And that again raises the question: is what can be seen actually intended for the Western viewer? And if not, for whom then? For the local population and the local contexts in which these works were made? Sure, that was the general starting point. And for the colleagues and artists inside and outside the majelises? For them probably the result is less important than the processes that led to it.
Étiquette : lumbung
a rice barn where a village community jointly stores (part of) its harvests (those who have nothing left themselves, leave nothing behind). That stock is collectively managed for times of need. According to ruangrupa, the basic values of lumbung, as also reflected by the invited artists in their practice, are: generosity, humor, local anchoring, independence, regeneration, transparency and sufficiency.
rivieren & meren - rivières & lacs - rivers & lakes 