Expanding Surrounding
Expanding Surrounding, ‘Mengembangkan Sekitar’ in Indonesian, is led by Art et al. and Tab Space in Bandung, in partnership with Jump Left. This exciting project builds on the successful 2024 'Capturing Surrounding' UK/Indonesia collaboration and will generate dynamic peer-to-peer collaborations between Australian and Indonesian neurodivergent and neurotypical artists and organisations.
The international artist collaborations took place from June to September 2025. Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa had the opportunity to visit Bandung to meet his collaborator Achmad Ilham Sadikin in person, bringing their creative dialogue from the digital realm into face-to-face connection. Meanwhile, Claudia Panca Fadilla (Indonesia) and Anna Louise Richardson (Australia) have held productive online meetings as they develop their collaborative work.
The project culminates in a Melbourne-based suite of exhibitions, artist and staff residencies, educational talks, and professional development workshops, creating rich opportunities for artists, staff, and audiences from both countries to engage and learn from each other. An artist residency at Jump Left project space will be undertaken by Adryan Adinugraha from Tab Space, who travelled to Melbourne with colleagues from Tab Space.
This initiative deepens cross-cultural partnerships whilst fostering genuine understanding between our creative communities. It creates mutually beneficial opportunities for both creative and professional growth, building meaningful connections that extend far beyond the project itself.
The collaboration has strong foundations, building on our earlier UK/Indonesia project funded by the British Council. Tab Space, Indonesia's pioneering professional studio for disabled artists, champions their development as professional practitioners.
Accompanying the exhibition are artworks by Richard Phoenix and Angkasa Nasrullah Emir from our first international collaboration, “Capturing Surrounding”, a UK/Indonesia collaboration funded by the British Council.
Exhibition & Public Programming Details
The exhibition runs from 18 October to 15 November 2025 at Jump Left project space in Naarm, Melbourne, Australia. It includes a launch event with associated public programming, including artist talks and workshops. Event dates and details are outlined below.
