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  • Nextones Festival 2025 (@piercarloquecchia @dslstudio).
    Where Space Becomes Sound
    Rebecca Favale
    Why are artists increasingly drawn to uncertainty? Through site-specific concerts at the Nextones Festival in the Italian Alps, our author explores a growing desire for performances shaped by nature, chance, and immersion.
  • The Weightless Flight
    Photo Series by Peter G. Y. Rumondor, Gisela Swaragita
    Mundor’s stage photography captured the best of Jakarta’s indie scene in the mid 2010s.
  • The Weeds Are in Bloom.
    The Weeds Are in Bloom
    Video Essay by Anida Bajumi, Areispine Dymussaga Miraviori, Robonggo, Gisela Swaragita, Dania Joedo
    This video essay offers an unfiltered look into Jakarta's music scene through cellphone footage of one of its most familiar faces.
  • Blooming Through Concrete.
    Blooming Through Concrete
    Short Essay by Areispine Dymussaga Miraviori
    What does it take to go to a local music gig in Jakarta? Here’s a POV of a gig-goer who walks Jakarta's dystopian landscape to reach a lively gig organized by friends.