Eko Saputra joins the C²DH from 25 to 30 November 2024 in the framework of the recently launched Global South Fellowship programme, supported by the Public History research group.
Eko Saputra is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher, originally from Batang Buo, West Sumatra, Indonesia, and currently based in Venice, Italy, where he leads his own studio practice, Studio Angge and is currently pursuing his PhD in History and Heritage Studies at the University of Teramo.
Drawing from his main curatorial and museum experience with the Venice Biennale of Art and Architecture, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, and the European Route of Ceramics – Council of Europe, Eko works at the intersection of art and technology. His practice spans various media, including visual arts, installation, and new media, with an interest on cultural heritage, diasporic experiences, and place attachment.
Eko’s research explores how heritage practices and technology can reinterpret cultural narratives and inspire new forms of artistic engagement and contemporary imagination, and his research focuses on the implementation of ICT for preserving ceramics heritage.
He will give a lecture on 26 November entitled ‘HeritageX: Where Material Culture Meets Technology and Artistic Practice‘.