Elroy Ramantan

Elroy Ramantan (born in Brunei) is an artist and curator whose work centres on cultural advocacy and the strengthening of marginalised identities. Through photography, mixed media, and community-based installations, he documents and challenges dominant narratives surrounding statelessness, Indigeneity, migration, and accessibility—drawing on his lived experiences in Brunei and across Borneo.

He is the founder of Minority Agenda, an initiative that uses art as a tool for social change. His exhibitions, such as Art for Change: Palestine and The Dan Lain Lain Exhibition, serve as cultural interventions addressing issues that are often silenced.

Curatorial Notes

Living Borders, Breathing Worlds presents six Bruneian artists whose works explore the interwoven themes of ecology, identity, and memory. Through visual art, film, collage, and illustration, the exhibition features Dystopia Through the Screen by Iman Shamsuddin, Heart Break of Borneo by Elroy Ramantan, Creator II by Maziyah Yussof, Roots Unveiled by Halim Ashari, The Sultanate of Tranquility by Bella Kasnon, and The Botanical Map of Borneo by Susannah Anak Rogo Sitai Liew.

Curated by Elroy Ramantan, the exhibition approaches environmental issues not merely as ecological concerns but as a living dialogue encompassing culture, politics, and the struggle to endure. The selected artists are recognised for their courage in confronting themes such as forced displacement, cultural erasure, and overdevelopment, while honouring the rich ecological and Indigenous heritage of Brunei.

Their works reflect the environment as both a site of belonging and a form of resistance: from digital-world distortions to Bornean deforestation; from spiritual symbolism and cultural transition to the quiet disappearance of species and knowledge. Together, they urge us to perceive the natural world not as a distant wilderness but as an inseparable part of human identity, memory, and survival.