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Penta KLabs (YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019)

Collective Hysteria

A public event that bridges multiple stakeholder. Initiated in 2016, this event was an art project biennale that was located in specific site areas. This annual event was held to better understanding how to deal with city issues as well as the lack of art ecosystem in Semarang. Penta Klabs is not only a contemporary art exhibition but also a stakeholder that involves city-making using individual local’s abilities (architecture, urban planner, etc). The first event was held at Kemijen, a kampoong which is located at a coastal area that dealt with flooding and tidal waves. We try to capture how people becoming resilient to facing daily stressful situations such as flooding. The second one was held at Nongkosawit, a kampoong which deals primarily with water issues. We tried to capture land at Nongkosawit and look at the effect of the water ecosystem. All these festivals happen at Semarang, a capital city for Central Java, Indonesia. This event brings the artist and creator to deal with specific issues. We not only do an exhibition or showcase, we initiate public discussion that invite many stakeholders to talk about specific issues.

SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE 15F, SHIBUYA QWS

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2.28 (fri) – 3.8 (sun) | 11:00 – 21:00

Schedule
  • Admission Free

    * From the B2 floor and the 2nd floor [Office, SHIBUYA @ QWS dedicated entrance], please come to the 15th floor by elevator.

Artist Profile

  • Collective Hysteria

    Collective Hysteria is an artist collective that has been running the Penta KLabs organization since 2004. Our concerns are around community development, youth culture, art and technology and city issues. Our activities include participatory urban planning through art and enrich people’s perspectives by using technology one our own terms by using modest applications. For example, open street maps for mapping and hp can be used as storytelling devices for revealing daily stories in specific places.