On Paradise, On Love
Jompet Kuswidananto
Single-channel video, sound - 2017
6 minutes, 30 seconds loop, Edition 5 of 5
In On Paradise, On Love, (2017) Jompet Kuswidananto explores the links between religion and radicalism in Indonesia. Scenes of misty landscapes are set to the sound of a male voice singing in Bahasa Indonesia about martyrdom through holy war. This song was penned by Imam Samudra, one of the terrorists who were responsible for the 2002 Bali Bombings, prior to his execution in 2008. Even at his death, he remained unrepentant for the attacks which killed over 200 people.
Alternating with this is a female voice singing, in English, about peace and love. The lyrics of both songs weave in and out, as in a karaoke video, as audiences are left to contemplate how this fundamental clash of ideologies and religious beliefs in Southeast Asia has had far-reaching consequences for countries and people globally.
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I would die as a martyr When my eyes are blindfolded and being wounded So long father and mother Kids, wife, brothers and sisters We’ll meet again in the afterlife There we will live forever In paradise we will meet In paradise we will be happy In paradise we will meet In paradise we will be happy Israel and the US are our eternal enemies US and its allies will be beaten to death In paradise we will meet In paradise we will be happy |
This is our song Song of the light That shines like the sunrise In the dark of the East This is our song Song of the peace Sings the new world’s beauty Brings down the glory This is our song our world Voice of the brave Riding all through the waves Brings joy and happiness This is our Song, a song for all That all nations can sing That’s the love we bring
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