Di Balik Panggung Peneliti/Behind The Stage of Researcher (I)

Cerita dan proses kreatif di balik penelitian seringkali mendapatkan porsi yang jauh lebih kecil ketimbang hasil temuan dari penelitian tersebut ketika dipublikasi dalam bentuk buku, jurnal, atau majalah. Bincang-bincang kali ini mengajak dua peneliti untuk berbagi kisah “di balik panggung” penelitian yang pernah dan sedang mereka lakukan. Kita akan menyimak cerita Arianna Mercado yang meneliti tentang jaringan informal inisiatif seni di Asia Tenggara. Sementara itu, Putra Hidayatullah akan menyajikan cerita bagaimana praktik yang ia lakukan sebagai seorang peneliti dan akademisi berkaitan dengan praktik seni kontemporer.

Ariana Mercado adalah pekerja kebudayaan asal Manila dan saat ini tinggal di London. Ia meraih gelar Master of Fine Art in Curating dari Goldsmiths, University of London.

Putra Hidayatullah adalah penulis asal Banda Aceh. Ia menyelesaikan program master di bidang Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa studies di SOAS, University of London.

Research published in the forms of a journal, book, or magazine do not really tell us the whole story that transpires the research. Most of the time the focus is on the findings, while the story, the creative process, and the catalyst that transpires the research are less elaborated. In this talk, we are going to dig more stories from researchers. Arianna will talk about her research on informal networks of Southeast Asian artist-run initiatives and Putra will talk on how his practice as a trained scholarly correct researcher, linked to the contemporary arts practices.

Arianna Mercado is an art and cultural worker from Manila currently based in London. She received her MFA in Curating from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Putra Hidayatullah is a writer based in Banda Aceh. He completed his Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa at SOAS, University of London.