The ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) has hosted an annual institution-in-residence since 2011. This kind of residency was initiated to support cultural exchange by bringing an international perspective to a local context. This year, ISCP has invited LIR Space, a Yogyakarta-based independent arts institute. LIR has taken over the second floor gallery of ISCP, presenting an exhibition, currently open through April 24, 2020.

LIR Space was established in 2011 by Mira Asriningtyas, a curator and writer, and Dito Yuwono, an artist; the institution’s program ranges from exhibition laboratories and research-based art projects to public programs, residencies, and alternative art education platforms. LIR’s projects are characterized by multidisciplinary collaboration and performative exhibitions, fostering continuous transgenerational transmission of knowledge, memory, and history. Since 2017, LIR has been working on a long-term site-specific project titled 900mdpl in the founders’ hometown of Kaliurang, Indonesia—an aging resort village under an active volcano—with the aim of preserving collective memory.

On February 11 at 6:30pm, Mira Asriningtyas and Dito Yuwono will present a talk about the history and programming of LIR Space.

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