A Day in the Life: Nin Djani
Head of Education and Curatorial Manager at Museum MACAN
A Day in the Life is a series by A&M where we invite practitioners to share a day in their life.
Nin Djani
Nin Djani is a Jakarta-based curator, writer, and educator whose interdisciplinary practice spans institutional and community contexts. She is Head of Education and Curatorial Manager at Museum MACAN, where she develops programmes that connect artistic practice with public engagement. With an academic background in Southeast Asian studies and media communication, she works across creative disciplines through projects in education, research, exhibitions, and film. Outside the museum, she co-produces the Sabda Bumi podcast, extending her commitment to dialogue and knowledge-sharing across Indonesia.
In this edition of A Day in the Life, Nin Djani shares her daily rhythm, moving between research, institutional settings, and creative work beyond the museum.
Museum MACAN's Education Department. Photo by Ezra Reyhan. Image courtesy of Nin Djani.
Life at Museum MACAN. Photo by Ezra Reyhan. Image courtesy of Nin Djani.
Museum MACAN Children's Art Space: Ibu Arsitek: UMA. Image courtesy of Museum MACAN and Ibu Arsitek.
The nature of my practice is intuitive, relational, and open-ended. I am open to experimenting with new networks, different outputs, and modes of collaboration. However, I need my space to be tidy at all times.
My safest place on Earth: home studio. Image courtesy of Nin Djani.
My home studio is filled with books, artworks, and trinkets. I have collected over the years from friends and my travels. Each piece holds a memory that puts me at ease and makes me feel less alone during the quiet hours of writing, reading, and researching.
Site Visit at Kalibaru, North Jakarta for CORAL — Coastal Vernacular Lab. Photo by Baday Rayhan. Image courtesy of Nin Djani
My latest work at Museum MACAN is CORAL — Coastal Vernacular Lab. This is a pilot project consisting of a designer’s residency attempting to collaborate with local communities in finding solutions to environmental challenges taking place in a fishing village in Kalibaru, North Jakarta.
Sabda Bumi Podcast. Image courtesy of Sabda Bumi.
Outside of the museum, I co-produce Sabda Bumi, a podcast series that travels across Indonesia to bridge Indigenous science and modern perspectives, uncovering local, sustainable solutions to today’s climate challenges.
Follow Nin on Instagram at @nindysm.