2025, 行為演出 live performance
＠Terap Festival，印尼萬隆 Bandung, Indonesia
Video documentation 2
Notes from Sylvie Tanaga
Media coverage
道路上，汽機車的引擎快速運轉，熱氣遇上噪音。而當我們轉入 Pasar Simpang Dago，空氣中剩下人們短暫的交談、天然與人工的色彩錯落、地上些許的積水，偏散著動物的味道卻非那麼刺鼻。市場裡，直走—右轉—左轉—再右轉或左轉？這是一個關於目的的選擇。
從 60 年代就在這裡的H先生說，因為社會購買食材與雜貨的模式轉變，這個市場逐漸式微，人潮越來越少；我想起了那條河流，那條河流灌溉出的豐饒土地，那片土地上滋養的人民，那些在斜坡上奔跑玩耍的孩子們，以及那些陪伴著他們的母親。
這裡與那裡，我們在穿越空間的同時也在穿越時間。在時間的洪流之中，空間依然不斷的被開發，導致資源的分配不均；能看見河流的居民卻無法獲得乾淨的水；距離目的地 100 公尺的身體卻抵達不了；資本家眼中待獲利的土地⋯⋯這裡與那裡，我們的生存空間總是因外在的因素被塑形。
再次，我想起了那條河流，斜坡上玩著玩具的孩子，天空中飛行的風箏；直走—右轉—左轉—往前或往後？這是一個關於目的的選擇。
Note:
Dago在巽他語中意思為等待（waiting），據說是因為過往住在北邊的村民們會相互等待（padago-dago）並結伴前往市區的市場，而後演變為此處的地名。
On the road, engines of cars and motorbikes run fast, heat colliding with noise. But as we turn into Pasar Simpang Dago, what lingers in the air are only brief exchanges between people, a mix of natural and artificial colors, a few puddles scattered on the ground, and the faint scent of animals—noticeable, yet not overwhelming. Inside the market: straight ahead—right turn—left turn—another right, or perhaps a left? It becomes a matter of choosing a destination.
Mr. H, who has been here since the 1960s, says the market has been declining as society’s way of buying groceries and daily goods has shifted. The crowds have grown fewer. I am reminded of that river—the river that nourished fertile lands, the lands that sustained their people, the children running and playing on the slopes, and the mothers who watched over them.
Here and there, as we move across space, we also move across time. Within the torrents of time, space continues to be developed, leading to uneven distribution of resources. Residents who can see the river cannot obtain clean water; bodies only a hundred meters away from their destination cannot quite arrive; the land, in the eyes of capitalists, waits only to be profited from… Here and there, the space in which we live is always shaped by forces outside ourselves.
Again, I think of that river—the children playing with toys on the slopes, the kites flying across the sky. Straight ahead—right turn—left turn—forward, or back? It becomes a matter of choosing a destination.
Note:
In Sundanese, Dago means “waiting.” It is said that in the past, villagers living in the north would wait for one another (padago-dago) before heading together to the city market. Over time, this practice gave rise to the place name.(https://komunitasaleut.com/2025/07/04/dongeng-bandung-terap-fest-dago-coblong-simpang/）
This performance was invited by Terap Festival #2
Caang Mumbul Dina Batok
Presented by Jalan Teater Indonesia
Curator ∣ Oleh Ferial Afiff & Trianzani Sulshi
Artist ∣ Akira Takayama (JP), Ganda Swarna, Teater Samana, Panca Lintang Dyah Paramitha, Kolektif Bawah Meja
Collaborator ∣ Elizabeth Citra (Mandarin-Bahasa translator), Tamie, Haji Ganda, Jamu lady
Special thanks to GOR (Gelanggang Olah Rasa), Agni, Sinta, Vatey and all the team members of Terap#2
Photo, Video Credit ∣ Anka Lasase