Extraction Echoes is an international exhibition by Videocity and Forum Sudut Pandang. It is supported by the British Council and co-curated by Friend Polina Chizhova. It takes place in 3 different locations around the world, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Jakarta and Palu in Indonesia.
The collaborative exhibition project “Extraction Echoes” brings together Indonesian and British video works and explores the histories and contemporaneities of extraction and its impact on nature.
“Extraction Echoes” invites us to reflect on the complex relations surrounding extraction in the UK and Indonesian socio-cultural-geographical contexts, presenting video works that emphasise the interconnection between humans and our environments. From the depletion of natural resources and the heritage of coal mining to folk tales, the range of artistic positions invites us to reflect on our past, current and potential relationships with nature, whether harmonious, destructive or in an interlaced in-between.
As the Palu landscape is visibly modified by human intervention and the digital is becoming a global site of extraction, where each interaction has material consequences, landscapes continue to be shaped by human activities. Drawing threads across spatial and temporal distances, the videos question this myriad of complex relations and represent the possibility of a new beginning. How can we rebuild a broken kinship?
Project webpage: https://www.videocity.org/extraction-echoes
Launch event
There will be a launch screening and Q&A of “Extraction Echoes” video work at the Tyneside Cinema (26 August at 6pm). The launch will present 6 works by the feature UK and Indonesia-based artists.
Sarah Adilah – Typo (as if Typo), 2025 – 3:00 mins
Vania Qanita Damayanti – A Folk Tale From The Forest, 2022 – 8:34 mins
Sel MacLean – Coal, 2025 -5:36 mins
Jazmin Morris and Chris Tegho – When T-Rex Dreams of Mangoes & Figs, 2024 – 7:52 mins
Sound: Louis Jack
Amanda Loomes – Whole, 2018 -10:00 mins
Kristo Robot – Lako, 2021 – 5:40 mins
The informal screening will be followed by a Q&A from the team behind “Coal” – a short film weaving contemporary dance and archival imagery to explore coal extraction in the North East.
The event is free but you will need to register for a ticket at Eventbrite.
The exhibition features artists: Sarah Adilah, Vania Qanita Damayanti, Sel MacLean, Jazmin Morris and Chris Tegho, Amanda Loomes, Kristo Robot..It is curated by: Polina Chizhova, Rahmadiyah Tria Gayathri, Chiara Giardi, Muhammad Rizki
We have featured Videocity exhibitions curated by Friend Polina in the past. Videocity is an international curator-artist network promoting video art in public spaces with the aim to discuss current social issues and connect art with everyday life. Unlike monuments or other public artworks located in a city, presenting video art as a medium is a new technology-driven way to engage with audiences familiar with the digital world. The video art Videocity curates sheds new light on everyday environments, interplaying with the setting and the changing environment of public space. In turn, the exhibition location influences the way video works are experienced and perceived, with life becoming a soundtrack and framework. You can find out more about the organisation on their website. https://www.videocity.org/videocity
Exhibition dates:
Tyneside Bar & Café, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle : 26.08 – 7.09.2025
Kongsi 8, Jakarta, Indonesia: 6.09 – 28.09.2025
Marlah! Hub, Palu, Indonesia: 8.09. – 18.09.2025
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