This screening will be followed by a panel discussion after.

SINGAPORE PREMIERE

Director: Afrian Purnama, Yuki Aditya
Runtime: 88 mins
Country: Indonesia
Language: Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitles
Rating: PG

Synopsis

Sacred sites once embedded within spiritual cosmologies and civic life have gradually been transformed into cultural artefacts to be preserved and monumentalised. Siwalaya revisits the ancient Hindu Shiva temples of Indonesia, centring on the monumental complex of Prambanan. Tracing its shifting meanings over time, the film reveals how the Javanese site has shifted from sacred ground to cultural heritage and now stands as a monument enlisted ine the project of national unity.

Tracing these layered recontextualisations, the film reflects on how sacred space is transformed across time — from living spiritual centre to colonial object of study, and finally an instrument of nation-building — questioning how history, heritage, and identity are constructed through the changing uses of architecture.

This screening is part of the programme Prasasti / Inscriptions: Unearthing Intertwined Legacies. For more screenings of this programme. Please click here. 

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