VENZHA CHRIST HONF Foundation - citizen lab ISSS – Indonesia Space Science Society www.honf.org www.vufoc.space 1996 : graduate from Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta, Indonesia 1999 – present : director, HONF Foundation 2007 – present : artistic director, CELLSBUTTON, Yogyakarta International Media Art Festival 2010 – present : director, v.u.f.o.c : an extraterrestrial study center 2014 - present : artistic director, Transformaking : International Summit On Critical and Transformative Making 2016 – present : director, ISSS – Indonesia Space Science Society 2016 – present : director, S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) conference 2017 : guest researcher, IMeRA – Institute for Advance Study, Marseille, France 2018 : MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station, Crew191, Team Asia, Mars Society, USA Research on Space Science and Space Exploration : 2010 : Saturn Analogy of Trans Urgency, a machine installation, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2010 - 2011 : Ancient Technology and Space Exploration in Indonesia / v.u.f.o.c project 2011 : v.u.f.o.c mobile lab, Space Lab ; open/free/libre knowledge for public 2012 : NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California, Silicon Valley, USA : ROSSWELL research project, New Mexico, USA 2013 : AREA 51 research project, Signal from the space, Nevada, USA : Diamagneti(C/SM)Species, Istanbul Biennial 2013, Istanbul, Turkey : Griffith Observatory, Southern California’s Gateway to the Cosmos, USA : Society For Astronomical Science, California University Riverside, USA 2014 : VIRAC, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Latvia : EGYPT Research, Find The Truth #01, Ancients Technology, Egypt : EGYPT Research, Find The Truth #02, Ancients Technology, Egypt : Immortal Simulation Machine, an interactive installation, Indonesia : Solar System Simulation, YCAM – Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media, Yamaguchi, Japan 2015 : LuLin Observatory, LuLin Comet project, Taiwan : UFO House project, dovetailx, Taipei, Taiwan : Space Exploration, Science Museum, London, UK : IANCU, Institute Of Astronomy, National Central University, Taipei, Taiwan, : OCA - Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France : LAM - The Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France : NAOJ - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Center of Astronomy, University of Ibaraki, Ibaraki, Japan : JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba Space Center, Japan 2016 : CEOU – Center for Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, Seoul, Korea : KARI – Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Seoul, Korea : SCASS – Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Science, Sharjah, UAE : BOSSCHA Observatory – Lembang, Bandung, Indonesia : NARIT – National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand : TNO - Thai National Observatory, Chiang Mai, Thailand : Utsuro-Bune mini museum project, Ibaraki, Japan : NASA – A HUMAN ADVENTURE, ISSS project, ArtScience Museum, Singapore 2017 : KEK – High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tokai, Japan : J-PARC – Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, Tsukuba, Japan : ELSI – Earth Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan : CNES, National Centre for Space Studies, Headquarter Paris, France : OHP - L'Observatoire de Haute-Provence, France : CPPM - Le Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, France : LAM - The Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France : IRAM - International Research Institute for Radio Astronomy,Grenoble, France : Station de Radio Astronomie de Nançay, France : OMP - Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées - Pic du Midi Observatory, France : IAP - The Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France : CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland 2018 : LAPAN - National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Bandung, Indonesia : LAPAN, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Laboratory, Jakarta, Indonesia : LAPAN, Satellite Technology Laboratory, Bogor, Indonesia : LAPAN, Aviation Technology Laboratory, Rumpin, Indonesia : MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station, Utah, USA : SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute, Mountain View, USA : CSC - Carl Sagan Center, Mountain View, USA : SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA : ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization, India : AMITY, Institute for Space Science and Technology, New Delhi, India Initiator / Founder : 1999 : HONF citizen lab, yogyakarta new media art laboratory 2004 : electrocore!, experimental electronic music performance 2005 : YIVF, Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival 2006 : CELSBUTTON, Yogyakarta International Media Art Festival 2007 : CELLSONIC, electronic music/sound event for Cellsbutton Festival 2008 : Indonesia Bricolabs / cells-KIT, DIY movement project and networking : intelligent_bacteria!, exploration and laboratory works on biotechnology 2010 : v.u.f.o.c , an extraterrestrial study center – space exploration project 2011/2012 : MICRONATION/MACRONATION, a platform for Democratizing the Energy 2014 : platform for OPEN CULTURE and CRITICAL MAKING : “Transformaking” 2016 : ISSS – Indonesia Space Science Society Artist in Residence : 2002 - 2003 : ARCUS project 2002, Ibaraki, Japan 2003 : mains d’oeuvres, ixkizit, Saint Ouen, France 2007 : Station MIR, Caen, Normandy, France 2008 : HKAC / Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong 2009 : VY GYVAI project 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania : HANGAR, centre for arts production and research, Barcelona, Spain 2013 : UCR, University of California Riverside, USA : Jogja Biennale 2013 program, Cairo, Egypt 2014 : YCAM, Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media, Japan 2015 : OCAC, Open Contemporary Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan 2017 : IMeRA – Institute for Advance Study, Marseille, France International Committee / Reviewer : 2005 – 2012 : YIVF, Yogyakarta Int’l Videowork Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2007 - present : CELLSBUTTON, Yogyakarta Int’l Media Art Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2008 : ISEA 2008, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, Singapore 2010 : ISEA 2010, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, RUHR, Germany 2014 – present : Transformaking : International Summit On Critical and Transformative Making 2016 - present : International S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) conference Conferences / Symposium / Speaker / Facilitator : 2003 : mains d’oeuvres, Saint Ouen, France 2005 : Transmediale 05, Art and Social Responsibilities, Berlin, Germany 2006 : Fourth Asia Europe Art Camp, Hearing Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 2007 : Bricolabs, Mal Au Pixel, Democratie? Faites-la vous-meme!, Paris, France : Unknown Territories, Int’l Festival of new technology arts, Cambridge, UK 2008 : ASEF + IFACCA, Mini Summit on New Media Arts Policy & Practice, Singapore : ISEA2008, Media Art Community, ISEA2008 Symposium, Singapore : dis-locate 08, Symposium for Art - Technology - Locality ,Yokohama, Japan : HKAC seminar, culture and technological environment, HKAC, Hongkong 2009 : Transmediale 09, “circle of satan”, DEEP NORTH, Berlin, Germany : Pecha Kucha Night Budapest, Budapest, Hungary : Wintercamp, Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, Netherlands : Pixelache, Festival for Electronic Art and Subcultures, Helsinki, Finland : RIAM, International Meetings of Arts Multi-media, Marseille, France : up:DATE, Sharing knowledge and cultural exchange, HONF project Slovenia – Romania – Hungary – France – Netherlands - Czech Republic 2010 : Syncretic Transcodings, UQAM Coeur des Sciences, CIAM, Montreal, Canada : New Media Worker across Asia and Europe Platform, Shanghai, China : Politique 0, Upgrade! Paris, Paris, France 2011 : ISEA2011, Int’l Symposium on Electronic Art, Istanbul, Turkey : 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, Melbourne, Australia 2012 : Micronation/Macronation project, HONF Foundation 2012, Yogyakarta, Indonesia : The McLuhan Perspective : Of Massaging Mind and Media, Yogyakarta, Indonesia : the FBI DIY-BIO Meeting, San Francisco, USA : #OSJUBA, Juba the world’s first open source city, Berlin, Germany : ISEA2012, Int’l Symposium on Electronic Art, Albuquerque, NM, USA 2013 : RENEW, Media Art History, Riga, Latvia : Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan 2014 : [proto:type]Y2014, Meeting on Open Culture and Critical Making, Indonesia : Localizing Media Practice, YCAM, Yamaguchi, Japan : Innovative City Forum, Toranomon Hills, Tokyo, Japan 2015 : Global FUTR Lab, FutureEverything 2015, Manchester, UK : Transformaking, International Summit On Critical and Transformative Making, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2016 : S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) conference 2016 : Conversation : Dream Space, ArtScience Museum, Singapore 2017 : (under) standing : (micro) cosmos + (macro) cosmos , research and program series 2017, produced by IMeRA – Institute for Advance Study, Marseille, France : S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) conference 2017 : Transformaking, International Summit On Critical and Transformative Making, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2018 : LA NUIT DES IDÉES, IFI Jakarta, Indonesia S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) conference 2018 Lecture, Presentation, Workshops, Open Studio (Media Lab/Institutions/Gallery) : 2002 : ARCUS, Ibaraki, Japan : N-mark, Nagoya, Japan : Contemporary Art Factory, Tokyo, Japan 2003 : Cemeti Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2003,2007 : mains d’oeuvres, Saint Ouen, France 2003 : Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan 2004 : Old Parliament House, Singapore : Balai Seni Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2005 : Montevideo, Amsterdam, Netherland 2005,2009,2011 : HKW, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin,