Amos
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My name is Amos, also known as Amos Ursia. I am an independent researcher and curator, I'm graduated from history department in Yogyakarta State University. My multidisciplinary works specializes in decolonial/postcolonial studies, historiography, and art history.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCES
Biennale Jogja
(20 - 30 August 2024)
This exhibition is a part of laboratory program for young and both established artist in Yogyakarta Biennale. Entitled "Golong Giling Sawit: Gayeng Ngruwat Bumi", which held as part of the activities of Padukuhan Sawit, Panggungharjo, Sewon, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The difference from the previous year's presentation format is a new challenge for Asana Bina Seni participants to get out of the white cube space and become part of village life. In this year's event, the keywords offered as a trigger are locality and history related to the big theme of the Yogyakarta Biennale for the next ten years Trans-locality & Trans-historicity. Analyzing history from a local context is the first step to being able to connect with locality and history in other parts of the world, analyzing history from the local context of the village as the first step to being able to connect with locality and history in other parts of the world. I am one of the curators in this exhibition, some artworks curated by me and the curatorial statements on those works will be available through the link below.
Postscript/Notabene, Ruang MES 56
(1 - 14 June 2024)
The Postscript/Notabene Exhibition "The Makers of Verses" narrates KamarKost's journey during nine months of living with the community of Tanjung village at the foot of Mount Merapi, Cangkringan. KamarKost is a collective that invited by Ruang MES 56 to presenting an artwork. Throughout the journey, KamarKost experiences and discovers the essence of living with a gesture of bowing down: bowing down to nature, bowing down to ancestors, and bowing down to modernity. This discovery also significantly influences the practice of collage photography that has been mastered. Using the collage method, KamarKost reconstructs the findings with full dedication (performative), cutting and pasting narrative pieces to create a new narrative. In an effort to critique this practice, Postscript/Notabene is a laboratory platfrom where multi-disciplinary art practices can be critiqued, debated, or openly evaluated. Therefore, this program serves not only as a place for art appreciation but also as a platform for broader discussions relevant to the development of the art ecosystem today.
Museum Orang Biasa (Museum of Ordinary People)
(1 - 30 August 2024)
Museum of Ordinary People strives to create a shared space to celebrate the history of ordinary people and the right to life of its citizens. As a communal space, this museum aims to remember ordinary people and the forgotten subjects of history. Our practices revolve around archiving the experiences of ordinary people, the voices of citizens, and issues surrounding urban villages. This museum is not a conventional and limited museum in the traditional sense; it also does not seek to turn its subjects into museum artifacts. The museum has at least three main agendas: to rewriting/reclaiming the history of ordinary people, to archive the daily experiences of the peoples, and to strive for living spaces for the marginalized. Located in the center of traditional market in Bandung, West Java Indonesia, the museum operates within a single stall in the market. It consists of two sections: an archive laboratory and an exhibition space. With these elements, the Museum of Ordinary People endeavors to be a space for daily activism methods through public history practices and artistic initiatives.
"Museum Orang Biasa" (Museum of Ordinary People)
Initiated by: Kolektif Arungkala Curated by: Amos Ursia
PUBLICATIONS
Art Critics & Essays
"Captivated by Malaysia's Monumental Art at Gwangju Biennale 2024.", an essay about Zulkefli Jais artwork in Malaysia Pavillion at Gwangju Biennale 2024. This review published by online art magazine "Eksentrika":
(https://www.eksentrika.com/zulkefli-jais-gwangju-biennale-2024/)
"Celebrating Ten Years of Yogyakarta Biennale, Celebrating Equator", this essay is a critical analysis of the ten-year anniversary of the Yogyakarta Biennale's equatorial series. By examining the publication of the Yogyakarta Biennale as a starting point, this essay then maps the fundamentals of discourse and practice within the Yogyakarta Biennale over the course of a decade. Key concept such as decolonization, the Global South, new internationalism, and alternative art networks are the main topics of discussion in this essay. This essay published in Omong-omong Media:
"Guiding, Transplanting Awareness: Notes from a School Visitation Program.", an essay about how contemporary art intertwined with villagers in Yogyakarta Biennale. This essay published in Yogyakarta Biennale Newsletter:
"Hearing the Footsteps of Historical Ghost in Anno Domini", a critical essay about Jompet Kuswidananto's installation in 17th Yogyakarta Biennale Exhibition. This essay published in Omong-omong Media as an official media partner in 17th Yogyakarta Biennale:
"Sandikala Ensemble and Struggle Against Coloniality" (author translation) an essay about experimental sound composition by Sandikala Ensemble, who try to deconstruct conventional art form of Javanese gamelan. This essay published in Bahasa Indonesia as:
Amos. "Sandikala Ensamble dan Upaya Melampaui Kolonialitas." Salihara. 17 Feb 2023
https://salihara.org/sandikala-ensemble-dan-upaya-melampaui-kolonialitas/
Conference Presentation
"Can Subaltern Write History?: Postcolonial Inquiry Within Indonesian Historiography Polemics" presented at Literature and Ideas Festival (LIFEs) Salihara 2023.
"Onatani Sarawandan, Family History, and Banda Massacre 1621: An Autoethnographic Study" presented at Yogyakarta Biennale Equator Symposium 2022.
“Cultural Resilience in Traditional Art of Banda People: A Historical Study” presented at International Conference on Indonesian Culture (ICONIC), 22-24 August 2022, organized by Ministry of Education and Culture.
“Spice & Subaltern History: An Alternative Reading of Spice Historiography” presented at International Forum on Maritime Spice Trading Routes and Cultural Encounters in Indo-Pacific: Past, Present and Future, 2021. Organized by Maranatha Christian University, ICOSMOS, Fujian Normal University, and Negeri Rempah Foundation.
WORKSHOP & ART COURSE
Performing Art Critic Workshop, Jakarta Theatre Festival & Jakarta Art Council.
July 2023.
Art critic class, performing art critic workshop, performing art publication. Held by oldest theatre festival in Southeast Asian which is Jakarta Theatre Festival and collaboration with Jakarta Art Council.
Extension Course in Driyarkara School of Philosophy.
February - July 2021.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Coordinator for upcoming Equator Symposium 2024 held by Yogyakarta Biennale.
February 2024 - Now
Writing the fundamental concept, designing a symposium concept, coordinating its implementation, designing events, publishing ideas and writings, etc.
Facilitator and curator for Asana Bina Seni exhibition held by Yogyakarta Biennale.
April - August 2024.
Writing the curatorial concept, exhibition-making, coordinating the exhibition events, publishing ideas and writings, etc.
Public education team at "Titen" exhibition held by Yogyakarta Biennale 2023.
October - November 2023.
Writing publication, providing curatorial talks and forum for the public, guiding a curatorial tour at exhibition, etc.
Writer at Jalur Rempah by Directorate General of Culture,
Ministry of Education and Culture.
November 2022 - January 2023.
Wrote monthly essays in art and culture topics about Spice Route in 'Jalur Rempah' website (https://jalurrempah.kemdikbud.go.id)
Freelance Research Assistant.
August 2022 - Now.
Providing archive and primary document for art & cultural studies research. Mainly, archival source about 19th-20th century art in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
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