Understanding labour migration in purely economic terms fails to adequately capture why Indonesian women choose to migrate: for some, it is a way to reclaim dignity and reassert agency over their lives.
Author Archives: Konijn Sate
Ghina is a student and freelance illustrator based in DKI Jakarta. Her works are mainly concerned with Indonesian cultures and exploring various styles in digital art. Find her works on Instagram @konijnsate.
Posted inResearch
Kalimantan’s Warning: The Intertwined Dynamics of Environmental Degradation and Internal Migration
For 150 years, migration has helped drive environmental degradation in Kalimantan. But now, in a cruel, reverse twist of fate, environmental degradation is forcing the people of Kalimantan to migrate. This fate awaits us all unless we can overturn fundamental assumptions about natural resources, nationalism, colonialism, capitalism, and development.
Posted inBehind the Naratif
chitarum and Konijn Sate on Rooting Art in Family and History
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.
Posted inOpinion
Peeling Back the Facade of Indonesia’s Colonial New Capital
Indonesia’s decision to move its capital from Jakarta to a new city in East Kalimantan excluded local and indigenous communities from the planning process. Now, Nusantara—an internal colonial project in disguise—threatens their land, culture and livelihoods.