Hackteria Network Zines Library/Community Events
Contents
Community Events
Collectives in Yogyakarta (JP/EN/ID)
- Author: Kona Eguchi (Writer/Illus.); Eds: Louisye Ellysabeth Lubis, Patrick Aditya Maruahal Panusunanbulung Manurung
- Format: A5 / 31 Pages
- Language: Japanese / English / Indonesian
- Date: —
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A trilingual (JP/EN/ID) procedural documentation of Yogyakarta's collective culture. Created during a residency at Rumah Bausasran and supported by Lifepatch. It uses the comic frame as a metabolic protocol to extract the latent energy of shared studios and collaborative making.◈
- Machine Extraction: Kona Eguchi, born in 1998 in Chiba, Japan, produced the trilingual (JP/EN/ID) zine ZID-051 during a residency at Rumah Bausasran in Yogyakarta, with support from Lifepatch, Kawan Pustaha, and Bauhouse Consorxium. The physical object was printed on-site using an EPSON L360 inkjet printer at Rumah Bausasran. The zine documents procedural observations comparing Japanese artistic systems to Indonesian collective structures, specifically analyzing the RT/RW neighbourhood governance model and tracing its administrative lineage back to Japan’s tonarigumi (neighbourhood group) system imposed during the occupation period. It records the coexistence of multiple collectives within the Bausasran house and references a project titled “White Package Cube.” The narrative further examines the operational challenges of constructing safe spaces, citing issues such as power harassment and surveillance, and contrasts these with a documented “spirit of sharing” encountered in Javanese communal practice.
- Key Concepts: RT/RW neighborhood governance, Tonarigumi historical lineage, Trilingual residency documentation, Rumah Bausasran residency, Safe-space institutional challenges, Javanese "spirit of sharing"
GOSH 2026 Kathmandu
- Author: GOSH team / Karkhana Samuha
- Format: A4 landscape, 2pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2026
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: The official invitation and core methodology leaflet for the Gathering for Global Open Science Hardware (GOSH) 10th anniversary in Kathmandu, Nepal (Oct 4–6, 2026). Hosted by Karkhana Samuha, the zine explores frameworks for equitable open science, community-driven hardware production, mentorship models, and strategies for bypassing traditional institutional friction in the Global South.◈
- Machine Extraction: Summary of Zine ContentThe document announces the 2026 Global Open Science Hardware (GOSH) gathering, scheduled for October 4-6 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event is hosted by Karkhana Samuha, a Nepal-based non-profit organization.Event Theme and Objectives:The theme is "Building the Next Decade of Global Equitable Open Science." The gathering will address items from the GOSH Roadmap, including institutional and funding support, guidelines for open science hardware development, and mentorship programs.Event Format:The gathering lasts three days. It combines hands-on workshops with facilitated discussions in small group and plenary sessions. Public events and cultural/social opportunities are included.Target Audience:The event targets researchers, academics, engineers, makers, hackers, activists, chefs, citizen scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, technologists, educators, advocates, policymakers, and funders.GOSH Movement Goals:The document lists five goals for the GOSH movement: building community across the open science hardware ecosystem; assessing community health and needs; discussing challenges, opportunities, and achievements; updating shared community initiatives (including the GOSH Roadmap); raising awareness of open science hardware in Asia; and introducing open hardware concepts to broader public audiences.Community Principles:GOSH is described as an inclusive and equal opportunity community that does not discriminate based on color, gender, sexual orientation, or disab
- Key Concepts: Food & Fermentation, Community Events, Open Science Hardware, Climate Adaptation, Speculative Design
Homemade 2025 poster
- Author: Miranda Moss / SGMK
- Format: A3 poster, 1pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2025
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A single-page event poster promoting the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society’s “Home Made 2025” Research Week at Wartburg, Bodensee, Switzerland. It utilizes a retro-computing pixel aesthetic to frame the intersection of high-tech research and off-grid, campfire-based knowledge exchange.◈
- Machine Extraction: A single-page event poster promotes the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society’s “Home Made 2025” Research Week, scheduled for 2–10 August 2025 at Wartburg, Bodensee, Switzerland. The composition merges 8-bit pixel art—depicting mountains, pine trees, mushrooms, and a campfire—with motifs of DIY electronics, including a vintage desktop computer, a resistor-integrated logo, and a sewing machine icon. The title appears in hand-drawn lettering above the subtitle “Research Week,” while pixel-font text provides technical details and a wiki link for further information.
- Key Concepts: SGMK Home Made 2025, Research Week (Wartburg), Pixel Art Aesthetics, DIY Electronics Motifs, Retro-computing, Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Mingapa Bigini Mingapa Bigitu
- Author: Lifepatch / Kunci / Stateless Diplomats
- Format: Foldable Poster / Spread, 1pp
- Language: English/Indonesian
- Date: 2016
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A collaborative fanzine and poster produced by Lifepatch, Kunci, and Stateless Diplomats. It explores the concepts of Utopia and resource exchange through a vivid neon-on-black aesthetic, documenting a four-step framework for community-led research and collaboration in Indonesia.◈
- Machine Extraction: The publication is a collaborative fanzine and poster produced by Lifepatch, developed in partnership with Kunci Cultural Studies Center, Stateless Diplomats, and Antirender for graphics. It documents research on utopia and the practice of network building and resource exchange within the Indonesian creative scene. The visual language relies on a stark black background overlaid with vivid neon pink, cyan, and yellow accents, mixing large-format photographic spreads of workshops with digital pixel-art artifacts and dense bilingual typography in English and Indonesian. A central element is a four-step collaboration framework: Inclusion, Testing resource exchange, Reaffirmation of the network, and Collaboration synthesis. The content plays on an Indonesian proverb, reformulating it as “tak kenal maka tak utopia” (to not know is to not find utopia).
- Key Concepts: #NeonPinkCyanOnBlack, Utopia Project, Four-Step Collaboration Framework, Indonesian Proverb Remix, Lifepatch Collective, Network Synthesis
WaftLab OpenLab
- Author: Muzeian / WaftLab
- Format: BW, 24pp
- Language: Not specified
- Date: 2024
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A high-contrast photo-zine documenting OpenLab 4.0 in Gresik (Grissee), East Java (2024). It captures the "PetroArthropodic" intersection of coastal marine life and industrial decay, focusing on collaborative workshops where participants built generative synthesizers inside horseshoe crab shells.◈
- Machine Extraction: This photo-zine documents a coastal haunting in Gresik, where the industrial petrochemical skyline meets the ancient biology of the horseshoe crab (Belangkas/Mimi). The central activity is a workshop series held at KAMMARI and Tujujati Art Spaces, where participants construct "PetroArthropodic" synthesizers. These instruments use salvaged horseshoe crab carapaces as a chassis for custom electronic oscillators. The internal circuits are built around 555 timers and 4051 multiplexer ICs, with "flying" wire construction that mirrors the crab's own nervous system. The zine details the residency's focus on "Experimenting Art, Technology, & Society," profiling community members like Nabila Warda. The visual aesthetic is grainy and high-contrast, documenting the process of soldering electronics amidst the detritus of a coastline facing "merciless damnation" and industrial annihilation.⚠️ Image-heavy; analyzed via Agentic Vision Protocol.
- Key Concepts: PetroArthropodic Art, WaftLab OpenLab, CD4093 Synthesizers, Industrial Ecology, Gresik (Grissee), Horseshoe Crab (Mimi)
Wormolution poster
- Author: Efnu Nirvana / Hackteria
- Format: A3 full-colour poster
- Language: Not specified
- Date: 2019
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: Event poster for Hackteria TAL "Wormolution" at Le Commun, Geneva (Sept 2019). International participants: Kat Austen (UK), Shih Wei Chieh (TW), Roland van Dierendonck (NL), Marc Dusseiller (CH), Eleonore Eisath (IT), Urs Gaudenz (CH), Paula Pin (ES), Masato Takemura (JP). Supported by Pro Helvetia, PlasticTwist EU Horizon 2020.◈
- Machine Extraction: Summary of Zine ContentThe text is a program and logistical announcement for a public event titled "Hackteria TAL 'Wormolution'," hosted at Le Commun, Rue des Bains 34, Geneva, Switzerland.Participants: Eight named individuals from the UK, Taiwan, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Japan.Schedule:
• Thursday, 12 September: Collaborative lab setup (11:00); Opening night with public talks (20:00). • Saturday, 14 September: Workshops by international participants (14:00). • Sunday, 15 September: Autonomous Lab Discussion with brunch and public interaction (11:00); Finissage with food, experiments, and drinks (19:00).General opening hours: 11:00 to late.Funding and Support: • Invited by Utopiana. • Supported by Pro Helvetia, Lotterie Romandie, and the City of Geneva. • International participant travel co-funded by the "Foerderbeitrag" of KulturRaum Schaffhausen via the HLab X Fellows Programme. • Additional support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Project "PlasticTwist."PlasticTwist Project Objective: To revalue recycled plastic by supporting multiple actors (citizens, communities, inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, public institutions) in co-creating and sustaining new forms of plastic-as-an-asset practices, strengthening societal and circular economy actions in line with digital social innovation principles.
- Key Concepts: Food & Fermentation, Community Events, Bioremediation, Worm Tech, Tropical Revolution
Lahirnya Pekanbaru / Senapelan
- Author: Elhamra
- Format: Single-page poster-zine, hand-folded into panels
- Language: Indonesian
- Date: 2024 (estimated)
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A community-produced historical zine in the form of a single-sheet poster that unfolds into a series of hand-drawn panels exploring the origins of Pekanbaru, Indonesia. Created as part of a local history workshop, the zine merges personal sketching with archival snippets to map the vital landmarks of the city’s pre- and early-colonial past—from the salt godowns and the first cinema to the rumah Tuan Kadi and the enigmatic Karsel Dawa. The author, Elhamra, anchors the narrative “Di Tepian Sungai Siak,” tracing the transformation of the riverside settlement Senapelan into the modern city. The zine functions as a portable, foldable memory device, inviting viewers to literally unfold the layers of Pekanbaru’s identity.◈
- Machine Extraction: The image resolves into a single large sheet of heavyweight paper, creased four times to make a compact zine. Unfolded, it reveals an intricate, hand-drawn cartography of old Pekanbaru rendered in sepia-toned ink. The Siak River snakes across the lower half, its banks populated by tiny stilt houses and perahu. The title “LAHIRNYA PEKANBARU” is lettered in a bold, slightly wonky serif, while below it “Senapelan” whispers in a softer script—the name of the parent village. Panels emerge like fragments of a dream: a drawing of Gudang Garam, barrels and sacks stacked under a lean-to, with a caption explaining the salt trade that once flowed through the river; a boxy structure labeled Bioskop Pertama, a projector beam radiating from a single window; Rumah Tuan Kadi, a limas-roofed house with intricate fretwork, its yard swept clean; and a stark, long building called Karsel Dawa, bars on its tiny windows, suggesting a colonial jail. Text in Bahasa Indonesia curls around the illustrations—hand-lettered notes on when the first sultan declared the new market, how the cinema came with the Dutch, and the role of the Islamic judge in daily life. All roads, drawn as dotted lines, converge at the river’s edge where Elhamra’s name sits beside a tiny sketch of a hand gripping a pen, dated 2024. The reverse side is blank, the paper slightly rough to the touch, as if it were screen-printed or drawn directly on layout paper.
- Key Concepts: #LocalHistory, #PekanbaruOrigins, #Senapelan, #RiversideMemory, #SaltTrade, #ColonialCinema, #IslamicHeritage, #CommunityZine, #HandDrawnCartography, #PortableArchive, #WorkshopOutput, #IndonesianMicrohistory
