Spatial Traces - Bunga Yuridespita & Erwin Windu Pranata

24 AUG - 24 SEP ‘19

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A Duet Exhibition by

Bunga Yuridespita & Erwin Windu Pranata

Catalogue for Spatial Traces A Duet Exhibition by Bunga Yuridespita & Erwin Windu Pranata 24 Aug - 24 Sep 2019 at D Gallerie

Curated by Chabib Duta Hapsoro

Published by D Gallerie Jl. Barito I No.3, Kebayoran Baru Jakarta, 12130, +62-21-739 9378 dgalleriejakarta@gmail.com www.dgalleriejakarta.net

Catalogue design by Kotasis Kamar Desain 3x3x3 Surabaya, Indonesia www.kotasis.com

Digital Edition

Place as Palimpsest

by Chabib Duta Hapsoro

Italo Calvino (Invisible Cities, 1972)

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“The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps, the antennae of the lightning rods, the poles of the Bags, every segment marked in turn with scratches, indentations, scrolls.�

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Place as Palimpsest

Bunga Yuridespita and Erwin Windu Pranata (Ewing) are recognized as young artists who are consistent in exploring abstract visual language. What’s interesting about them is their basis of creation that is far from abstract art expression. Their “non-representational” works are adapted from found images and created from spatial experiences.

Spatial skill can be defined as a person’s ability to imagine, discover, construct and process information based on visual stimuli in the context of space. It also includes a kind of sensibility to represent spaces through mental or artistic images.

The fields and lines in Bunga’s paintings are produced from the extractions of her daily activities route: toward and from home, workplaces, studios and hangouts. Her most recent works in this exhibition refer to her bodily experience in daily

Place as Palimpsest

“..., Bunga acts as a cartographer, who collects and recapitulates any types of information, such as new people and places encounters, transportation routes and random conversations.”

Ewing’s sculptures are an artistic response to the scribbles and doodles that he encountered randomly and coincidentally in certain locations: stationery stores, friends’ houses, etc. Over

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activities. Often in the process of those trips, Bunga acts as a cartographer, who collects and recapitulates any types of information, such as new people and places encounters, transportation routes and random conversations.

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Place as Palimpsest

the past few years Ewing has been exploring a distinct practice by seeking and deforming a lot of overlooked found objects and scribbles on the streets and other spaces. Ewing’s work practice refers to the contemporary art typical adage that anything can be a work of art through particular institutional status. Through Ewing’s position as an artist, these scribbles status were converted into works of art. In addition,

“Ewing’s work practice refers to the contemporary art typical adage that anything can be a work of art through particular institutional status.”

Place as Palimpsest

scribbles are also a common marker of specific locations and containing memories.

As “concrete abstractions”, Bunga and Ewing’s works also indicate place as a palimpsest1. The 1) A palimpsest is a manuscript page, either in a scroll or a book, in which a number of texts have been scraped or washed so that the page can be reused for new writings. But the deleted writings still have traces. The analogy of the place or space as the palimpsest owes to Mark Graham’s paper entitled Neogeography and the palimpsests of place: Web 2.0 and the construction of a virtual earth (2008). The paper can be accessed here: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.739.5889&rep=r ep1&type=pdf

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Both artists found that abstract visual language accommodate a freedom to interpret information.

The artistic expression of bodily experiences can also be a form of negotiation to spaces or reality that is increasingly mediated and so distanced from the experience of reality. For many people today, reality may just be an image that is stared at on a computer screen and smartphone.

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Place as Palimpsest

places of today are constructed upon demolitions of the old. The phrase “place as palimpsest” is increasingly relevant nowadays.

Our Virtual Earth is made of imageries. They are constantly updated, with the images and descriptions from millions of writers and cartographers which overlapped, collided, intertwined and synchronized by Web technology.

As a representation of palimpsest, Bunga and Ewing’s works show the democratization of space, where anyone can become a “cartographer” and easily make his/her personal spatial experiences as a collective experiences for millions of people around the world.

Finally, palimpsest also suggests to the idea of temporality that has become part of our lives today experiencing the city. A lot of city areas rapidly change their

Place as Palimpsest

“Finally, palimpsest also suggests to the idea of temporality that has become part of our lives today experiencing the city.�

The practice of remembering can ironically be understood as a way for humans to capture something in the midst of ever-changing space and time. To assist the process, humans have many ways that continue to evolve, from

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formation or function. Our life rhythm that we run takes place faster than human life in previous decades. From this we can see artist’s responses who try to memorize and preserve those changes in various forms.

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Place as Palimpsest

drawing on the cave wall, making inscriptions on a rock, finding language and writing it on animal skins and paper up to record important moments by photos and videos. These are also relevant to Bunga’s artistic practice of inscribing spatial memories on canvas, and Ewing’s practice in preserving the memories of ordinary locals through his sculptures.

Temporality is a sign on how city lives and grows. Interrupting temporality through the practice of remembering may be seen as a strange, unproductive effort that hinder cities to develop. However, on the other hand these typical utopian artistic practices are still in demand so that we can keep contemplate amid the increasingly rapid pace of change these days, in order to achieve a better future.

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B unga Y uridespita

Dunkle Abby acrylic on canvas 300 x 150 cm (18 pieces) 2019

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Elk Kinkluf acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm 2019

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Tu Ebhloema acrylic on canvas 195 x 195 cm 2019

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Pluetoft acrylic on canvas 195 x 195 cm 2019

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Ernie Haffple acrylic on canvas 195 x 195 cm 2019

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Elk Purpelof acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm 2019

Erwin Windu Pranata

Neglected burst

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resin coated plywood variable dimensions 2019

Erwin Windu Pranata

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The Strokes No. 3 steel sheet, polyurethane paint 100 x 140 x 6 cm 2019

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The Strokes #8 steel sheet, polyurethane paint, 135 x 110 x 6 cm 2019

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The Strokes #9 steel sheet, polyurethane paint, 130 x 100 x 6 cm 2019

Erwin Windu Pranata

The Strokes # 13

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steel sheet, polyurethane paint, 150 x 45 x 160 cm 2019

Erwin Windu Pranata

The Strokes #15 steel sheet, polyurethane paint, 140 x 145 x 8 cm 2019

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B unga Y uridespita

She graduated from Universitas Pelita Harapan majoring in Architecture, then continue her masters in Bandung Institute of Technology, where she majors in Fine Arts. Though she continued to pursue her studies in Fine Arts, she never lets go of her architectural instincts, in fact it became a dominant trigger in her work and creative process.

The piece depicts a picture of pavement lines which were seen from a bird’s eye point of view (Aerial Photography).

Its reduction creates a harmonize composition on the canvas. Visually, it represents shapes and colors that makes its original objects unidentifiable. The areas used for this piece is a representation of daily and personal space experience.

The composition obtained from collage method, which was triggered from personal meditation in regards to the existential of the relations between human and space.

The piece cultivates what has escaped from human’s daily activities and their responses towards space.

It is about the body and space inside of a dialouge, which leaves a memory that creates an identity to form an individuality.

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Born in December 24, 1989, Jakarta – Indonesia. Through space and memory, Bunga Yuridespita, juxtaposed her work with exploration of her life imprints that builds her identity as an individual.

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Education

2016

2008 – 2013

Bachelor of Architecture, Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH)

2018

2015 – 2017

Master Degree Student in Fine Arts, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)

Experience

Lecturer Assistant at ITB (Part time) Lecturer at DKV – ITHB, Bandung (Part Time)

2016 – 2019

Artist Assistant at Pramuhendra Studio, Bandung

2013 – 2015

Group Exhibitions

2019 Ruang Dalam ArtSpace, Yogyakarta

Architect at MINT-DS, Jakarta

2013 – 2015

Stage Photographer at SRM Band Management

ArtJakarta 2019, Jakarta Spatial Traces, D Gallerie,

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2018 XYZ, Bandung Art Fair, Gedung Gas Negara, Bandung

Precursory two dimensional media: Painting and its derivatives, Purwokerto Pameran Bersama Dosen ITHB, Bandung

2017 Grab Indonesia x Brightspot Market, ArtDept Indonesia Artist 2016 The Grand Mixture, Galeri Hidayat Bandung

Jangan – Jangan

Titik Temu, Bandung

Mereklamekan Pelem | an imaginary poster, APA Space, Jakarta

2015 Gallery Tie Dye Artist, Jakarta

Time after Time, art exhibition featuring the musical journey of rumah sakit band, Jakarta

Smile is the answer, Catalyst arts & Kopi Keliling, Jakarta

Rendering RegimePameran Besar Seni Lukis, Jakarta

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Pameran, Gedung YPK Bandung

Jakarta

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Erwin Windu Pranata

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Erwin Windu Pranata (b.1981) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Bandung, Indonesia, interested in methods of working and finding a connection between art and everyday life. For him art is a manifestation of everyday experience. He specializes in various mediums, especially 3D, using found objects and readymade while utilizing popular cultures as subjects. He is an active member of the music group, Pemandangan (The view), a progressive folk genre and A stone A, a noise rock genre band. Erwin is also the founder and director of an alternative independent space and collective, Omnispace, in Bandung.

Erwin Windu Pranata

EDUCATION 1999 - 2005 Bachelor degree in Fine Art Department of the University of Education Indonesia (UPI) Bandung, 2018 - Now

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Master in Faculty of Arts and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB),

Solo Exhibitions 2017 (Im) Perfection, Artstage Jakarta

Lawangwangi, Bandung Bila Lapar Melukis, Omnispace, Bandung 2018 Art Unlimited XYZ, Gedung Gas Negara, Bandung

Celebrating of the future, AB BC Building, Bali

Perempuan, Victoria College of Art, Melbourne, Australia

Interlude, Pullman Hotel, Jakarta

2016 Ketok Mejik, Omnispace Bandung

Contemporary Ikebana, Lawangwangi, Bandung

2013 Empowering Anxiety, Rachel Gallery Jakarta

On Traces, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta

2011 We Are Toys, Asia One - Art Hongkong 2011, Hong Kong

Museum of Creators Public Art Installation, GWK, Bali

Patungan Payung, Rumah Radi, Bandung

Group Exhibitions 2019 Domestic Affair, Parlour, Bandung

Lazim - Galeri Yuliansyah Akbar (Urbane), Bandung

Liber Primus, Galeri Semarang, Semarang

Assemblage,

2017 Art X Fashion, The Warehouse, Jakarta

Artrooms, Brightspot, PIK Avenue, Jakarta

Indonesia Contemporary Art and Design (ICAD),Hotel Grand Kemang, Jakarta

Erwin Windu Pranata

re: emergence, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung Skala: Triennale Patung #3, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta Sydney Contemporary Art Fair at Yavuz Gallery Booth, Sydney, Australia Art Jakarta at Lawangwangi Booth, Jakarta ASEAN Students and Young Artist Art Festival, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea

Kecil itu Indah, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta

Art Sampoerna, Sampoerna Strategic, Jakarta

Perupa Pengajar, Idealoka—Telkom University, Bandung

Street Stage, Kawasan Pabrik Tekstil Bandung

Janji Kang Jait - An experiment project of art and fashion, A.P.A. Space - Jakarta

Historia Docet, Historia Vitae Magistra, D Gallerie Jakarta 2015 Shout!-Stables, (MIFA) Melbourne, Australia

Multicultural Art Victoria, Victoria State Library, Melbourne, Australia

The Wrong Biennale “renegade 0f funct”, Bandung Pavillion

Getok Tular, Omnispace, Bandung

Hello, Salian Art Space, Bandung

Perform AstoneA di OK video “Orde Baru” Galeri Nasional Jakarta

Pameran A stone A, Pasca Kekuatan, Omnispace Bandung

Getok Tular, Omnispace, Bandung

2016 Living with art, Ambiente Jakarta Universe Behind the Doors, Artotel Jakarta

Domestic Affair, Omnispace Bandung

Artmosphere – Galeries Lafayette

2014 Manifesto, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

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art, Wendt Gallery, New york

Hajat Seni Rupa, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung

Tribute to S. Soedjojono, SOS, Bandung

Indonesia Art Award 2014, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

CIMB Niaga Event, The Dharmawangsa, Jakarta

BMW art car, Pacific Place, Jakarta

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Sea+ Triennale, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

Pembuka Tabir, Galeri Saraswati, Bandung

2013 Bazaar Art Jakarta 2013, Pacific Place, Jakarta 2012 Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Rachel, Jakarta

Fantasy Island - Louis Vuitton Exhibition, Singapore

Karya Sang Juara, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta

Bazaar Art Jakarta 2010, Pacific Place, Jakarta

Contemporaneity, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta

Percakapan Masa, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta

Contemporary Art Turn, SBin Art Plus, Singapore

2011 Fantasy Island - Louis Vuitton Exhibition, Hong Kong

Bandung New Emergence vol.3, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung

Pameran Besar Patung Kontemporer Indonesia: Ekspansi, Galeri Nasional Indonesia - Jakarta

Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA), Bandung 2010 Unity – the return to

20th Anniversary of Plaza Indonesia, Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta

Halimun, Lawang Wangi Artsociates, Bandung 2009 Art Singapore 2009, Singapore Bazaar Art Jakarta,

Erwin Windu Pranata

Pacific Place, Jakarta

2015 Curator: Loc Art--Tabu Loro Show – Galeri Hidayat

Contemporary Archeology, SIGIarts Gallery, Jakarta

Mini Art Exhibition on Paper, Galery Hijrah

Commissions

Deer Andry, S14, Bandung

2019 13th Anniversary Senayan City - Jakarta

Awards 2014 Indonesian Art Award (IAA) - Finalist

2010 1 Winner The Best Artwork, Juror’s Choice, Indonesia Art Award 2010 st

2001 1st Winner, Dago Festival Graffiti Competition

Projects 2018 Curator: Paradox, Lawang Wangi

Women 101, Project 11, Australia

2017 Rereongan Sarupi, Public Sculpture, Alunalun Cicendo, Bandung

2018 The Wijaya Kusuma, The Braga by Artotel Bandung

Memento of Lalla, Lalla lounge, Four SeasonsThe Capital, Jakarta

The Family Totem, Kuningan, Jakarta

2015 Art Director: Konser Kota Kembang by White Shoes & Couples Company, Bandung 2014 Art Director: HYPNAGOGIC CONCERT by Bottlesmoker, Bandung 2014 Abarth Art Car, Bazaar Art, Pacific Place, Jakarta 2013 Barbie, Mall Kelapa Gading, Jakarta 2010 BMW Art Car, Bazaar Art, Pacific Place, Jakarta

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2011 Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) Finalist

Art Village, We The Fest, Jakarta

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