History Memory Commemoration
2018-present

History - Memory - Commemoration is a long-term research project of Dutch Artist Hans van Houwelingen and Iswanto Hartono and Mirwan Andan. In collaboration with De Balie they are making seven films about specific locations from the colonial history of the Netherlands and Indonesia: Java, Aceh, Nias, the Netherlands, Moluccas, Sulawesi and Papua.

How do location, politics, religion, culture, education, family, historiography, personal stories and zeitgeist influence how history is remembered and passed on to future generations?

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Two films has been released:

History, Memory, Commemoration : JAVA 2024 [60']

History, Memory, Commemoration : ACEH 2024 [65']

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