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The art of collaboration: Irene Febry invites us to look closer
Emerging Indonesian artist Irene Febry’s collaborations with multidisciplined creatives and the community construct beautifully layered collages that reflect our natural environment.
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Digital imagery: One of 12 images from a series of black and white and colored digital images exploring art on the human body from Human, Febry’s 2020 collaboration with photographer Govinda Rumi and model Aziza. (JP/Courtesy of Govinda Rumi)
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reating an environment of cooperation as opposed to competition is the natural order of ecosystems. Cocreation is the most potent and practical pathway for humanity to thrive into the future. Therefore, collaborations are an increasingly visible and exciting aspect of the evolving Bali contemporary art scene, especially by the younger generation.
Irene Febry is an emerging Indonesian artist whose career is defined by collaborative projects as a contemporary artist and an art educator. Upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, she was employed at Etonhouse International Pre-School in Jakarta from 2014 to 2016. Febry worked as an atelierista, a person with a background in education and creative arts who works with teachers and students, devising and facilitating learning experiences that complement the classroom curricular.
In 2017, Febry moved to Bali and focused on developing her collaging practice. She combines delicate layers to construct aesthetic ideas, from paper cuttings and fabrics to objects, materials and the human body, harmonically captured in digital images.
“I love investigating colors, shapes and different materials," Febry told The Jakarta Post. "I paint, draw, stitch and collage and assemble materials, mostly with recycled and found objects. I'm interested in creating another way to look at them, like giving them a second life."
"My process provides me with the flexibility of constant change. The compositions transform in size and detail and evolve into microcosms of colors and shapes interacting with one another and forming a dynamic. I like seeing the details in layers, the intricateness and textures; the illusion of perspective and depth."
Human, Febry’s 2020 collaboration with photographer Govinda Rumi and model Aziza, is a series of black and white and colored digital images exploring art on the human body. Bodypaint, printed fabric, balloons and strings combine with the female form, unlocking the extraordinary potential of three talented young creatives. The results are wonderfully imaginative, rich in expression and ethereal poetic qualities. Superb negative spaces highlight the compositions.
