„this work is to reflect on our relationship (Yusti and Youga) as humans and the natural environment in which we live, the prolonged dry season without rain this year makes we reflect and realize that we are a small species in the microcosm of life in the universe.“
Yoga Nugraha Usmad under the name (Youga) is a sound artist and experimental electronic musician based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. he also uses several other mediums,visual, theatre, music, and works based on experimental research. focusing on environmental and social issues, regarding the ideasof listening. Listening is one of the important communications between human and non-human agencies. He has explored the intersection of mediums to explore the relationship between himself, sound, space, human and non human agent, yoga has also worked on flying balloon puppets, disonant and kaliyouga.
Yustiawan Paradigma Umar is a Javanese Gamelan performer and composer from Sleman, Indonesia. He co-founded Sandikala Ensemble, which focuses on experimental techniques and new gamelan instruments. A composer, art director, and performer, Yust has also been experimenting with various genres, moving between Indian ragas, European avant-garde, Arabic maqam, improvisation in jazz music, and everything in between. His works tend to be atmospheric music, and he also develops extended techniques on traditional musical instruments, such as rebab, gong, gendèr etc.