Fine Artist

My practice revolves around political and socio-economical concepts, raising the issues of cultural imperialism, Javanisation, and indigenous empowerment. Utilising performative and contemporary elements of art-making, I'm reclaiming the art space as an act of decolonisation and resistance against hyper-capitalistic culture.

By contextualising the material such as the batik fabric, tea, receipt et al., my practice reframes the archives of Indonesian history as a critique of blind nationality and chauvinism, provoking the viewers into questioning the canon and the propaganda; the colonised and the coloniser; the oppressed and the oppressor.

Education 

2018 - 2021

BA (Hon) Fine Art Painting

Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London

Exhibitions 

Solo

2020

Paradise Island, LCF High Holborn, London UK

Group

2020

Tonawi Mana, online exhibition,

Ninth World, Peckham Safehouse 1, London UK

Strong and Delicious Cheapest and the Best at Penultimatum Show, Copeland Gallery, London UK

Strong and Delicious Cheapest and the Best at Stour Space, London UK

Strong and Delicious Cheapest and the Best at Venue MOT, London UK

Press

2020

Mambor, Victor. 'Ketika pernyataan Mahfud MD tentang korban HAM Papua menjadi sebuah karya seni', on jubi.co.id, 2 June 2020.

Firdaus, Febriana, 'Global protests throw spotlight on alleged police abuses in West Papua', on theguardian.com, 11 June 2020.

Indonesia Through Your Eyes, Imperial College London, UK

2018

Possible Future, London College of Communication, UK