Domestik/Publik (2020)
Riar Rizaldi (IDN)
Domestik/Publik reflects the notions of sound and spatial knowledge as conceived by Indonesian domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong. The first part of the piece focuses on a "public ear" while the second half is an investigation into a "domestic ear".
A soundscape of Sunday at Victoria Park, the weekly women’s rights speech, public radio-karaoke, the soundtrack for Jaranan dance and a composed noise of domestic utensils are presented in this sonic-narrative that mimics the aesthetic of radio play.
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 science, technology, labour, and nature, worldviews, genre cinema, and the possibility of theoretical fiction. His works have been shown at various international film festivals (including Berlinale, Locarno, IFFR, etc.) as well as Centre Pompidou Paris (2021), Museum of Modern Art (2024), Whitney Biennial (2024), Taipei Biennial (2023), and other venues and institutions. In addition, recent solo exhibitions and focus programs of his works had been held at Gasworks London (2024), Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) London (2024) amongst others.