Photo by Maruto Ardi Ade Darmawan (b. 1974, Jakarta, Indonesia) lives and works in Jakarta as an artist, curator and director of ruangrupa. Darmawan’s work deals with Indonesia, its history and its people, with a particular focus on minor histories that may seem irrelevant but are intrinsic to the DNA of the communities addressed. His […]
Haiza Putti in her studio in Jakarta. Image courtesy of Ezra Reyhan. Haiza Putti (b. 1998) graduated from the Fine Arts program at the Faculty of Art and Design ITB in 2020. Haiza focuses on visual exploration and the physical boundaries and expansion of the medium of expression in her paintings. Haiza’s works bring narratives
As part of the Jakarta Biennale 2021, titled ESOK, I collaborated with curator Grace Samboh to curate an exhibition about crossings: of languages and translation, of migration through plants and via screen, of a perpetually weird state when you are ready to shift and move anytime, yet always eager to dig down for roots. Titled
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