PACAK
An outdoor moving image gathering in the rice fields of Langkawi
PACAK is an outdoor moving image gathering set within the landscape of rice fields in Langkawi.
The word pacak carries echoes of the past — of things planted, fixed, or held in place — but here it shifts into something temporary, something that appears and disappears with light, sound, and time.
As night falls, images emerge in the open air — projected onto surfaces that are never entirely stable: fabric, walls, bodies, or the land itself. The environment becomes part of the work: wind, insects, distant sounds, darkness.
PACAK is not a cinema in the conventional sense.
It is a field, a screen, a gathering.
Rooted in a site-specific approach, PACAK draws from traditions of open-air storytelling such as Wayang Kulit, while extending into contemporary moving image practices.
Artists are invited to respond to place — to time, weather, and the rhythms of rural life. Works are not only shown, but situated.
PACAK is also a form of encounter:
between artists and landscape between image and environment between people and place
It exists briefly, often quietly, and leaves behind traces — in memory, documentation, and ongoing exchange.
The first edition of PACAK is scheduled to begin in 2026/2027.