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« L’attente silencieuse »: Antiquités javanaises et photographie au xixe siècle dans les Indes orientales néerlandaises (2024)
Journal Article
Supartono, A. (2024). « L’attente silencieuse »: Antiquités javanaises et photographie au xixe siècle dans les Indes orientales néerlandaises. Photographica, 9, 62-80. https://doi.org/10.4000/12paq

This essay discusses the significant role of archaeological expeditions in the early development of photography in the Dutch East Indies (colonial Indonesia). In the wake of competitive archaeological treasure hunts in the 19th century, the camera wa... Read More about « L’attente silencieuse »: Antiquités javanaises et photographie au xixe siècle dans les Indes orientales néerlandaises.

“The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies (2022)
Book Chapter
Supartono, A. (2022). “The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies. In Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia (307-311). National Gallery of Singapore

In assessing a cropped photograph of a Hindu goddess from the second base relief of the Shiva temple of Parambanan published in De versierende kunsten in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië. Eenige Hindoemonumenten op Midden-Java (the Decorative Arts in the Dutc... Read More about “The Silent Waiting”: Javanese Antiquity and 19th Century Photography in the Dutch East Indies.

Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia (2020)
Journal Article
Supartono, A., & Moschovi, A. (2020). Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 51(3), 343-371. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022463420000508

This article seeks to explore the impact of digital technologies upon the material, conceptual and ideological premises of the colonial archive in the digital era. This analysis is pursued though a discussion of creative work produced during an inter... Read More about Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia.

Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter - Analysis, Artistic Geneology, and Archive (2020)
Book
Supartono, A., & Karsono, S. (Eds.). (2020). Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter - Analysis, Artistic Geneology, and Archive. Jakarta Art Institute Press

Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter brings together 40 years of work explored through inter-disciplinary readings. Dolorosa Sinaga (b. 1953) is one of the most accomplished, celebrated and intriguing figures in Indonesian contemporary art scene. Dolo... Read More about Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter - Analysis, Artistic Geneology, and Archive.

Dolorosa Sinaga: Tubuh, Bentuk dan Substansi - Analisa, Asal-Usul Artistik dan Arsip (2019)
Book
Supartono, A., & Karsono, S. (Eds.). (2019). Dolorosa Sinaga: Tubuh, Bentuk dan Substansi - Analisa, Asal-Usul Artistik dan Arsip. Jakarta Art Institute Press

Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter brings together 40 years of work explored through inter-disciplinary readings. Dolorosa Sinaga (b. 1953) is one of the most accomplished, celebrated and intriguing figures in Indonesian contemporary art scene. Dolo... Read More about Dolorosa Sinaga: Tubuh, Bentuk dan Substansi - Analisa, Asal-Usul Artistik dan Arsip.

Stories Beyond Matter: Catalogue, Gallery, Anthology, and Biography (2019)
Book Chapter
Supartono, A. (2019). Stories Beyond Matter: Catalogue, Gallery, Anthology, and Biography. In Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter (10-39). Jakarta Art Institute Press

Supartono, A. (2019). Stories Beyond Matter: Catalogue, Gallery, Anthology, and Biography. In Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter (10-39). Jakarta, Indonesia: Jakarta Art Institute Press.

Cultural antinomies, creative complicities: Agan Harahap's digital hoaxes (2019)
Book Chapter
Moschovi, A., & Supartono, A. (2019). Cultural antinomies, creative complicities: Agan Harahap's digital hoaxes. In H. Lewi, W. Smith, S. Cooke, & D. vom Lehn (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of New Digital Practices in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Heritage Sites (227-240). Routledge

The chapter explores how creative repurposing of networked photographs and online interactivity may open new channels and networks for the critical re-evaluation of mainstream culture and subcultures, identity politics, history and power structures.... Read More about Cultural antinomies, creative complicities: Agan Harahap's digital hoaxes.

From Singapore with Nature. (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Supartono, A., Renhui, R. Z., Ang, S. N., Marvin, T., & Woong, S. T. From Singapore with Nature. Exhibited at Thessalonika, Greece. 28 September 2018 - 27 January 2019

In this year’s Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, the central exhibition entitled “Capitalist Realism“, which is structured in two large sections, at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, is curated by... Read More about From Singapore with Nature..

From Singapore with Nature (2018)
Book Chapter
Supartono, A. (2018). From Singapore with Nature. In Capitalist Realism: Future Perfect, Past Continuous (200-211)

In 1819, when Stamford Raffles decided to turn the small fishing island at the Malacca strait into a trading port of British East India company, the future of Singapore was sealed.  Highly influenced by then the admirable Adam Smith and David Ricardo... Read More about From Singapore with Nature.

The History of Boys, the MES 56 and Beyond: A survey of Contemporary Photography in Indonesia (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Supartono, A. The History of Boys, the MES 56 and Beyond: A survey of Contemporary Photography in Indonesia. Exhibited at Singapore. 17 March 2017 - 23 April 2017

This inaugural show of “Crossing SEA”, a series of research-based Southeast Asia photographic exhibitions, DECK presented one of the most successful and enduring photography collective in the region: the MES 56 of Yogyakarta, curated by Dr. Alexander... Read More about The History of Boys, the MES 56 and Beyond: A survey of Contemporary Photography in Indonesia.

Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moschovi, A., & Supartono, A. (2016, September). Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia. Paper presented at Association of Southeast Asian Studies UK (ASEASUK) Conference 2016, SOAS, London

This paper seeks to explore the impact of digital technologies upon the material, conceptual and ideological premises of the colonial archive in the digital era. This analysis is pursued though a discussion of the findings of an international, multid... Read More about Contesting colonial (hi)stories: (Post)colonial imaginings of South East Asia.

Lost in Translation (2015)
Journal Article
Cavers, C., & Supartono, A. (2015). Lost in Translation. Ojodepez, 43, 52-57

Is There Such A Thing as Southeast Asian Photography? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Supartono, A. (2015, April). Is There Such A Thing as Southeast Asian Photography?. Paper presented at Making Southeast Asian Cultures: From Region to World

The photography scene in Southeast Asia has developed regionally since the early days of the camera. The flourishing commercial photographic studios in the region (thanks to the success of colonial enterprises that provided sufficient clientele) witn... Read More about Is There Such A Thing as Southeast Asian Photography?.

Colonial Machine: the Image of the Industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Supartono, A. (2014). Colonial Machine: the Image of the Industry. In G. Newton (Ed.), Garden of the East: Photography in Indonesia 1860s-1940s (56-59). National Gallery of Australia

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