Taiwanese artist Syaman Misrako participated in the group exhibition ”art the fact 2.0: The Stories that Connecting Us“ a contemporary Indonesian art exhibition curated by significant curators Irsyad Leihitu, Supratikno Rahardjo, Hilman Handoni, at the Museum Bahari Jakarta from 7 July to 7 December, 2023.

In collaboration with DIGIKARA, Makassar City Museum, Art Museum Management Unit, KamiSketches National Gallery, SUAVEART and Indonesia Hidden Heritage, Museum Bahari presents a temporary exhibition that broadly discusses the Austronesian Nation presented in a combination of educational information and beautiful art installations. Through this exhibition, it is hoped that the public, especially the younger generation, will recognize the richness of Indonesia’s maritime history and nurture a sense of pride and love for our dear home, Indonesia.

The group exhibition ”art the fact 2.0: The Stories that Connecting Us“ presents that reflect the long journey across the vast ocean. Austronesian people has the continuous act of existing in many forms. It begins with a word – Austronesian language, Macassan marege connection, Ipanitika – the traces of Austronesian ancestors’ voyages, the tale about animals and plants on the boat, and the multiple interpretation of creativity.

If there is one thing (of many) to take away from the Austronesian-speaking people, it’s: kembara, kelana, or in international terms “diaspora”. Regardless of the origin theory, without the wanderings of our ancestors (who may not have been just one we would only live in one spot. However, we know that Austronesian people eventually migrated. They racked their brains to travel the seas with rafts, canoes, boats and outriggers. To be able to withstand the waves. These wandering people sorted and separated useful animals and plants that they could travel with in their simple boats. By traveling, they became adept at reading the waves and constellations as a guide to direct them. In other words, it was this wandering that led Austronesian people to innovation and creativity!

Indonesian well-known media ZNN, InfoPublik, Nasionalpos, Helo Indonesia provided an extensive coverage of the group exhibition ”art the fact 2.0: The Stories that Connecting Us“ and 46 anniversary celebration. “The hope is that this exhibition can be useful for all and can build the younger generation’s awareness of culture, be motivated by historical reasoning through old heritage, and awaken their love for the nation’s rich history,” said Iwan in Jakarta, Saturday 8/7/2023. “It is important for all of us, especially the younger generation, to be able to better understand their identity and pass on an understanding of how this country was formed into a strong and resilient nation with a variety of cultures embedded in it.”

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https://zonanusantaranews.com/nasional/rayakan-hari-jadi-museum-bahari-ke-46-disbud-dki-gelar-pameran-temporer-art-the-fact-2/; https://nasionalpos.com/rayakan-hari-jadi-museum-bahari-ke-46-disbud-dki-gelar-pameran-temporer-art-the-fact-2-0/; https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3625188/dki-kembali-selenggarakan-pameran-seni-temporer-di-museum-bahari; https://heloindonesia.com/traveling/5345/sambut-hut-museum-bahari-ke-46-pameran-temporer-artthefact-20-resmi-dibuka-untuk-umum

More information for ”art the fact 2.0: The Stories that Connecting Us“:
https://www.instagram.com/digikara.id/
https://m.beritajakarta.id/siaran-pers/provinsi/read/4217-SP-HMS-07-2023

The Museum Bahari is one of the Cultural Heritage Buildings located on the coast of Jakarta which holds a myriad of valuable historical values, which makes the Management Unit of Museum Kebaharian Jakarta that houses the former spice warehouse building to be able to manage it properly. This is to ensure that the Museum Bahari will always be able to present its beautiful existence for generations to come.