Gustira Monita is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and researcher from Aceh, Indonesia, born on 14 August 1998. With an academic background in art and philosophy, her practice spans performance art, literature, and visual art, grounded in philosophical reflection and cultural inquiry, with particular attention to memory, space, and tradition within socio-cultural contexts. In her work, art is approached not merely as aesthetic expression, but as a mode of thinking and knowing—a site where collective memory, cultural experience, and philosophical questions are articulated through artistic forms. Alongside her artistic practice, she is actively engaged in curatorial work and research, contributing to critical discourse, curatorial frameworks, and the facilitation of interdisciplinary creative processes, particularly within locally situated and critically informed contemporary practices.
MISSION:
Gustira Monita approaches art as a form of knowledge and critical reflection, capable of cultivating awareness, provoking thought, and engaging with social and humanitarian concerns. Through multidisciplinary practice, she seeks to create works that move beyond aesthetic experience to invite contemplation, re-reading of reality, and conscious engagement with the world. She is committed to sustaining a dialogue between artistic heritage and contemporary practice, treating tradition not as a static legacy but as a living source of thought relevant to the present and future. In her role as an artist, curator, and researcher, Gustira is dedicated to facilitating creative processes and strengthening critical discourse, particularly in collaboration with younger generations and community-based contexts, with the conviction that art can function as a space for dialogue, learning, and transformation.
ARTWORKS:
2017 - Dance Creation Festival - Choreographer - Title: Arabian Night.
2017 - Solo Choreography Performance - Dancer and Choreographer - Title: Nipak.
2018 - Yogyakarta Arts Festival - Choreographer - Title: Birah Panyang.
2018 - Student National Dance Festival - Choreographer - Lelawah. 2018 - Duet Performance examination - Dancer and Choreographer Title: Me or.
2019 - Examination of group performing - Choreographer - Title: Party Jompo.
2019 - International World Dance Festival - Choreographer - Title: Ketibung.
2020 - Elementary School Dance Festival - Choreographer - Title:Kupia.
2020 - Meditation Corona Virus Virtual Festival – Choreographer and Dancer - Title: The woman behind the mask.
2021 - Alas Gayo Arts Festival - Choreographer - Title: Pesejuk.
2022 - International Mask Festival – Choreographer, Dancer – Tittle: Luding.
2022 - FLS2N – Choreographer, Coach – Ampang
2022 - Festival of student competition – Coach – Tittle: Mungaro
2022 - Opening Poemer at MTQ international – Performer.
2022 - Writing the novel of Aliyah
2024 - Writing the book of Scraps of Paper
PROJECT AND COLLABORATIONS:
2016 - Sabang Fair Festival - Music Performance
2017 - JIAF (Jogjakarta International Arts Festival) Crew Team
2017 - BAF #8 (Bedong Arts Festival) - Liaison Officer Team
2018 - PKA (Pekan Kebudayaan Aceh #7) - Delegate of traditional Arts performance.
2018 - International Word Dance Day Festival - Dancer
2019 - Layang Lakbok Festival - Delegate of traditional Arts performance.
2019 - BAF#10 (Bedog Arts Festival) - Publication Team.
2019 - International Dance and Conference Festival - Liaison Officer
2019 - Magdison Films, Inc - Coordinator.
2020 - Ngoprek Tari (Ngobrol Proses Kreatif) - Source Person
2021 - Alas Gayo Arts Festival - Musician - Traditional Music Player.
2021 - Burni Telong Arts Festival - Traditional Music Player
2022 - European American Students Association event- Conceptor
2023 - Initiator of online exhibition activities for Indonesian students abroad
2024 - Creating an event of tolerance and friendship for international students in St Petersburg
2025 - Cultural Bridges Festival in St Petersburg- Organizator
2025 - International student art exhibition, St Petersburg city - Organizator
PUBLICATIONS AND TALKSHOW:
Publications:
2020 - Guel Dance as a Gayo Community Identity.
2020 - Utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture.
2023 - Preservation of the Gegedem Musical Instrument as a Digital Audio Sampling Tool.
2023 - Heritage Tourism as a Form of Cultural Preservation.
2024 - Aliyah - Fiction Novel
2024 - Paper Cuts: A Collection of Travel Poems.
2024 - Social Technology in the Development of Events and Festivals in Metropolitan Cities.
2025 - Social Aesthetics and Urban Transformation: A Study of Participatory Art in Banda Aceh.
2025 - Gayo After the Guns Fell Silent: Cultural Memory, Displacement, and Indigenous Recovery in the Acehnese Highlands.
2025 - Russian Cultural Diplomacy and the Strategic Utilization of Cultural Assets: A Case Study of Bilateral Engagement with Indonesia.
2025 - Sociocultural Technology in the Development of Festivals and Events in Metropolitan Cities - Case Study.
2025 - Inclusive Democracy in Customary Territories: A Study of Women and Minority Groups in the Democratization of Aceh.
2025 - Ethnomusicology as a Global Bridge: Connecting Generations, Technologies, and Communities.
2025 - Architecture and Cosmological Aesthetics of the Yogyakarta Palace: Interpretation of Space, Symbols, and Art.
Talk shows:
2018 - Speaker on introducing regional culture to metropolitan cities as a generation that cares about history.
2019 - Ngoprek - Speaker on the creative process of art.
2020 - Bukan Kartini - Speaker on inspiring and innovative young people.
2021 - Podcast on contemporary art in the era of globalization.
2024 - Speaker on studying in Russia with the Aceh Arts and Culture Institute.
2025: - Speaker on the creative industry of international artists, Russia.
2025 - Presenter - 10th ICAIOS.