Dialogue
May Adadol Ingawanij (Professor of Cinematic Arts; Co-director, Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media, CREAM, University of Westminster); Avni Sethi (interdisciplinary practitioner)
Moderator: Alia Swastika (Director, Biennale Jogja Foundation, and Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry co-curator)
Using rituals, laments and dances alongside their everyday practices, Indigenous women often dig into their rooted and embodied knowledge, connecting local cosmological beliefs and deep relationship with land and water. This panel discusses the interconnectedness of various grassroots movements from different localities within which women become frontiers of the resistance. What are the practices and strategies we can map out and learn from?