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Duo Exhibition by Ika Vantiani & Rega Ayundya Putri

Jan 21 - Feb 21, 2022

Catalogue for A Duo Exhibition by Ika Vantiani & Rega Ayundya Putri Jan 21 - Feb 21, 2022 @ dgalleriejakarta.com

Published by D Gallerie, Jakarta, Indonesia Jan 2021

Catalogue designed by Kotasis 333 Surabaya, Indonesia www.kotasis.com

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Duo Exhibition by Ika Vantiani & Rega Ayundya Putri

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A Duo Exhibition by

Ika Vantiani & Rega Ayundya Putri

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by Chabib Duta Hapsoro Exhbition Curator

As a meaning-generated work, cultural labour results in identification to its workers.

Cultural labour ties concept with the execution which should not have caused the workers alienated. Cultural labour also incorporates immaterial features since the workers use creativity and affection to generate or suppor t cultural production.

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Th is ex h ib itio n s hows the rece nt wo r ks of Ika Vant iani and Reg a Ay u n d ya P u t r i , wh o u se m ater iality in an inte n si ve a n d exqu isite m anner. I ka p urs ues a co l l a g e me d iu m. M eanwhile, Reg a is o ccu p i e d i n a d raw in g . I ka ex p lores va r i o u s k i n d s of u sed pa p er whic h ho ld ove r fl ow i n g h istories. S he creates s uc h a r b i t ra r y b u t compa c tly pac ked co m p osi t i o n s by stickin g ea c h of them . Reg a ca ref u l l y d raws th in and intr icate lines w h i c h ren d er org anic -m ic roscop ic o b j e c ts’ cross-se ct ion.

Both ar tists rather d eal with re p et i t i ve motoric se nse than co ncer ne d w i t h con cepts. Ever y co m p os itio n o n collages an d lines were intui t i ve l y exe cu te d , f rag m ent by f rag m e nt. Th i s kin d of ar tistic p ractice esca p es t h e m from th e ir d ay to d ay anx iety a n d a n ch ors them to sanity. The “ t i reso m e work” also b enefits their wel l - b e i n g a fter b ein g affectionally d rai n e d i n 6

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d ealing with the n o n -a r t i st i c m a tte r in cultural or c rea t i ve wo r l d . Th e rep etitive ar tisti c p ra c t i ce p rov i d es rec reatio nal ends towa rd s I ka a n d Re g a .

A r tists like I ka a n d Re g a ca n b e categ o r ized as cu l tu ra l wo r ke rs a s well. Even ar tists d o n ot o n l y d ea l w i t h im m ater ial as p ec ts. Th ey a l so ke e p involv ing the m a te r i a l o n es, yet l a b o u r intens ive in their p ra c t i ce. Co n si d e r i n g the two b urd ens a n d i n d i v i d u a l i ty t h a t set ar tists up as i n d i v i d u a l s w h o ke e p hang ing on to s u sta i n t h e i r ca re e rs, ar tists are always l u r ke d by p re ca r i ty.

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“Ar ti sts like Ika and Re ga ca n b e categorized a s cul tural workers as we ll . Even ar t ists d o n ot o nl y deal wit h immate ri a l a s pe cts.”

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Re g a Ayu n d ya Pu t r i

Co nde nsce ndi ng L i ghts

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Rega Ayundya Putr i

Pencil, colored p e n c il, c h arcoal o n pap e r, 1 0 0 x 220 c m , 2021

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Re g a Ayu n d ya Pu t r i

Lu mi nous N oi ses (Se r i es)

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Rega Ayundya Putr i

v itrail and per ma n e nt in k o n 4 laye rs of ac r y l i c sh e et ( 8 p i e ces) , 60 x 60 c m , 2021

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Re g a Ayu n d ya Pu t r i

D etails of Lumi nous N oi ses (Se r i es)

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Rega Ayundya Putr i

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U nso u n d i n Th i s Sel f-Im p osed Ce l l vitrail an d p e r man e nt in k o n 5 laye rs of a c r y l i c sh e et 120 x 1 20 c m, 202 1

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I ka Vanti a n i

I nfl ex i bi l i ty i s A Bl i ss # 1 m i x fa b r i cs co l l a g e 1 50 x 1 20 c m , 2022

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Ika Vantiani

I nflexib ility is A Bl i ss #2 m ix fabr ics colla g e 15 0 x 120 cm, 2022

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Ika Vantiani

Inflex i bi l i ty i s A Bl i ss # 3 mix fa b r i cs co l l a g e 1 5 0 x 1 20 c m , 2022

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I ka Vanti a n i

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Ika Vantiani

Puzz le of Invali d i t i es a nalog collage o n fo u n d f rames 165 x 39 0 cm, 2022

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I ka Vanti a n i

D etails of P uzz l e of I nva l i di ti es

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Ika Vantiani

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I ka Vanti a n i

To w hom i t may conce r n an a l o g co l l a g e o n pa p e r 1 0 9 x 79 c m , 2022

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Ika Vantiani

Work bot h ways a nalog collage o n pap e r 109 x 79 cm, 2022

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I ka Vanti a n i

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Ika Vantiani

Key Pe r for ma nce I ndex a n a l o g co l l a g e o n pa p e r 1 0 9 x 79 c m 2022

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I ka Vanti a n i

Ika Va nt i a n i is a n I n d o n esi a n a r t i st, curator and craf te r ba se d i n J a ka r ta .

I ka g rad uated f ro m Th e Lo n d o n I nstitute of Co m m u n i ca t i o n s-J a ka r ta , Ad vance Dip lo m a i n Ad ve r t i si n g . H e r wo r ks ex p lo res t h e i d ea of b e i n g a wo m an in to d ay ’s so c i ety w i t h t h e inter twined b etwe e n m e d i a a n d co ns um ptio n. I ka u ses t h e d i sc i p l i n e of co llag e and ex pa n d s i t i nto wo r ksh o p, installation, and st re et a r t.

S ince 200 9, I ka h a s b e e n i nvo l ve d in num ero us ex h i b i t i o n a s a r t i st a n d curator, inc lud es Pe l i c i n - a sa te l l i te p ro g ram as par t of J a ka r ta Bi e n n a l e ( 2013 ) , WA N I TA : Fe m a l e Ar t i v i sm Jakar ta! ( 20 15) , I K AT/e Cu t f r i n g e eve nts ( 2017) , A r t Jog ( 20 1 8 ) , H u m a n i tyo u t h Festival ( 2020 ) a n d m a ny m o re. I ka is the m em b er of a r t i st co l l e c t i ves inc lud es M ic ro G a l l e r i es, Th e Co l l a g e C lub and I t’s I n Yo u r H a n d s Co l l e c t i ve.

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Rega Ayundya Putr i

Rega Ay u n dya Pu tr i i s a n a r t g ra d u a te I nstitut Tek nolo g i Ba n d u n g w h o fo cu ses o n her d rawing s a s h e r a r t i st i c p ro cess— an ac tiv ity that sh e h a d b e e n l o n g attac hed to, m ak i n g m a ssi ve - si ze d wo r ks thro ug h he r ba l l p o i nt st ro kes o n pap er. H er p iling- u p i nt r i ca te d eta i l s ex p ose an intim a te si l e nt co nve rsa t i o n b etween her and h e r u n co n sc i o u s m ind , a m ed itati o n to h e r e r ra t i c m i n d , m ak ing her wor ks a s a se re n e p rotest to the tur b ulent co nte m p o ra r y cu l tu re.

S he now lives an d wo r ks i n Ba n d u n g .

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