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Indigeneity teaches us memory, and like rivers, carries us back to the contested places we call home, their interconnections, and the responsibilities they demand.
Making meaning with Orang Laut Singapore for Hari Orang Pulau.
At the recent Outlier conference hosted by Data Visualisation Society, Kontinentalist hosted an informal video call (an “unconference”)…
Amanda was our design intern in 2018, and we welcomed her back two years later as a UX Architect! Fun fact, the animation you see on our…
When you create something, the reaction to your creation is often hard to anticipate. Upon release of our story on chilli sauces in Asia…
In 2019, Garin Nugroho made waves with Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku, a coming-of-age film that portrays a boy’s exploration of his gender and…
Let’s be real — it was tough. During my first few months at Kontinentalist, I can now admit with less shame (since I’ve accepted it’s all…
We made it! What better time to reflect and give thanks to the end of this dastardly year than to look back at some of our favourite…
In which I detail my experience with my first data vis story on spicy food in Asia and hope it helps someone else in a similar place.
Halloween fell on a rainy Saturday this year, and I was feeling restless and bored. But instead of doomscrolling through Twitter and…