An Evening With ruangrupa @Nieuwe Instituut harvest by Isabel Bruijstens, November 2024
A large table, decorated with a soft, red cloth and books and snacks scattered across it, stands in front of the audience. The latter are seated on stairs-like benches going up in height as one moves further to the back of the Nieuwe Instituut’s auditorium. One of the first things Reza Afisina (ruangrupa) voices, is the wish to break through the literal and figurative hierarchy of the room. Angga Cipta (Gudskul), proposes to start the evening with a check-in ritual and asks: when was the last time you went to a sports match in a sports arena?