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Danielle Lemaire, a Dutch artist with Indonesian heritage, uses her unique perspective to delve into the nuanced dialogues between colonizer and colonized. Her central piece, "Noenoengané," a striking five-meter charcoal drawing, serves as a vivid centerpiece to this dialogue. It not only references Ria Rago's Christian propaganda film but is also imbued with symbols of local traditional culture, offering a complex narrative on cultural erasure and resilience.

Integrating the complex history of Indonesia during the 19th and 20th centuries, along with the legacy of Dutch …