The timeless appeal of Indonesian craftsmanship is modernized in contemporary production. An immersive crochet installation amazes the audience as they were entering a world of colors, shapes, materials, and surprisingly cohesive techniques. Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Service, Jakarta Capital City Government, and Indonesian Contemporary Art (ICAD) presents “Weaving the World” by ICAD Collective.

Curator Diana Nazir, Amanda Ariawan, assistant curator, and Andika Frestian artistic director, present a space that is an attempt at unification, coexistence and intersection of elements that are only a part by themselves: art and design, craftsmanship and technology, softness and hardness, slowness and speed, become, on this occasion, part of a whole, complete and totalizing. The unifying element is the act of weaving, perceived as a balance of contrasts. The exhibition presents the collaboration between manufacturing, visual art, graphics, and design. Pieces inspired by traditional craftsmanship coexist with modern design furniture skillfully mixed with the timeless charm of original Indonesian production and forays into the world of fashion with important material and morphological explorations.