Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project, 2015. Photo courtesy of artist.
Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project, 2015. Photo courtesy of artist.

Paint, canvas sails, installed on a phinisi ship. 

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A short video of a residency aboard the ship 'Al Isra' conceptualized and coordinated by Britta Slippens, Wolfgang Widmoser, and Aubrey Roemer. Participating artists included: Ebon Heath, Angelina Cristina, Icarus Izaure, and Orly Even. Filmed and scored by Slam Jam Productions. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50', 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser.

Tracing Ebu Jana's hands.

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser

Tracing hands with artists Angelina Cristina at a port outside of Bira.

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.

Tracing the hands of locals onto the main sail. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

View of Roemer's studio at Mentigi Bay, in Lombok, where the majority of the painting took place. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

The hands of a group of workers, who came to 'hand model' on their lunch break. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Locals stop by the outdoor studio to see the progress of the painted sails, pressing their hands into the prints of others. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Detail of the front of the sails, where both imagery and the Buginese script are visible. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.

Painting a young men's handprint onto a sail. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

After a mass hand tracing, these men model their turquoise tinged hands. 

Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project, 2015. Photo courtesy of artist.
Maccini Sombala.jpeg
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'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.
'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.
Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project, 2015. Photo courtesy of artist.

Paint, canvas sails, installed on a phinisi ship. 

Indo Art Adventure Trailer

A short video of a residency aboard the ship 'Al Isra' conceptualized and coordinated by Britta Slippens, Wolfgang Widmoser, and Aubrey Roemer. Participating artists included: Ebon Heath, Angelina Cristina, Icarus Izaure, and Orly Even. Filmed and scored by Slam Jam Productions. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50', 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser.

Tracing Ebu Jana's hands.

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Wolfgang Widmoser

Tracing hands with artists Angelina Cristina at a port outside of Bira.

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.

Tracing the hands of locals onto the main sail. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Paint and sails installed on a phinisi ship, 90' x 2" x 50'. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

View of Roemer's studio at Mentigi Bay, in Lombok, where the majority of the painting took place. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

The hands of a group of workers, who came to 'hand model' on their lunch break. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

Locals stop by the outdoor studio to see the progress of the painted sails, pressing their hands into the prints of others. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Orly Even.

Detail of the front of the sails, where both imagery and the Buginese script are visible. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of Yogi Agus Pratama.

Painting a young men's handprint onto a sail. 

'Maccini Sombala: The Buginese Portrait Project' (2015) Image courtesy of artist.

After a mass hand tracing, these men model their turquoise tinged hands. 

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