Past Event October 27-1, 2015 Bar Luna Basement (downstairs in Casa Luna, Jalan Raya Ubud, Opposite the Puri Lukisan)

Photo exhibition “Act of Living” and book launch of The Herb Feith Translation Series on 1965 Tragedy

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Exhibition datesOct 27 – Nov 1, 9am – 10.30pm daily
Opening inviteOctober 27, 6.30pm

The Act of Living captures the lives of female survivors from the 1965 communist coup in Indonesia. Watch the lives of political prisoners form Jogjakarta, Kupang and Buru Island unfold in front of the lens. Photographer Anne-Cecile Esteve

The opening invite includes:

The Herb Feith Translation Series, ‘Translating Accounts of the 1965-66 Mass Violence in Indonesia’ launch at 6.30-8.00pm. Books in the series include:

  • Forbidden Memories: Women’s experiences of 1965 in Eastern Indonesia, Edited by Mery Kolimon, Liliya Wetangterah and Karen Campbell-Nelson. Translated by Jennifer Lindsay.
  • Breaking the Silence: Survivors Speak about 1965–66 Violence in Indonesia, Edited by Putu Oka Sukanta. Translated by Jennifer Lindsay.
  • Truth Will Out: Indonesian Accounts of the 1965 Mass Violence, Edited by Dr Baskara T Wardaya SJ. Translated by Jennifer Lindsay.

RSVP for the book launch: 25 October to Jemma Purdey (jemma.purdey@monash.edu)

Link: http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/program/art-exhibition-the-act-of-living/