As part of a partnership between Kunsthalle Basel and Swiss Institute (Sl), Pandega will present two distinct, first-of-their-kind exhibitions in August and September 2025, respectively. Each of these shows represents an amazing opportunity for Indonesian art to be seen on the international stage.
At Swiss Institute, Pandega will present a new version of the installation Hyperpnea Green. The multimedia installation features mined minerals, lights, and an oxygen machine that transforms air into purified oxygen. The machine also includes living plants in a loop of biofeedback, reacting to the presence of visitors in the space. A new sculpture in the shape of an aquarium will house a culturally significant object that will undergo a nickel-plating process. Cameras with multi-axis movement will be installed in the tank and live-stream the video to monitors elsewhere in the gallery.
Bagus Pandega (b. 1985, Jakarta) is a Bandung-based installation artist. A graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology, he creates works that merge electronic systems with sound, light, movement, and plants. His exhibitions include ROH (Jakarta, 2024), Yamamoto Gendai (Tokyo, 2018), and major events such as the Bangkok Art Biennale (2024), documenta fifteen (2022), Art Basel Hong Kong (2023), and the Asia Pacific Triennial (2021–22).
Swiss Institute (SI) is an independent non-profit art space in New York that champions experimental and forward-thinking art. Since 1986, it has been known for its innovative exhibitions, strong support of artists, and wide-ranging public programs. Without a permanent collection, SI focuses on dynamic curatorial projects, presenting six major exhibitions each year along with talks, panels, performances, and publications.
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As part of a partnership between Kunsthalle Basel and Swiss Institute (Sl), Pandega will present two distinct, first-of-their-kind exhibitions in August and September 2025, respectively. Each of these shows represents an amazing opportunity for Indonesian art to be seen on the international stage.
At Swiss Institute, Pandega will present a new version of the installation Hyperpnea Green. The multimedia installation features mined minerals, lights, and an oxygen machine that transforms air into purified oxygen. The machine also includes living plants in a loop of biofeedback, reacting to the presence of visitors in the space. A new sculpture in the shape of an aquarium will house a culturally significant object that will undergo a nickel-plating process. Cameras with multi-axis movement will be installed in the tank and live-stream the video to monitors elsewhere in the gallery.
Bagus Pandega (b. 1985, Jakarta) is a Bandung-based installation artist. A graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology, he creates works that merge electronic systems with sound, light, movement, and plants. His exhibitions include ROH (Jakarta, 2024), Yamamoto Gendai (Tokyo, 2018), and major events such as the Bangkok Art Biennale (2024), documenta fifteen (2022), Art Basel Hong Kong (2023), and the Asia Pacific Triennial (2021–22).
Kunsthalle Basel is one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions, located in the heart of Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 1872, it is renowned for commissioning and presenting groundbreaking solo exhibitions by emerging and established international artists. With a focus on experimentation and innovation, Kunsthalle Basel has long been a platform where many of today’s most influential artists first gained wider recognition. Mohamed Almusibli is the Director of Kunsthalle Basel.
MV Foundation is supporting Riar Rizaldi for his new commission at the Thailand Biennale 2025: Eternal [Kalpa]. His work, titled Badak, will debut at the Biennale. The support will help cover important travel and production costs.
Badak is a film installation made up of a 20-minute projection shown in a circular frame and a sculpture of a Javan rhinoceros skeleton cast in tin.
The film follows an Indonesian tin miner who enters a shaft in rural Java and suddenly emerges on a beach in Phuket as a tourist. Along the way, the story connects mining and tourism as forms of extraction. Non-human figures—the Javan rhinoceros and Phuket’s deities—appear as forces shaping this transformation.
Born in Bandung in 1990, Riar Rizaldi is an artist and filmmaker based in Yogyakarta. His works explore technology, cosmology, labor, nature, and cinema. He has shown work at major festivals such as Berlinale, Locarno, IFFR, and BFI London, and at institutions including Centre Pompidou, MoMA, Whitney Biennial, Taipei Biennial, Istanbul Biennial, and the National Gallery of Indonesia. He has also held solo exhibitions at Gasworks (London), ICA (London), Z33 (Hasselt), Centre de la photographie (Geneva), and Batalha Centro de Cinema (Porto).
The 4th edition of the Thailand Biennale, titled Eternal Kalpa, will take place in Phuket from November 29, 2025 to April 26, 2026. Led by Artistic Directors Arin Rungjang and David Teh with curators Hera Chan and Marisa Phandharakrajadej, the Biennale will feature 65 artists across unique venues, along with independent programs and public events.
