Arahmaiani
Notes after an interview with this socially involved artist, who is a key figure in the art scene of Indonesia.
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Installation and performance at the conference "Women Imaging Women: Home, Body, Memory" in Manila.
Acrylic paint, plastic flowers, scissors, crowbar, rice, drum frame
The piece refers to a concrete incident: during a demonstration against the Suharto regime in May 1998, four students were killed. Riots and pillages, mostly directed against the Chinese population, were the consequence. Some 1,500 people were victim of the three days of terror and hundreds of women raped.
© Photo: Dick Daroy
Notes after an interview with this socially involved artist, who is a key figure in the art scene of Indonesia.