15:00 – 15:10  Introduction

15:10 – 15:40  Presentation of video work

15:40 – 16:10  Cooking and tasting session

16:10 – 16:40  Open discussion and Q&A

Elia Nurvista (Artist)

Elia Nurvista (b. 1983) is an artist based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She obtained her B.F.A. in visual arts from Indonesia Institute of Fine-Art. Her artistic practice intersects with the boundaries between art and social research, and she is keen to further pursue experiments on developing the possible forms of these two fields and pushing their limits. Nurvista is interested in creating and engaging with projects regarded as critical, leading us to imagine the world we desire. Through these approaches, she attempts to create open dialogues in order to generate social negotiation over existing values. Many of her works concern food, her interest in which is related to issues arising as a result of cooking and eating. Through her observations, these seemingly mundane acts become historicized and recognized as sites of political conflict. At times, they are simply drawn as personal memories.

In 2015, Elia Nurvista initiated Bakudapan, an anthropological food study group based in Yogyakarta which positions food as an entry point for research on issues in the fields of economics, labor, politics, gender, and art. Through this platform, the group experiments with various art media, such as installation, performance, simulation, and video, and then adopts them as tools and methodologies for research.

Elia Nurvista has previously participated in numerous exhibitions and programs including: “Früchtlinge” (Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2019); “How Little You Know About Me” (National Museum of Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea, 2018); OK. Video Ruangrupa “OpenLAB” residency program (Jakarta, Indonesia, 2017); “Politics of Food” Residency Program (Delfina Foundation, London, UK, 2014); “Adiboga Wonoasri, an Experimental Kitchen and Pop-up Restaurant” (Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2013); and the Jakarta Biennale (2013).

Yan Fang (Curator of Public Programs, UCCA)

Yan Fang is an art critic and curator of public programs at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art. She graduated from University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne with a Master’s degree in History of Art: History of Art and Philosophy, and has previously worked at the Musée national d’Art moderne/Centre Pompidou.