Sebagai kelanjutan dari lokakarya yang telah diberikan, ratusan (bahkan ribuan) foto hasil karya 12 fotografer terpilih kemudian dikurasi bersama mentor-mentor program KELANA PN-PRIMA (Pencerah Nusantara - Puskesmas Responsif Inklusif Masyarakat Aktif Bermakna). Kegiatan ini di kelola oleh Arkademy Project bekerjasama dengan CISDI (Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives).
Proses kurasi foto yang dilakukan memberikan insight tersendiri bagi saya. Bagaimana disaat adanya keterbatasan jumlah foto final yang akan digunakan dilakukan tidak hanya melihat estetika setiap foto tetapi juga bagaimana mengupayakan agar penikmat foto dapat melihat cerita dalam rangkaian foto walaupun tanpa melihat narasi foto. Kurasi foto dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap, dimulai dari setiap fotografer mengkurasi foto mereka sendiri dan memberikan kurang lebih 40 foto, lalu kemudian diskusi bersama mentor (Kurniadi Widodo) mengenai kisah yang ingin diangkat dan bagaimana foto yang diberikan mendukung cerita tersebut, berlanjut dengan memberikan foto tambahan apabila diperoleh dan diskusi bersama semua mentor (Yoppy Pieter, Kurniadi Widodo, Rara Sekar Larasati dan Ben K.C. Laksana) dan teman-teman fotografer untuk kemudian memilih foto dan konsep final yang digunakan untuk mendisplay foto-foto terpilih nantinya.
Pameran Foto bertajuk Asih Itu Hening: Kerja Kesehatan yang Tak Kasat Mata sukses di adakan di Ruang Pameran Lt.4 Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia pada 05-16 November 2022. Selain pameran, terdapat juga Artist Talk dimana saya dan dua teman fotografer lain berbagi cerita mengenai proses penugasan foto ini. Pameran ini dikunjungi lebih dari 1.000 pengunjung. Pameran lanjutan akan diadakan di Mbloc Space pada bulan Mei 2023.
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As a continuation of the workshop that had been given, hundreds (even thousands) of photographs by 12 selected photographers were then curated together with the mentors of the KELANA PN-PRIMA (Pencerah Nusantara - Puskesmas Responsif Inklusif Masyarakat Aktif Bermakna) program. This activity is managed by the Arkademy Project in collaboration with CISDI (Centre for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives).
The photo curation process that is carried out provides its own insight for me. It is when there is a limited number of final photos to be used, we can’t only look at the aesthetics of each photo but also how to make sure that the viewer can see the story in the series of photos even without looking at the narrative of the photos. Photo curation is carried out in several stages, starting with each photographer curating their own photos and providing approximately 40 photos, then discussing with the assigned mentor (Kurniadi Widodo) about the story you want to tell and how the photos provided support the story, continuing with providing additional photos if obtained and discussed with all the mentors (Yoppy Pieter, Kurniadi Widodo, Rara Sekar Larasati and Ben K.C. Laksana) and photographer friends to choosing the final photo and concept that will be used to display the selected photos later.
A photo exhibition titled Love is Silent: Invisible Health Work was successfully held at the Exhibition Room Floor 4 of the National Library of Indonesia on 05-16 November 2022. Apart from the exhibition, there was also an Artist Talk where I and two other photographer friends shared stories about this photo assignment process. The exhibition was visited by more than 1,000 visitors. A follow-up exhibition will be held at Mbloc Space in May 2023.
As a continuation of the workshop that had been given, hundreds (even thousands) of photographs by 12 selected photographers were then curated together with the mentors of the KELANA PN-PRIMA (Pencerah Nusantara - Puskesmas Responsif Inklusif Masyarakat Aktif Bermakna) program. This activity is managed by the Arkademy Project in collaboration with CISDI (Centre for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives).
The photo curation process that is carried out provides its own insight for me. It is when there is a limited number of final photos to be used, we can’t only look at the aesthetics of each photo but also how to make sure that the viewer can see the story in the series of photos even without looking at the narrative of the photos. Photo curation is carried out in several stages, starting with each photographer curating their own photos and providing approximately 40 photos, then discussing with the assigned mentor (Kurniadi Widodo) about the story you want to tell and how the photos provided support the story, continuing with providing additional photos if obtained and discussed with all the mentors (Yoppy Pieter, Kurniadi Widodo, Rara Sekar Larasati and Ben K.C. Laksana) and photographer friends to choosing the final photo and concept that will be used to display the selected photos later.
A photo exhibition titled Love is Silent: Invisible Health Work was successfully held at the Exhibition Room Floor 4 of the National Library of Indonesia on 05-16 November 2022. Apart from the exhibition, there was also an Artist Talk where I and two other photographer friends shared stories about this photo assignment process. The exhibition was visited by more than 1,000 visitors. A follow-up exhibition will be held at Mbloc Space in May 2023.
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INAYAH
(Narasi oleh Jesica Indah, dengan review oleh Rara Sekar Larasati & Ben K.C. Laksana)
Ibu Rosmawati, 44 tahun, adalah seorang Kader PRIMA, Sekretaris RW, kader posyandu dan anggota majelis taklim di lingkungan Kelurahan Bahagia, Kabupaten Bekasi. Tinggal bersama suami dan satu orang anaknya yang baru lulus SMA, beliau adalah figur yang aktif dan hangat. Walaupun tumbuh dalam kesederhanaan, kesukaannya untuk dapat berbagi dalam bentuk apapun sudah ia lakukan sejak muda. Meski ia merupakan salah satu penggagas kegiatan posyandu di lingkungannya, ia sempat mengambil jeda selama lima tahun untuk mengurus buah hatinya, Inayah, yang kini telah berpulang. Ini bukan kali pertama Ibu Ros kehilangan anaknya. Dua anaknya yang lain juga telah tiada.
Untuk seorang ibu, kehilangan anak bukanlah hal yang mudah untuk dihadapi. Memilih untuk tidak larut dalam kedukaannya, dua tahun terakhir Ibu Ros akhirnya kembali aktif sebagai Kader PRIMA yang banyak berfokus pada masyarakat lanjut usia (lansia). Menyambung informasi, mendata serta mendampingi lansia ke puskesmas sudah menjadi rutinitasnya. Karena kebanyakan lansia di sekitarnya kurang melek digital, peran kader sangat diperlukan agar para lansia tetap dapat memperoleh informasi dan mengakses fasilitas kesehatan.
Yang menggugah hati seseorang untuk menjadi kader seringkali sangat personal, seperti yang dialami Ibu Ros dengan kepergian Inayah. Jika dulu ia merawat anak-anaknya, kini ia meneruskan kasihnya itu dengan menjadi pendamping lansia di Kelurahan Bahagia.
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INAYAH
(Narrated by Jesica Indah, with review by Rara Sekar Larasati & Ben K.C. Laksana)
Mrs. Rosmawati, 44 years old, is a PRIMA cadre, community unit secretary, neighbourhood integrated healthcare centre cadre and member of the neighbourhood religious assembly in the Bahagia Village, Bekasi Regency. Living with her husband and one child who just graduated from high school, she is an active and warm figure. Even though she grew up in simplicity, she has always loved sharing in any way since she was young. Although she was one of the initiators of neighbourhood integrated healthcare centre activities in her neighbourhood, she had taken a break for five years to take care of her baby, Inayah, who has now passed away. This is not the first time that Ibu Ros has lost her child. Her other two children have also died.
For a mother, losing a child is not an easy thing to deal with. Choosing not to drown in her grief, in the last two years Mrs. Ros has finally returned to being active as a PRIMA Cadre which focuses a lot on the elderly community member. Connecting information, collecting data and accompanying the elderly to the health centre has become a routine. Because most of the elderly around her lack digital literacy, the role of cadres is necessary so that the elderly can still obtain information and access health facilities.
What moves a person to become a cadre is often very personal, as was experienced by Mrs. Ros when Inayah left. If in the past she cared for her children, now she continues that love by becoming a companion for the elderly in the Bahagia Village.