Jompet Kuswidananto (b. 1976, Yogyakarta) started his artistic journey as an amateur musician. From 1997-1999, he produced several works of indie music recordings individually and in groups. Since 1998 he has grown together with the collective Teater Garasi, which has had a major influence on his artistic language. After completing his studies at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University in 1999 he studied contemporary art on his own, the early Reformation era also gave Jompet a strong impetus to explore new realities through the language of art. Currently, Jompet works with various mediums such as installation, video, sound, and performance to discuss various themes around Indonesia's alternative history that ranges from the ghosts of colonialism to nostalgia for the dictatorship.