At Johar Baru, there was two area, Galur and Paris City, separated by a canal. So many people spent their time at the edge of the canal, such as playing with their pets, the racing pigeons. The bird cages was built up on the board rooted in the edge of…
Film and Video
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Senen at Noon
Senen Market is a very crowded place. Multi-storey building as a shopping center where you can buy anything. Thousands of people, traders and buyers, throng the Senen Market everyday. In such situation, there was a small chamber, next to a public toilet, which was functionalized as a praying space for…
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Imaginati
Recording the atmosphere at an old movie theater, Grand Theater Senen, located in Senen Subdistrict, Central Jakarta, Imaginati is a visual narration of subaltern space where social aberrations were as a concrete manifestation of stereotypical images of "second-class cinema". The manifestation was inherent in the architectural landscape of the cinema…
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Kinetika
The 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 pattern…
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Today’s Match
In 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 shuttlecocks are…
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To the North
Senen 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 a…
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The Rainmaker
The 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 village of Paseban. The female…
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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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Elesan Deq A Tutuq
Elesan Deq a Tutuq (Indonesian title: The Unfinished Stream) is Forum Lenteng’s fourth feature-length documentary. The film explores the lives of two generations, each represented by a central figure whose social roles are deeply embedded within the community of Pemenang, North Lombok. Through their parallel trajectories, the film examines the…
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The Dragon Who Walks On The Water
The Dragon Walks on Water (Indonesian title: Naga yang Berjalan di atas Air) is a feature-length documentary produced as part of an effort to chronicle the socio-cultural history of South Tangerang City. The film centers on the life of Kang Sui Liong, a temple caretaker who has lived for decades…