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Artists highlight the aesthetics of sustainability
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Rocking through the years: A visitor goes through the "Dawai-dawai Budjana" collection of guitars the maestro used throughout his musical career. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda) (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)
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em>Indonesian artists share their aesthetic take on sustainability in Distrik Seni X, an art space at Sarinah, Jakarta’s oldest and most iconic mall.
The highway snaked around the exhibition room, its meandering paths like a roadmap of chaos and destruction. A wreck of a sailing ship rested on a tennis racket while two motorcycles peeked out from a pair of sneakers.
Stone pestles, mortars, bottles and old household items lay nearby, along with dirt seemingly from construction sites or landfills. Yet there was a method to the madness for this mixed media and video projection piece, titled Sasana Gelung (Coiling Arena) by its creator, Indonesian contemporary artist Maharani Mancanagara.
“[Sasana Gelung] chronicles the evolution of our civilization, from Stone Age tools to wooden utensils, scientific inventions, books, and various forms of transportation, as well as sports,” said art handler Nico Trisnando of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) alumnus’ work. The piece was previously shown at the ArtJakarta exhibition.
“These twists and turns show that our journey to the present day is not a linear process. Aside from functional items, the work shows how we fulfill our emotional well-being through hobbies, pets and leisure has similarly changed, as shown through the bird cages.”
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