Two photography experts will share their knowledge and inspiration, while also opening up a space for dialogue with JIPFest visitors.
JIPFest 2025 features two Public Lecture sessions, all held on weekends at the S. Sudjojono Gallery. This year, in order to support the sustainability of the festival, JIPFest is implementing a Daily Pass or 10-Days Pass ticket system to access the Exhibition, Indonesia Photo Fair, Projection Night, and Talk Show programs at Galeri S. Sudjojono.
Sunday, September 14, 2025 – 16.00 – 17.30 WIB, S. Sudjojono Gallery
Crafting Resilience: Photography, Technology, and Community in Crisis
by Kang Jeauk
Kang Jeauk has led the Art and Disaster project team since 2015. This initiative is a collaborative project that combines art and technology to respond to trauma in disaster-affected areas, from the areas hit by Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines to post-earthquake refugee camps in Nepal. In their workshops, technologies such as 3D printing are also utilized as creative mediums.
This public lecture will demonstrate how photography serves not only as a tool for documentation but also as an active instrument supporting communities amid crises. With technological support, photography becomes a space for rebuilding stories, memories, and social bonds.
Kang Jeauk is a curator and visual artist, as well as the founder and director of the Suwon International Photo Festival and former Curatorial Director of the 4th Jeju Biennale. He leads the Art and Disaster project, which uses art to support trauma recovery in disaster-affected areas in the Philippines and Nepal. Currently, Kang is working on a long-term project in Sebastia, Palestine, and conducting research on the art movement of the Cold War era in the Visegrad Group and East Asia. The works and festivals he initiates often connect Asian and Eastern European perspectives, addressing global issues such as climate change, inequality, and the relationship between humans and the environment.
This session will be conducted in English.
Public Lecture will be available to access by booking a Daily Pass or 10 Days Pass.
Saturday, September 20, 2025 – 16.00 – 17.30 WIB, S. Sudjojono Gallery
Photography as Witness to Environmental Transformation
by Ian Teh
Amidst the rapid pace of environmental change that often goes unnoticed by mainstream media, photography serves as an honest medium for documenting reality. However, undertaking an environmental photography project is no easy feat: it requires intimacy with the subject, significant time investment, and resilience in the face of both technical and emotional challenges.
In his lecture, Ian Teh will share his creative journey in using photography as a form of testimony to environmental damage and injustice. He will also discuss how to sustain long-term projects amid challenges: the fickle nature of public attention, pressure to constantly deliver new stories, and the dilemma between the aesthetics of images and the urgency of conveying realities that are often overlooked.
Ian Teh is an award-winning documentary photographer who highlights environmental degradation and the social impacts of development. He has published three photography books: Undercurrents, Traces, and Confluence. His work is included in the collections of prestigious institutions such as LACMA, MFA Houston, and Hood Museum. As a National Geographic Explorer, in 2023 he received a grant for his project The Line of Least Resistance. (https://www.ianteh.com/)
This session will be conducted in English.
Public Lecture will be available to access by booking a Daily Pass or 10 Days Pass.
