Projek Rabak: 10 Tahun Berkolektif 2011-2021

Ini adalah buku pertama dalam sejarah seni-budaya Malaysia merakam perkembangan sebuah kolektif dan terbitan pertama seumpamanya merujuk topik berkolektif.

Projek Rabak, kolektif artis-seniman asal Ipoh, mencetak detik-detik membangunkan usaha dalam buku ini yang dipenuhi esei, artikel, poster, rekabentuk, foto langka dan belum pernah diterbitkan, serta pelbagai pengisian bagi memberi pendedahan tentang Rabak dari segi kesenia, estetik, pengaruh, gaya, kesan, peranan dan fungsinya sebagai sebuah kolektif budaya-kontra.

Selain berperanan sebagai kurator serta menganjur festival, program, pameran, membentuk artis, ekosistem dan menghubung jaringan, Rabak turut meneraju daya usaha seperti rumah penerbitan buku, Rabak-Lit (2012); ruang alternatif, Khizanat (2013); Rabak Studio (2013), Projek Rabak Gallery (2015); festival seni kontemporari, Ipoh Creative (2015); perpustakaan/bed & breakfast, Rumah Khizanat (2016); ruang jaringan, Kedutaan Ipoh, Jakarta (2019) dan Hiroshima (2020); juga beberapa prakarsa lain yang tak diketahui khalayak ramai.

Sejak 2011 Rabak aktif mencetuskan kekacauan; tahun-tahun yang penuh ketegangan.

This book is the first of its kind in recording Malaysia’s art-cultural growth history of a collective and regarding the topic of collectives.

Projek Rabak, an artist-collective from Ipoh, published moments of budding efforts in this book of essays, articles, posters, design, rare and never-before-published photographs, also other contents shedding light on the multi-facet of Rabak as an art, aesthetic, influence, stylistic, impact, role and function of a counter-culture collective.

Other than playing the role as a curator as well as hosting festivals, programs, exhibitions, artist building, ecosystem and networking, Rabak also leads efforts such as publishing house, Rabak-Lit (2012); alternative space, Khizanat (2013), Rabak Studio (2013), Projek Rabak Gallery (2015); contemporary art festival, Ipoh Kreative (2015); library/bed & breakfast, Rumah Khizanat (2016); networking space, Kedutaan Ipoh, Jakarta (2019) and Hiroshima (2020); and other initiatives that are not known to the public.

Since 2011, Rabak has been active in creating years of intensity.