BIRDPRAYERS #4

Birdprayers is a response to the contentious issue of religious conflict. Believing that art in public space is one of the most effective means of deconstructing stereotypes, and creating an awareness of diversity and differences. An individuals perspective is closely related to personal values and judgments, but also to the feeling of safety and comfort in one's own environment. Birdprayers attempts to address the relativity of these feelings and peoples sometimes rigid adherence to them. It is an interdisciplinary, intercultural and ongoing art project, which, to strengthen its power to achieve its goals, will be constructed around the world in versions specific to the locale. Each edition of Birdprayers will be accompanied by the video performance "All in the Mind", and will include a combination of installations, sculptures, drawings, paintings, prints, readings, discussions and other forms of communication, sometimes in collaboration with other artists.

Concept and realization: Sara Nuytemans & Arya Pandjalu
Costume design: Susanna Perini (Biasa Artspace, Bali, Indonesia)

#5
Roma, Italy:
Actors: Valerio Gatto Bonanni, Marco Seneghini, Lance Manley, Arya Pandjalu
Supported by: couchsurfing.com, Ozu (creative communitie; ozu.org), Enrica Iaffei and Gabriele De Marco

#4
The Hague, The Netherlands:
Actors: Toni Blokdijk, Joost Leinarts, An3 van der Kluit, Anrold Zwanenburg
Assistant video: Jut van de Made

#3
Istanbul, Turkey:
Actors: Umut Durmuş, Boysan Yakar, Orçun Biricik, Bariş Berker, Emrah Inandim, Karun Tugay Gandir
Preperation assistants in the Netherlands: Tony Blokdijk
Assistants in Istanbul: Bariş Karakof
Photographer: Gülay Ayyıldız Yiğitcan
Supported by: Art on Stage

#2
Yogyakarta, Indonesia:
Actors: Budi "Bodhonk", Andry "Boy", Bayu Widodo, Wawan "Mamang".
Assistants: Andry "Boy"
Photographer: Dwi Rah Manto
Supported by: IVAA Yogyakarta.

#1
Ubud, Indonesia:
Actors: Arya Pandjalu, Awan Yozeffami, I gede Suanda (Sayur), I kadek Budi Ara, I Wayan Sutarna Putra (Nano)
Supported by: Sika Gallery Bali, Stroom Den Haag (SPOT subsidy), Biasa Artspace Bali.

Special thanks to the Sika Family who gave us the great opportunity and support to develop our project and gave us space to work and to exhibit our first Birdprayers exhibition.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• art
• performance
• religion
• intervention
• public