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Jakarta International Photo Festival

JIPFest Connect: Laut Loud - A Sonic Journey Across Archipelagos

Laut Loud (((~))) is an archival and performance project collaboratively initiated by Arka Kinari and the coastal communities they encountered throughout their voyages. The project documents the distinctive sounds and musical traditions of port communities across the Indo-Pacific archipelago—communities and cultures that often remain absent from conventional maps and narratives.

Together with Raka Ibrahim and Hibatul Hakim, audiences are invited to dive into stories from Buru, Ambon, Makassar, and beyond, exploring how coastal cultures and communities continue to endure amid growing ecological threats.

Beyond the shoreline lies a world of sounds, memories, and stories that rarely make their way into mainstream environmental and cultural narratives.

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