Indonesia X Australia
2025 International Cultural Exchange
'Expanding Surrounding' is led by Art et al. and Tab Space in Bandung, in partnership with Jump Left. This exciting project builds on the successful 2024 'Capturing Surrounding' UK/Indonesia collaboration and will generate dynamic peer-to-peer collaborations between Australian and Indonesian neurodivergent and neurotypical artists and organisations.
The collaborations are already underway and gaining momentum. Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa recently had the opportunity to visit Bandung to meet his collaborator Ilham Sadikin in person, bringing their creative dialogue from the digital realm into face-to-face connection. Meanwhile, Claudia Panca Fadilla (Indonesia) and Anna Louise Richardson (Australia) have already held two productive online meetings as they develop their collaborative work.
The project will culminate in a Melbourne-based suite of exhibitions, artist and staff residencies, educational talks, and professional development workshops, creating rich opportunities for artists, staff, and audiences from both countries to engage and learn from each other. The artist residency at Jump Left project space will be undertaken by Adryan Adinugraha from Tab Space, who will travel to Melbourne with two staff members.
This initiative deepens cross-cultural partnerships whilst fostering genuine understanding between our creative communities. It creates mutually beneficial opportunities for both creative and professional growth, building meaningful connections that extend far beyond the project itself.
The collaboration has strong foundations, building on our earlier UK/Indonesia project funded by the British Council. Tab Space, Indonesia's pioneering professional studio for disabled artists, champions their development as professional practitioners.
Exhibition Details
The exhibition runs from October to November 2025 at Jump Left project space in Melbourne, Australia. It will include a launch event with associated public programming, featuring artist talks and workshops. Dates and details will be advised, with public programming to be announced closer to the exhibition.
Proudly supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Creative Australia and Creative Victoria.
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First Meetings
Ilham Sadikin (Indonesia) & Vipoo Srivilasa (Australia)
First meeting between artists, Ilham Sadikin (left) and Vipoo Srivilasa (right).
Vipoo and Ilham in Bandung in June 2025. What a great start to the project! An unexpected in-person meeting between our peer-to-peer artists.
Discussions about art, each other and lunch, what better way to spend a day.
First Meetings
Claudia Panca Fadilla (Indonesia) & Anna Louise Richardson (Australia)
Tab Space staff with Claudia Panca Fadilla in Bandung, Indonesia (top left and bottom), meeting Anna Louise Richardson in Perth, Australia on Zoom in June 2025.
Anna sharing pictures of her farm life in Perth with Claudia.
Claudia showing the Art et al. team and Anna a slideshow about her and her work on Zoom.
Claudia sharing a drawing with Sim from Art et al. of Anna’s family that Anna sent to Claudia over email.