SADAYA Exhibition: Celebrating Diversity Through Cross-Ability Collaboration
With the support of Dana Indonesiana, Tab Space has launched an exhibition called “SADAYA”. It showcases a diverse body of works from a series of open selections, residencies, and cross-disciplinary collaborations amongst neurodivergent artists across West Java and creative practitioners in Bandung. Named after the Sundanesetranslation of “all”, this exhibition becomes an invitation to celebrate diversity, and the unconditional acceptance of disabilities and differences—ultimately, testifying that every way of seeing deserves a place (in this world). This has been in line with Tab Space’s advocacy for disabled artists, where artistic spaces become an equal and inclusive meeting point.
In conjunction with the exhibition, there was a residency programme called the SADAYA Project that ran from May to July 2025 under a hybrid format. The programme was centred on a collaboration between a pair of six artists with six creative practitioners across the industries (i.e. crafts, apparel, culinary, and music), which began with an initial meeting during a three-day portfolio presentation and matchmaking event. Afterwards, the nature of collaboration was determined based on mutual interests and the alignment of potential, resulting in the following pairs: 1. Cadrilla Bareno (artist/creative director with ADHD) x Fawn & Luna (agenda brand), 2. Darren Chandra (artist with autism) x Baker Street (bakery, restaurant, and cooking classes), 3. Dewi Nurlaela (artist/illustrator with autism) x Ame Raincoat (fashion apparel), 4. Dewi Nurlaela (artist/illustrator with autism) x KYOMI (ceramics), 5. Gandari Irianti (artist with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder) x VISVAL (fashion apparel), 6. M. Rafi Athalah (artist with autism) x Syarikat Idola Remaja (musician) x Ame Raincoat (fashion apparel), 7. Septa Anggitayuda (artist with schizophrenia) x VISVAL (fashion apparel).
In this process, artists and collaborators were enamoured with rich experiences that range from an adaptation to new environments, cross-background dialogue, and encounters with fresh ideas that were then materialised in their final artistic work. SADAYA became a space where difference is valued—and any form of difference across thinking, feeling, and expressing was seen as a source of creative strength, rather than a limitation.
“In the SADAYA Project, small conversations between artists and collaborators are important—to understand differences—all of which play a role in creating new artistic possibilities,” Agung Hujatnikajennong, Faisal Rusdi, and Imaniar said as representatives of the curatorial team.
Besides producing artworks, the collaboration in the SADAYA Project is also expected to produce adaptive and inclusive products that cater to users with disabilities. This was factored into the curation and pairings of collaborators, who were appointed directly for their alignment with their ethos and vision for inclusivity.
Not only does it showcase valuable works and products, this program also includes workshops and talks with artists. This is done to provide the public with a deeper understanding of the inclusive context of collaboration and its facilitation of disability.
Through the works on display, SADAYA Exhibition invites the public to not only appreciate the final results but also to immerse themselves in the creative process behind them: the patience, courage, and joy that come from working together. The exhibition is open to the public until September 20, 2025, at NuArt Sculpture Park, Jl. Setrasari L6, Bandung.
