Rituals of Repair by Arahmaiani and Ines Katamso

ISA Art Gallery presents a duo presentation entitled ‘Rituals of Repair’ by Arahmaiani and Ines Katamso for S.E.A. Focus 2026, themed The Humane Agency and curated by John Tung. Grounded in the ecological histories of Java, the presentation brings together two practices that engage land, labor, and belief systems shaped by long trajectories of transformation. S.E.A. Focus is presented in conjunction with ART SG, forming part of a shared platform for regional and international exchange.

Through social engagement, mythological frameworks, and material processes, Arahmaiani and Ines Katamso approach agency as a form of care, attentiveness, and ethical action. Their works position artistic practice not as ideology, but as a lived and relational response to fragile ecologies, foregrounding humane agency as something enacted through proximity, responsibility, and repair.