In this lecture performance, Jakarta-based artists Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina re-examine the relationship between Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand via the Straits of Malacca, one of the most important waterways in the world.
Responding to state and border controls created from colonialism, nationalism and capitalism, they propose eight ways to penetrate the borders of Singapore without passing official immigration channels – inspired by historical acts of seafaring, smuggling, subversion, and ‘sumpah’.
Name Laundering is part of Irwan and Tita’s ongoing 10-year series of artistic and social interventions reflecting on the geopolitical issues in the Pacific Rim. It has been presented in Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand. The Kuala Lumpur showing is part of Five Arts Centre’s ongoing focus to exchange and share contemporary performance practices in the region.
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