#2016BestMoments - Indonesian Contemporary Art & Design 2016

ICAD 2016 Committee

Another project done in 2016, #ICAD7SCENES by @ICADartura.

Thank you for the opportunity and trust to learn and grow together from #ICAD2014. 
Can't wait to see the more of the upcoming Indonesian Contemporary Art & Design in 2017.

🤓🙏🏿💖✨ 

#2016bestmoments

#2016BestMoments - Kesempurnaan Cinta season 2

All photos courtesy of Ratih Kumala

As the year 2016 coming to an end, i would like to take a moment to humbly thank Limelight Pictures for giving me a precious chance to be one of their scriptwriter for Kesempurnaan Cinta series season 2 (created by remarkably talented people from Limelight Pictures: Mas Dyan Sunu Prastowo, Bang Omar Olly, the scriptwriter team Mbak Ratih Kumala, Dewi Pramita, @nikotopia8, @luviemelati, @feikassy, @oliviadenny27 and aired on NET TV). 

Thank you for the opportunity, guidance, and all the coaching moments i really need. Really admire all your passions, hardwork, great skills and i'm very lucky to be able to learn from the best 😍🙏🏿💖✨ 

In case you missed the series, you can watch them online.

#2016BestMoments - Coca Cola's #RayakanNamaMu Campaign by Anatman Pictures

Received a message from Tasha May that my face was on the big screen for #CocaCola campaign, #RayakanNamaMu (produced and developed by Anatman Pictures) at Citra Pariwara 2016 lol. 

Big shout out for you guys for winning gold for film category, silver for @hijup digital campaign and 3rd place for Digital Agency of the year 2016. 

So happy to hear the news and worked with such a talented team. 

More projects to come in 2017! 😍👏🏿👍🏿🙏🏿💖✨ 

p.s: I was just helping the Production Assistant Tasya Anindita and the Associate Director Dennis Hasangapon to find some talents for this project; but the issue that the campaign brought up is very related to me, because I was bullied for years with some sort of nickname which made me believe it as my true identity, which actually wasn't.

They asked me to share my story, and apparently the client liked it, so there you go; I was the part of the campaign. 

You can take a look at the full video (directed by: Mahatma Putra) here.

[WALL'S INDONESIA] Ramadhan #JadiHappy

Months ago, I received an assignment to create a content marketing for Wall's Indonesia.
The mission was to introduce their Wall's Happy Delivery packages.

Buat Tamu Silaturahmi Makin #JadiHappy

[PRESS RELEASE] Mars - The Movie

Wrote the press release for film launching "Mars - The Movie" by Multi Buana Kreasindo dan Leica Production in December 2014.

Director: Sahrul Gibran

Producer: Andy Shafik

Scriptwriter: John De-Rantau

Casts: Kinaryosih, Acha Septriasa, Jajang C. Noor, Teuku Rifnu

The movie was out at the Indonesian theater at 4th May 2016. Watch the movie trailer here.

[AWKWARD BEAR] Poetry/Noise Project

AWKWARD BEAR is a spoken word poetry/noise project from Paul Agusta and Stephanie Mamonto. It sounds like words, bursting at the seams and thrown from mind, memories being immortalized although has been distorted by reality, hope, misplaced feelings, and isolation.

The experimental project combines spoken word poetry and distorted sound as an effort to see how these pieces reinterpreted itself during the process to get back the real meaning of its words.

Members: Paul Agusta (mixing and composing) Stephanie Mamonto (spoken word poetry)

Here is our opening video, with the help of our friends:

P.S: AWKWARD BEAR is pretty much a statement for my poetry performance from 2016. I will not go back to the old performing ways. I will only take you further.

[PERFORMANCE] Febricated with AWKWARD BEAR

FEBRICATED - Press Release (in Indonesian)

Setelah sukses dengan acara Messier 24 di penghujung tahun lalu, HOS kembali dengan FEBRICATED yang akan diadakan pada tanggal 6 Februari 2016 di Mondo by The Rooftop (Rossi Musik) dan dimeriahkan oleh band-band yang tentunya tak kalah seru dari para penampil sebelumnya. Nama FEBRICATED sendiri berasal dari kata dalam bahasa Inggris “fabricated” yang memiliki makna bebas membangun sesuatu dengan mengombinasikan berbagai materi yang dirasa cocok dengan misi yang diusung HOS, yaitu menghancurkan batas skena dan eksklusivitas yang selama ini telah menjadi rahasia umum. Oleh karena itu, HOS sengaja mengundang para penampil yang membawakan berbagai aliran musik, sehingga event musik dapat kembali kepada kodratnya, yaitu menjadi sebuah perayaan untuk semua kalangan.

Berikut lineup FEBRICATED, yang akan dimeriahkan oleh band-band yang tentunya sudah tak asing bagi Anda, seperti:

Avhath

Imagined Sounds

Raincoat

Marsh Kids

Gizpel

Laguna! Bang! Bang!

AWKWARD BEAR

DJ Set:

MMS

Fever Soundsystem

Satomata

Ari

MC: Individual Distortion

HTM: Rp35.000

Doors open at 3PM.

Tentang HOS 

HOS (House of Silitonga) adalah sebuah gerakan untuk mengeksplorasi venue baru bagi para musisi untuk berekspresi. Gerakan ini lahir karena kami melihat banyaknya musisi lokal namun sedikit sekali acara bahkan tempat yang memungkinkan kami untuk melakukannya.

I performed with AWKWARD BEAR, my poetry/noise project with Paul Agusta. You can watch our performance here. As I said earlier on the show: "We're not a fucking band. We're here to ruin your hopes and expectations."

Captured by: Norman Permadi

Captured by: Avinnala Yunus

The awesome AWKWARD BEAR video art was shot and edited by Kyo Hayanto with Ezra Silitonga’s help for the art direction.

Our deepest gratitude for Mahatma Putra and Anatman Pictures for lending us the lighting equipment to shoot the awesome videos. 

Watch all the performances here by Bramaditya Dimas Andika.

You can also read the preview by Sub-Cult here.

Again, thank you for all the supports!

[PERFORMANCE] MESSIER 24 with Amukredam

MESSIER 24 - Press Release (in Indonesian)

Berawal dari obrolan ringan untuk merayakan ulang tahun bersama, beberapa di antara kami yang bernaung di bawah zodiak Sagittarius melontarkan ide untuk membuat Gig Birthday sebagai obat rindu sekaligus nostalgia dan kembali ke masa di mana tuntutan karier belum sepelik saat ini.

Kekeringan event annual yang meramaikan ibu kota tiga tahun terakhir ini tak hanya karena kesibukan pribadi saja, melainkan juga event annual dan venue yang mendukungnya satu per satu mati. Oleh karena itu, untuk mengenang kejayaan di masa lalu, kami bermaksud mengulangnya kembali di penghujung tahun ini melalui Messier 24.

Berikut line up Messier 24, yang akan dimeriahkan oleh band-band yang tentunya sudah Anda kenal, seperti:

Jirapah 
Individual Distortion 
Vague
Future Collective 

Memperkenalkan kembali:

Amukredam, yang memutuskan untuk kembali aktif dengan line-up yang tersisa.

Hara, solo project ex frontman Swimming Elephant aka Yogaswara, yang dibantu oleh Tida Wilson dari Future Collective, Deva dari Polka wars, Ade Paloh, dan Binsar dari Marsh Kids, akan melantukan single barunya setelah memutuskan bersolo karier. 
Album single mereka akan launching pada tanggal 25 December 2015 secara digital.

AWKWARD BEAR, sebuah experimental project yang menggabungkan sound dari Paul Agusta (The Polar Bear is Dying) dan puisi/spoken words dari Stephanie Mamonto. Project ini juga menjadi ajang comeback bagi Paul Agusta setelah lama meninggalkan ranah noise.

Cause 
Band Bogor yang membawa angin segar bagi dunia musik dan siap melebarkan sayap mereka lebih luas.

Fever! Soundsystem 
Spinner andalan Cafe Mondo yang kini telah pindah ke Rossi, Fatmawati.

Tentang Messier 24 
Messier 24 adalah sebuah gerakan untuk mengeksplorasi venue baru bagi para musisi untuk berekspresi. Gerakan ini lahir karena kami melihat banyaknya musisi lokal namun sedikit sekali acara bahkan tempat yang memungkinkan kami untuk melakukannya.

Captured by: Dias Isa Arasy

I performed "The Art of Natural Dy(e)ing" for the very first time with Amukredam. It was taken from my poetry that I wrote first at 2012 as part of my experiment with tanka poetry, but then expanded it into longer version at 2014/2015. You can read it here. 

You can watch the video here. 

My project with Paul Agusta, AWKWARD BEAR was cancelled to perform just one day before the d-day because Paul’s dad (Leon Agusta) passed away. Our performance were replaced by Seaside. Such an honour.

You can also read the preview by Jakarta Post and Sub-Cult. 

Watch the full performances here. All videos by Bramaditya Dimas Andika.

Thank you for all of your supports!

[OBR INDONESIA - Poetry] I Think I and Rok Mini Don't Belong in This City

My poetry, “I Think I and Rok Mini Don’t Belong in This City” was published in ONE BILLION RISING INDONESIA to support their 2016 agenda.

I wrote the poetry as a resistance of sexual harassment that women got from men in public transportation, the case we never rest.

To know more abour OBR Indonesia, click here.

[INCLOVER MAGAZINE] Sydney: Home for The Coffee Worshippers

Featured in Inclover Magazine Issue 4 2015 edition

Words and Photos by: Stephanie Mamonto

Strolling around the heart of the city and tried their best coffee. I have to thank Margaret Laurens, my long lost best friend who apparently is a coffee snob, to take me to her favorite coffee spots. This article is dedicated for you and all the coffee worshippers around the world.

[INCLOVER MAGAZINE] Haines & Hinterding's: Energies

Featured in Inclover Magazine Issue 4 2015 edition

Words and Photos by: Stephanie Mamonto

Art review about Energies by Haines and Hinterding at Museum of Contemporary Arts Australia, Sydney. Went there at the end of winter season last August 2015.

Read also the story at their website here

[MEN'S FOLIO INDONESIA] Traveling in Seoul and Tokyo + How to Live Like a Local

Featured in MEN'S FOLIO Indonesia Magazine November-December 2015 edition

By: Stephanie Mamonto

Been asked about myself and my characteristics in the form of a city and "Jakarta" was the very first one popped up in my mind. The reasons I gave were because in Jakarta everything is full of contradictions and passing you by in a very rapid movement. Just like me and everything in my life. 

I wrote 2 articles about travelling in Seoul and Tokyo, also how to live like a local there.

Enjoy!