Panel Statement
Panel: East & West Institutional Presentation
Circle of Satan 3.0 / HONF
Circle of Satan is a platform for exchanges, meetings, sharing, discussions and common thinking. It expresses the struggle and disadvantage of a developing country. Whenever opportunity arises, another obstacle defeats progress, in either the form of natural disaster or human corruption. Indonesia still remains one of the poorest nations, with a substantial lack of technology for the public. Is there still a dream possible in the face of chaotic infrastructure, corruption, deforestation, illegal logging, the Pacific ring of fire, sweatshops and globalization. Circle of satan / COS have been presented in Slovenia, Finland, Rumania, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, China, Hungary, Lithuania, Spain, and so on and (of course) (especially) in lots of universities and communities in Indonesia. natural-fiber.com
- Venzha Christ (1975), male, Indonesia, 1996 graduated from interior design faculty (BA), Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI). Focus on new media art since 1999, and built HONF, yogyakarta new media art laboratory’ that has produced and organized lots of projects such as public art installations, media performances, media art festivals, technology research, videowork festival, workshops, discussions, DIY gatherings, electronic and media culture movement, etc. Venzha is founder of HONF, Education Focus Program (EFP) platform, and electrocore sound project. He and community were presenting media art projects in many places and country worldwide. Venzha is a conceptor and director also for YIVF (Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival) and CELLSBUTTON (Yogyakarta International Media Art Festival), which produced by HONF every year.