Institution Making on a Moving Ground: A Case Study of 900mdpl (2017–2022) Etc. ‘Urban Kitsch’ was written as

‘Urban Kitsch’ was written as part of Praneet Soi’s Master’s in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts

Luca Dobry presents a future sameness

and radio producer and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California

and a lack of trust in traditional institutions have all played a part

Institution Making on a Moving Ground: A Case Study of 900mdpl (2017–2022) Etc. ‘Urban Kitsch’ was written asThis publication offers a self reflective enquiry into the evolving practices of 900mdpl, a small yet multifaceted institution encompassing an international residency, a biennial exhibition, a traveling transient museum, a series of public programs, and multiple publications. Rooted in Kaliurang, Indonesia, the study examines how the situated cultural values of this volcanic village inform its decolonial approaches to institution making. Central to