The Grammar of Bali’s 1930s Movements

Bandem Kamandalu is an Indonesian archaeologist and anthropological researcher who specializes in studying Dutch colonial-era structures, environmental impact, and the subak irrigation system in Bali. Bandem graduated from the Department of Archaeology at Udayana University, where he studied Dutch colonial-era dam structures in Bali, examining their impact on the environmental landscape and the dynamics of the subak system. He has published several writings on subak, such as Rotting Banyu and Suwinih as the Application of Taxation in Subak Irrigation Water Use and The Distribution of Dam Structures in Bali in the 20th Century. His most recent paper, Forest Fortresses and Water Resilience: Reading the Ethnoecology of the Bali Aga Community in Tigawasa Village, was presented at a symposium organized by Penta K Lab in Semarang.

Bandem Kamandalu adalah arkeolog dan peneliti antropologi Indonesia yang berfokus pada studi struktur peninggalan era kolonial Belanda, dampak lingkungan, serta sistem irigasi subak di Bali. Ia menempuh pendidikan di Jurusan Arkeologi Universitas Udayana, dengan penelitian mengenai struktur bendungan kolonial Belanda di Bali dan pengaruhnya terhadap bentang alam serta dinamika sistem subak. Bandem telah menerbitkan sejumlah tulisan tentang subak, antara lain Banyu Mati, Suwinih sebagai Penerapan Perpajakan dalam Penggunaan Air Irigasi Subak, dan Distribusi Struktur Bendungan di Bali pada Abad ke-20. Makalah terbarunya berjudul Benteng Hutan dan Ketahanan Air: Membaca Etnoekologi Komunitas Bali Aga di Desa Tigawasa, yang ia presentasikan dalam simposium yang diselenggarakan oleh Penta K Lab di Semarang.

Juli Sastrawan is an Indonesian writer and a researcher. Since 2022, he has focused on collective memory, the politics of remembrance, and historical narratives in literature and the arts. In 2024, he undertook a writing residency in Kyoto and served as a Guest Researcher Associate at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. Currently, he is exploring the intersection between fictions and historical memories, particularly in the 1965 tragedy and the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing.

Juli Sastrawan adalah penulis dan peneliti asal Indonesia yang sejak 2022 berfokus pada memori kolektif, politik ingatan, serta narasi sejarah dalam sastra dan seni. Pada 2024, ia menjalani residensi menulis di Kyoto dan menjadi peneliti tamu di Pusat Kajian Asia Tenggara, Universitas Kyoto. Saat ini, ia tengah mengerjakan proyek penulisan yang mengeksplorasi bagaimana fiksi menjadi medium bagi penyintas dan saksi mata Peristiwa 1965 dan Bom Atom Hiroshima.

Putu Sridiniari is an Indonesian cultural researcher, writer, and curator who approaches her work by engaging closely with what is complex, unfinished, or at risk of being forgotten. She researches, writes, and co-produces exhibitions and public programmes with the Futuwonder collective. Previously, she worked as an assistant lecturer at Universitas Pelita Harapan before pursuing Cultural Studies at Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta. Her work spans visual art, archives, and memory, drawing on her background in Visual Communication Design and Cultural Studies. Currently, she is co-authoring the prologue for the republication of Indonesian New Art Movement and continues her project retracing the dynamics surrounding the Seniwati Art Gallery for Women, Bali’s first gender-based art institution. She has presented talks at the São Paulo Bienal (2025), Salt Galata in Istanbul (2024), and China Art Academy in Hangzhou (2024). She also participated in the ICI Curatorial Intensive and Moderna Galerija’s Summer School Our Many Easts in 2024. Her writing has been published in exhibitions in Yogyakarta and Bali.

Putu Sridiniari adalah peneliti budaya, penulis, dan kurator asal Indonesia yang tertarik pada hal-hal kompleks, belum selesai, atau berisiko terlupakan. Ia meneliti, menulis, dan memproduksi pameran serta program publik bersama kolektif Futuwonder. Sebelumnya, ia bekerja sebagai asisten dosen di Universitas Pelita Harapan sebelum melanjutkan studi Kajian Budaya di Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta. Karyanya mencakup seni visual, arsip, dan memori, dengan latar belakang di bidang Desain Komunikasi Visual dan Kajian Budaya. Saat ini, ia menjadi penulis pendamping prolog untuk penerbitan ulang Indonesian New Art Movement dan tengah menelusuri kembali dinamika seputar Seniwati Art Gallery for Women, institusi seni berbasis gender pertama di Bali. Ia pernah menjadi pembicara di São Paulo Bienal (2025), Salt Galata di Istanbul (2024), dan Akademi Seni China di Hangzhou (2024). Selain itu, ia juga mengikuti ICI Curatorial Intensive serta Sekolah Musim Panas Our Many Easts di Moderna Galerija (2024). Tulisan-tulisannya telah dipublikasikan dalam berbagai pameran di Yogyakarta dan Bali.

Si Luh Ayu Pawitri is an Indonesian environmental activist and community leader, currently an active member of the Get Plastic Foundation. She plays a key role in managing and leading the NGO in collaboration with coastal communities affected by waste and pollution. In her spare time, she enjoys writing poetry and essays, and she is working on Dimusim, a platform she is developing with a friend to connect and archive stories about humans and nature. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Udayana University, Bali. For her undergraduate thesis, she examined the influence of Dewi Candraningrum's ecofeminist ideas on the Kendeng community's grassroots movement.

Si Luh Ayu Pawitri adalah aktivis lingkungan dan tokoh masyarakat asal Indonesia yang saat ini aktif sebagai anggota Yayasan Get Plastic. Ia berperan penting dalam mengelola dan memimpin LSM tersebut melalui kolaborasi dengan komunitas pesisir yang terdampak sampah dan polusi. Di waktu luangnya, ia gemar menulis puisi dan esai, serta tengah mengembangkan Dimusim, sebuah platform yang ia rintis bersama seorang teman untuk menghubungkan dan mengarsipkan kisah tentang manusia dan alam. Ia meraih gelar Sarjana Ilmu Politik dari Universitas Udayana, Bali. Untuk skripsinya, ia meneliti pengaruh pemikiran ekofeminis Dewi Candraningrum terhadap gerakan akar rumput komunitas Kendeng.