Pera + Flora + Fauna. The Story of Indigenousness and the Ownership of History

The discourse about indigenousness and nature is largely affected by mainstream cultural attitudes of industrialised nations, the very nations that are contributing to the existing environmental problem. This leads to questions such as, can aesthetic thinking lead to conservation and restoration of nature or indigenousness? Can indigenous populations across the globe challenge the mainstream documented (art) history written by the nonindigenous? Can indigenous populations achieve the liberty to collectively claim “their own history and narratives”, antagonising the dominant discourse? Pera + Flora + Fauna intends to interrogate the interrelations between indigenousness, dominant culture, and nature.

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Kamal Sabran, Kelas Tidur, 2020. Performance. Photo Mhd Sany Mhd Hanif. Courtesy the Artist. © Kamal Sabran