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Running a fishery boat is a labour-intensive operation, and out in the high seas and far from home, the seamen who work on these ships are often vulnerable to abuse by their employers. Under harsh and often exploitative working conditions, some workers have died onboard under uncertain or unclear circumstances. When this happens, employers often wrap the deceased’s body in tarpaulin to either store in a large freezer or to dump overboard.
Larung focuses on the predicament of Indonesian seamen. Whilst the word larung means to float or cast something out to sea in the Indonesian language, it has also taken on a second meaning to reference commemorative funerals that the deceased’s colleagues organise. Drawing on the genre of Pop Melayu, Larung features a crooning, melancholic tune that recounts the workers’ experiences of being marooned at sea and their deep desire for the shore. Filmed on a set, Larung recreates an imaginary sea burial with a group of fashionably dressed punk rock-fishermen who move intentionally and in slow motion—their movements choreographed to the rhythms of the song, the sea waves and the weight of their lived realities.
About the Artist
Riar Rizaldi works as an artist and filmmaker. He works predominantly with the medium of moving images and sound, both in the black-box of cinema settings as well spatial presentation as installation. His artistic practice focuses mostly on the relationship between capital and technology, labour and nature, worldviews, genre cinema, and the possibility of theoretical fiction. His works have been shown at various international film festivals (including Locarno, IFFR, FID Marseille, Viennale, BFI London, Cinema du Reel, Vancouver, etc.) as well as Centre Pompidou Paris (2021), Museum of Modern Art (2024), Whitney Biennial (2024), Taipei Biennial (2023), Istanbul Biennial (2023), Venice Architecture Biennale (2021), Biennale Jogja (2021), National Gallery of Indonesia (2019), and other venues and institutions. In addition, recent solo exhibitions and focus programs of his works had been held at Gasworks London (2024), Z33 Hasselt (2024), Centre de la photographie Genève (2023), and Batalha Centro de Cinema Porto (2023) amongst others.
Riar’s film Tellurian Drama (2020) won Silver Screen Award - Best Southeast Asian Short Film at SGIFF 2020 and Honourable Mention in International Short Film Competition at DOK Leipzig 2021 amongst other awards. His first feature Monisme (2023) won Golden Hanoman Award at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2023 and Best Feature Film at Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival 2023.
About Lost & Found: Sea Chanty Project
Lost & Found: Sea Chanty Project is the first pillar of Lost & Found, a multi-phased curatorial project exploring the significance of archival documentation and records through artistic practices. By studying how artists collect what seems uncollectable, assemble that which resists assembly, and present that which defies visibility, Lost & Found engages with questions concerning the authoritative voice of archives and history.
The Sea Chanty Project seeks to breathe new life into traditional work songs from sea regions through a contemporary interpretations showcased in a music. Collaborations between musicians, ethnomusicologists and visual artists will result in a unique production that explores the connections between sea and labour. By connecting the rhythm of the waves and music, the project will provide a fresh perspective on the relationship between human and the sea.
The commissioned videos will be streamed and released online for public viewing.
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