Hekh was invited to present Cal #2 in multimodal framework, under the 9th International Symposium of Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia: Pluriversal Futures in a Multipolarising World: Global South Perspectives in Jakarta, Indonesia on 4th August, 2026.
Call #2 was invited as a case study, as an example to implement multimodal methods for anthropological studies- to share the collaborative methodologies, multimedia integration, and seeing different forms of knowledge making. The book was later formally introduced within the Universitas Indonesia foundation curriculum, as well as Center of Austronesian Culture, in Taitung, East Taiwan.
The session convened with 15 attendants, mostly young anthropologists from the university. It included an introduction to hekh, its vocabularies, vision of platforming and coming together, its nature of working with frameworks while being a meta framework, and the need to do the publication(s) in the first place. This was followed by a deep dive into each contribution by various cultural practitioners, for a total of around 30 minutes. Following the presentation, Nurul Muthhmaniah, lovingly called as Unu, shared their work in Musyawarah Arsip, an initiative based in Makassar, Indonesia, its stakes, its needs, and methods they are implementing to address the historical gaps in cultural and historicla memory of Makassar.
Unu then briefly responded to Call #2, particularly regarding its space-making gestures and its importance in wider South-South connections. The presentations were followed by a 30 min conversation, between the audience present, which delved into the physicality of the book; the precarious political circumstances and how they shape the contributions; as well as the editorial process, and the multi modal methods of contribution within Call #2. We owe a special thanks to the organising team, as well as our moderator Aleisha, who was an excellent observer, and carried the discussion while also offering her reflections throughout the session.
Rahul juneja introducing Hekh, and its frameworks
Nurul Mutthmaniah introducing Musyawarah Arsip and excerpts from the Q/A session.
Participants engaging with the physical copies of Call #2
Hekh owes a special thanks to many people, who made the fundraiser possible for Rahul Juneja to make this trip. Thanks to Jeebesh Bagchi, Shveta Sarda, Sushanta Mandal, Sonu, Ritika Sharma, Gopa Trivedi, Oorja Garg, Ashok Sukumaran, Gunnica Arya, Sabaah, Moomal, Kaushal Sapre, Arun Vijai, Soumya Yadav, Gitanjali Poloru, Aditi Purwar, Anurag Singraur and Spiti Uday.
A special thanks also to Nurul Muthmainnah and Mirwan Andan for being so kind and supportive throughout this process, and for their hospitality in Makassar.
Nurul Muthmainnah or simply called as Unu, was born and raised in Tolitoli, Central Sulawesi, before moving to Makassar, South Sulawesi, in 2018 to pursue an undergraduate degree in English Literature at Universitas Hasanuddin, which she completed in 2022. After her studies, she deepened her research practice through a decolonial approach, focusing on collectives, folklore, disasters, archives, women’s leadership, food sovereignty, and Southeast Asia as an entry point to interrogate and dismantle colonial legacies in knowledge production. Her work centers on amplifying knowledge rooted in her homeland, positioning herself as a storyteller so that references are not solely drawn from Western frameworks, while also advancing cultural development in Eastern Indonesia. In 2023, she joined Riwanua, a year later, she co-founded Musyawarah Arsip, a platform dedicated to preserving and activating archives across multiple media, both project initiatives are based in Makassar. She also participated in the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer School, Manila, Philippines (2024) and Hong Kong (2026).
Hailing from Karnal, India, Rahul Juneja (b.1999) is an artist, educator, and provocateur working across moving images, photography, book-making, lecture-performances, installation, and writing. He initiates modes of coming together, develop dialogic forms, and create discursive settings such as workshops, photo walks, and informal shared spaces. Rahul's work has been shown in Never Was a Shade, Project 88, IN; On Absence at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, US; Into the Midst by CAMP at Pad.ma, Matrix of the Not-Yet at Underground Art and Design, US; Critical Zones at Goethe Institut New Delhi, IN; TEXTXET at the Foundation of Indian Contemporary Art (FICA), IN; States of Disarray: Practice as Restitution, at Kochi Muziris Biennale, IN; India Art Fair, IN; All That Is Solid Melts into Air at Anant Art Gallery, IN; Synchronicities at Art.H9 Gallery Hong Kong amongst many other spaces. He has also been published in Alternative South Asian Photography (ASAP), Foreign Objekt, and UAAD New York.