How do we make art about national history and personal narrative, and overcome our fears? In this instalment of Behind the Naratif, two Indonesian artists reflect on their approaches to archives, original art-making, and their recent work for New Naratif.
Author Archives: chitarum
chitarum is a freelance comic artist currently based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Using gel pen on paper to create black and white line drawings, she makes comics which explore and question the grey areas of the society that we live in today. Find her work on Instagram @chitarum.
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Indonesia, 1965: A Conversation With My Parents
My parents lived through Soeharto’s New Order regime. We don’t see eye-to-eye politically, but would I be able to sit with them, listen to their stories, and appreciate their memories?