Lead Curator, Feel-Good Lab, Indonesian Contemporary Art and Design (ICAD) 13, group exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia

Feel-Good Lab or “FGL,” is a contemplation and celebration of the transformative power of emotions in creative exploration. Through this exhibition, ICAD 13 endeavors to create a space where artists, designers, and the public alike can delve into their emotions, activate their senses, and rework their feelings. The theme also asserts our agency to cultivate emotional well-being within the realm of our everyday practice – be it a purely human experience or a result of our dialogue with the non-human (technology). The artworks, spanning diverse techniques from installation to performance, offer a profound exploration that connects one aspect with another but not limited to the following underlying themes: womanhood and care, nature and emotional well-being, life struggle and humour, real and imagined, private and collective memories. 

As the Lead Curator of ICAD 13: Feel-Good Lab, Amanda led the curation and research, working closely with national and international participants as well as writers-researchers from diverse cultural backgrounds to foster creative exchanges across nations and disciplines. Her curatorial practice ensured a thoughtful, critical, and inclusive approach–balancing artistic vision with research-driven insights and inclusive principles–to create engaging, meaningful experiences and discourse of art and design. To achieve high impact, Amanda worked closely with the ICAD program team, alongside international partners, institutions, galleries, and cultural communities.

Click here to read about Amanda’s Writing experience for ICAD 13 Feel-Good Lab.

About Prananda L. Malasan (Guest Curator)

Prananda L. Malasan is an Indonesian design researcher and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Holding a Ph.D. from Kanazawa University, Japan, his work focuses on the intersection of design, craft, and socio-cultural practices. He also serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Industrial Design Alliance (ADPII) and actively contributes to design education and community-based innovation through the Design Ethnography Lab.