The Past Inside the Present, 2017. 
150 x 130 cm. Acrylic and Cut-Outs on canvas.




“I have always been naturally drawn to feminine iconographies. I began incorporating old images of Indonesian women from the colonial archive as an integral element of a series of work in 2016, primarily as a means to study and re-establish connections with my native roots.” 


“These historical images, captured by the Dutch Colony in the early 1900s, are laden with mythic and symbolic significance, evocative of the odalisque figure in art history. By positioning them in my paintings, I aim to reshape their narrative and imbue them with agency.” 


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