Participant, Curating workshop with Bas Vroege, Jakarta International Photography Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia

As the world moves from using prints as the primary way of showcasing photography, the practice of photography exhibition evolves as well. Led by the curator-lecturer Bas Vroege, the Curating, Producing, and Designing Photography Exhibitions Today with Bas Vroege workshop explores different forms of photography-based storytelling for fundamentally different exhibition environments. Participants were invited to think strategically as curators and experiment with their ideas on how to respond to the demands of the space, ways to challenge the audience and create curiosity, and how to integrate internet-based materials while incorporating physical artifacts and sounds to effectively create an intentional experience for the audience.

About Bas Vroege

Bas Vroege is a Dutch curator, lecturer and editor, who is currently the director of Paradox, a not-for-profit organisation focusing on multidisciplinary documentary projects that he founded in 1993. He previously served as the director for Perspektief, a photography centre in Rotterdam (1980-1993), and Fotografie Biennale Rotterdam (1988-1992). Besides his curatorial practice, he works as a lecturer in editorial and curatorial practice at the Masters in Film and Photographic Studies of Leiden University, the Netherlands.

About JIPFest

As one of Asia's largest photography festivals, the Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) is a platform for photographers and the public to meet, dialogue and exchange ideas, as well as an arena for photographic works to reach a wide audience. JIPFest is created to be a space for showcasing works that highlight crucial issues, create dialogue and enrich public perspectives, while at the same time increasing the capacity of photographers to produce influential works. Visit jipfest.com to learn more.