Biennale Tour
In this tour through the 10th Biennale de Lyon you can see artworks by almost all the participants.
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Java's Machine. 2008
Installation
Javanese syncretism is a strategy, a defensive mechanism to reconcile and negotiate contradictory beliefs and cultures. This can be seen in the costumes of Java's royal soldiers, that are in fact, collages of various cultures and traditions: Hindu, Islam, the West and local traditions.
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Statement by the artist
About this body of works. Nafas Art Magazine, March 2009
© Photos: Haupt & Binder
In this tour through the 10th Biennale de Lyon you can see artworks by almost all the participants.