Eko Saputra

.aboutMe

An individual with a cross-cultural background originating from Indonesia and currently residing in Venice, Italy.

I am an interdisciplinary scholar and transmedia artist whose work is situated at the confluence of history, heritage, and technology. My present research is concentrated on heritage practices, traditional knowledge, and contemporary interpretations through digital technology mediation, particularly within museum and archive settings.

Motivated by the preservation and reinterpretation of cultural narratives, I conduct an exploration of themes encompassing diaspora experiences, place attachment, and the ecological implications of technology. Through the integration of these concepts within both scholarly research and artistic practice, I facilitate a dialogue that interlinks heritage with digital translation, thereby providing alternative perspectives on the evolving interplay between culture and technology.

  • PhD. in History of Europe from Medieval to Contemporary Age
    Focus area: ICT for Cultural Heritage and Territory
    University of Teramo, Italy
  • Certificate: Curating Digital Arts
    NODE Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin
  • MA. in Performing Arts and Multimedia Production
    University of Bologna, Italy
  • BComp. in Information Technology
    University of Paramadina, Indonesia

Residencies&Training:

  • Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), University of Luxembourg 2024
  • IT:U – Interdisciplinary Transformation University of Austria, Linz 2024.
  • Palacio das Belas Artes: Digital Spatialities Program, Lisbon 2024
  • Provenance Research Lab – Wikimedia Berlin, 2024.
  • Research Fellow at the European Route of Ceramics – Council of Europe 2021-2023.
  • Innovation: Lab – Theater Utrecht, 2023.
  • IT:U x Ars Electronica Founding Lab, Linz 2023.
  • VR/XR Labs: EIT Culture Creativity – Jagiellonian University Krakow 2023.
  • Research Fellow at the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, 2022.
  • Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH) Lab: University of Ca’Foscari 2022.
  • Peggy Guggenheim Museum Fellowship Program, Venice 2019.
  • Maxim Gorki Theater: History Festival, Berlin 2018.

SelectedExhibition:

ArtPrize:

  • MUSE Digital Art Award 2023 (MUSEbyPPDS) : Milan (Italy)
  • Artefici del Nostro Tempo 2023, Venice Biennale Architecture, Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (Italy)
  • Arte Laguna XVI Edition 2021/2022 Prize: Venice (Italy)
  • Premio Combat XIII Edition 2022 Prize: Livorno (Italy)

Lectures&ConferenceSpeaker:

Curatorial Involvement:

  • ‘LOST VERSES’ by Handiwirman Saputra and Syagini Ratna Wulan for the National Pavilion of Indonesia at the Venice Biennale ‘Art’ 2019, Italy.
  • ‘Sunyata: Poetics of Emptiness’ by the AIA for the National Pavilion of Indonesia at the Venice Biennale ‘Architecture’ 2018, Italy.
  • ‘We Are Not Alone’ by Tintin Wulia for the National Pavilion of Indonesia at the Venice Biennale ‘Art’ 2017, Italy.

Performances:

  • .2012 .Dancers for Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
  • .2012 .Jury for International Folk Festival for Children, Mecklenburg-Pommeraner Folkloreensemble Ribnitz-Damgarten (Germany)
  • .2011 .Dancers and Musicians at Festival Mondial De Folklore Montrejeau, Festival Rite: Les Bethmalais Saint Girons, XVIII Festival Folklore Et Partage (France)
  • .2010 .Dancers and Musicians at World Folk Review Integration Poznan and the International Folklore Festival Warsaw (Poland)