, which is their homy terrace, is...

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The Rainmaker

he hustle and bustle of citizens in a neighbourhood surrounds badminton courts, jointly owned as a public space, to which four corners of the alley are interconnected, meeting at one point where community empowerment activities run. The Ondel-ondel danced, circling the Lapangan Perintis in the...

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Sweet at Dusk

In Senen subdistrict, there is a site where transactions take place so crowded at night until early morning, with specific types of merchandise: cakes. People know it "kue subu" ('dawn cake'). In this video, the dawn cake visuals are a form of experimental material.

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Never Give Up Red Fabric

“Scary!” that was the first word that came out of Ageung’s mouth when she saw Mr. Tris, who wore a shroud costume. “Funny,” that word was also from Ageung when she saw balloon and New Year trumpets were hung from the back of Mr. Tris’s waist. Shroud with balloon and trumpets, between scary and...

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