Technology Brings History to Life

KOMPAS/ERIKA KURNIAWAN

Adi Panuntun

Since childhood, Adi Panuntun has known that there were many interesting things displayed at the museum. However, at that time he was reluctant to enter because for him, the museum was cold and creepy. He is now changing that image with technology in the form of interactive installation works.

Colossal cinematic music leads to the arrival of a large ship at a harbor. There, at a coastal community in Java, residents who were carrying on their daily activities seemed to be unprepared by their arrival. One, two, three ships later followed, showing the white flags that read VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie).