In the Sangkarrang photography series, I explore everyday life in the Sangkarrang (Spermonde) archipelago in southwestern Sulawesi—an area
of about 120 islands, with many parts of it having inadequate access to resources. The installation presents photographs printed on thin fabric, hung vertically like sails or bodies moved by the sea breeze, echoing the scattered formation of the islands.
Projected seawater moves across the fabric, mirroring the repetitive rhythms of the sea, my returning journeys, and those of local residents.
These gestures—grasping, touching, pulling, lifting—become metaphors of resilience, forming an embodied archive of life in a region ofte overlooked by modern development.
