BAKUDAPAN is study group that discuss ideas on food, where food can be an instrument to speak about broader issues, such as politics, social, gender, economy, philosophy, art, and culture. The main scheme in their projects is to do cross reference and research about food, which have trajectory between art, ethnography, research and practice. In doing research, we interested to explore and experiment with the methods and forms, from arts (performance, artistic setting, exhibition, etc) to daily life practices (cooking, gardening, reading, etc).
They have held residencies as well as have their works exhibited at Singapore Art Museum (Singapore, 2024), Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (Japan, 2023), BAK Basis voor Actuele Kunst (Utrecht NL, 2019), Istanbul Design Biennale (Turkey, 2018), Whistable Biennale (UK, 2018), 6th Singapore Biennale (Singapore, 2017), Asia Culture Center (Gwangju, Korea, 2017), Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem (Jakarta, 2017), and Bamboo Curtain Studio (Taipei, 2016). Their work is in the collection of Kadist (Paris FR, New York USA).