BIR residensi

«Bersama Inovasi dan Riset - Collaborative Innovation and Research»

Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | BIR residensi

Helmi in his full beauty

Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.

• https://waft-lab.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/
• File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf

• Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/
• Download application here: File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf
• Full project outline here: File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf

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Summary from application to SüdKulturFonds (not received)

With this application to SüdKulturFonds we are eager to enable a longer research residency (6 weeks) for an artist, technologist and educator from Surabaya, Indonesia, Helmi Hardian.

Our collaboration with the invitee has already been established over more than a decade. Hackteria has been very active as an organizer of art, science & technology workshops and international events in Indonesia. Together with Helmi Hardian we have done workshops in local art collectives, exhibitions and universities across Java. Helmi Hardian has also participated at HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta, ROSA Residency in 2022 and has hosted the applicant Marc Dusseiller for the TUAK residensi in Tuban and Surabaya in 2023. We are really looking forward to be able to host him this summer in our own environment in Zürich, aswell as connect to other art, science & technology initiatives in Switzerland. We have already confirmed participation at the SGMK Summercamp and have selected a group of other arists to collaborate with Helmi Hardian.

Helmi Hardian is currently conducting experiments to explore how sound can go beyond visuals in shaping human memory. In June, he will culminate his trial with a tape loop workshop and collaborate with students. Building on his interest, Helmi is also working on transforming sounds produced by generators into visual forms. This idea originated during his participation in the TUAK residensi, which led to the development of a circuit for record and play based on Ralf Schreiber's schematic. During the PCB design process, the idea emerged to convert the electronic schematic into an etching painting. In the upcoming BIR residency program, Helmi Hardian will focus on further developing a sound generator circuit that can be transformed into a captivating visual artwork.

This application is done by the International Hackteria Society in collaboration with other local partners in Switzerland, such as SGMK, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Mechatronische Kunst, with whom we share our lab, studios & public workshop area in Bitwäscherei, Zentralwäscherei, Zürich. With other exhibition organizers in Zürich, WEAREAIA, and Basel, pickpocket space, we have already agreed on additional public presentations and workshops, financed independently of the grant from SüdKulturFonds. Additionally we have an invitation to participate at actvities beyond Switzerland, in Croatia and Germany, but at the time of this application they have not yet been confirmed, but will also not influence the budget applied for. The International Hackteria Society is the main applicant, and Marc Dusseiller will administrate all the finances, reporting and organize the residency, aswell as collaborate on the workshops and research.