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When I arrived at the Jogja National Museum (JNM), the scene before me looked something like this: the maroon wall with large letters “ARTJOG” in the middle, tall dry trees towering above, a long queue of visitors in front of the ticket booth, and groups taking turns posing for photos under the letters.

Let me show you a snippet of the introductory sentences from the exhibition In(dies) Economy, held on March 16 - April 15, 2025, at JNM Bloc, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

When I began my ethnographic research at ARTJOG 2025, I imagined the pleasure of visitors who come into this exhibition space, reading every caption presented without being distracted to look for other works besides the enjoyment of “entering” each artwork presented from room to room.