PRINTING THE UNPRINTED // INDONESIA PAVILION
9 May - 22 November, 2026

Printing the Unprinted. Indonesia National Pavilion at the 61. Art Biennale
Commisssioner: Endah T.D. Retnoastuti, Director General for Cultural Diplomacy, Promotion and Cooperation Ministry of Culture
Curator: Aminudin TH Siregar
Artists: Agus Suwage, Mariam Sofrina, Nurdian Ichsan, R.E. Hartanto, Theresia Agustina Sitompul, Rusyan Yasin, Syahrizal Pahlevi
Open Monday to Friday, 10am - 5.30 pm, opening hours on weekends: visit the website
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"Printing the Unprinted" features an integrated art project, an artist residency, an exhibition, a workshop, a collaborative initiative, and a symposium. The curatorial framework of is divided into three distinct sections:
Materials and Metaphors of Disappearance
This part showcases works that explore the physical processes of disappearance as reflections of phenomena in the natural world. Examples include erased paintings, corroded or rusted objects, eroded sculptures, and installations that gradually fade over time. The selected media serve as metaphors for reclaiming collective memory, aiding in healing from trauma, or achieving transcendence.
Suppressed Narratives and Unheard Voices
Highlights marginalized or censored stories—of individuals, nations, cultures, or communities, or experiences deliberately ignored or silenced—through drawings, paintings, or printmaking. By re-exposing these narratives through unconventional media, this exhibition awakens voices that have been silenced, marginalized, or drowned out in the bustle of modern life.
The Reversal of Discovery
What if our culture and abundance were always meant to travel the world, shaping it without being stolen? In this sub-theme, global history is reversed through artists' collaboration to create engraved prints, proposing the birth of a new history of discovery, placing the kingdoms in the Archipelago that discover the West, which provides the development of achievements in maritime technology, astronomy, business, agriculture, plantations, arts, natural medicine, and law.
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