Andreas Siagian Civic Art and Maker Culture in Indonesia

Andreas Siagian is a cross-disciplinary artist with an engineering background focusing on creative communities, alternative education, DIY (Do it Yourself) and DIWO (Do It With Others) culture and interdisciplinary collaboration in art, design, science and technology. His collective, Lifepatch, is based in Yogyakarta and uses social design methods to encourage experimental thinking and practice amongst the community.

Andreas will be spending two weeks as artist-in-residence at MAKLab Glasgow as part of an ongoing exchange between UK and Indonesian cultural practitioners with support from the British Council. In this talk, Andreas will share his experience as an artist and DIY maker in Indonesia.

Find out more about about Andreas Siagian's practice here.