Sixpack

Description

Gudskul Collective Studies is a programme created by Gudskul Ekosistem. During this two-year programme, the collectives shared and exchanged their knowledge and experiences about economic sustainability, local practices and local traditions in contemporary art. They worked on building a Lumbung, a traditional Indonesian storage system used by farmers. A Lumbung collects surplus crops after harvest for the whole community to use during tough times, not just for individual needs. This idea of a Lumbung represents how collectives can support each other by pooling their resources, like materials, programmes and people.

The sixth batch of this programme, in partnership with de Appel Curatorial Programme and Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam, has created a collective of collectives called Sixpack, including five participating art collectives from different parts of Indonesia: Indonesia Art Movement (Jayapura), Makmur Djaja (Jakarta), Pasir Putih (Lombok), Riwanua (Makassar) and Ruang SimpaSio (Larantuka).