LOOK // AFTER : Solo Exhibition Deden Hendan Durahman

LOOK // AFTER DEDEN HENDAN DURAHMAN

LOOK // AFTER

LOOK // AFTER DEDEN HENDAN DURAHMAN

This catalogue has been published on the occasion of the solo exhibition Deden Hendan Durahman Look // After 16-28 June 2019 Orbital Dago Jalan Rancakendal Luhur No. 7 Bandung 40191 T. +62 22 82522979 Text Aminudin TH. Siregar Catalogue Design Studio 2 - Cigadung Limited edition of 100 copies All rights reserved. No part of this production may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior consent from the artists, the writer, and gallery.

Publisher Orbital Dago Bandung - Indonesia @orbitaldago www.orbitaldago.com

CONTENTS

LOOK // AFTER Aminudin TH. Siregar .........................................................................................................................

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Artworks .................................................................................................................................................

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Biography ...............................................................................................................................................

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Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................................

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Introduction

For a long time, through his photographic work, Deden H. Durahman took an interest in the creation of “artificial space” which not only pushed the boundary between reality and illusion into a blur, but also distorted - even though it took a long time for viewers to realize it because subject-matter has not appeared explicitly. With such a typical visual strategy, Durahman slowly invites viewers to enter “space where lies can be justified” while questioning: is reality a delusive individual product?

The context of his photographic work is the socio-political and cultural turmoil that is currently engulfing Indonesia. This dynamic is, of course, valid globally. However, in terms of producing lies through images, Indonesia is currently facing it like acute cancer.

In the current visual culture of Indonesia, people can no longer filter out which reality is created through lies and what is not.

Through this Look \\ After photography project, Durahman offers at least this phenomenon. This project offers a reflection on the meaning of truth in the shadows of lies in today’s “post-truth” era. As he stated for this project, “visual culture in cyberspace must be criticized because it further alienates us from the truth - only construction.”

Aminudin T.H. Siregar, Leiden 2019 07

Pengantar

Melalui karya-karya fotografinya, sudah lama Deden Hendan Durahman tertarik menciptakan “ruang artifisial” yang tidak hanya memaksa batas realita dan ilusi kedalam kesamaran, tetapi juga memiuhkan (distorsi) - bahkan membuat pemirsa berpikir lebih lama untuk menyadari, karena subyek bahasannya tidak tampak secara eksplisit. Dengan strategi visual yang khas, Durahman secara perlahan mengundang pemirsa memasuki “ruang dimana kebohongan bisa diatur” sambil mempertanyakan : apakah realita merupakan suatu produk delusi perseorangan?

Lingkup karya fotografinya adalah gejolak sosial-politik dan budaya yang sedang melanda Indonesia saat ini. Dinamika ini tentunya juga berlaku secara global. Dalam hal ini, memproduksi kebohongan melalui berbagai citraan, sedang dihadapi bangsa Indonesia ibarat kanker yang akut. Dalam budaya visual sekarang, orang-orang tidak bisa lagi menyaring mana realita yang diciptakan melalui kebohongan dan mana yang tidak.

Melalui proyek fotografi Look // After , Durahman setidaknya ingin menyampaikan fenomena ini. Ia menawarkan suatu kepada kita untuk merefleksi makna kebenaran dalam bayang - bayang kebohongan di era “pasca kebenaran”. Seperti yang ia kemukakan untuk proyek ini, “ budaya visual dalam ruang siber harus dikritik karena itu mengasingkan kita dari kebenaran - meski ia hanyalah konstruksi.”

Aminudin T.H. Siregar, Leiden 2019 08

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Plates

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Look // After; Landscapes #01, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 12

Look // After; Landscapes #02, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 13

Look // After; Landscapes #03, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 14

Look // After; Landscapes #04, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 15

Look // After; Landscapes #05, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 16

Look // After; Landscapes #06, Ultra Chrome on Cotton Canvas, 120x200cm, 2019 17

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Biography

Deden Hendan Durahman (Majalaya, Indonesia, 1974) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1997, graduating in printmaking.

In 2005, he obtained a Diploma in Fine Art from the Braunschweig University of Art in Germany, before going on to graduate with a MeisterschĂźler from the same institution.

He then returned to Indonesia where he has lived and worked since as an artist, designer, photographer, and lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, where he founded the intermedia studio. Deden’s artworks are in the collections of various public institutions, including the Tama Art Museum in Tokyo and the Print Room of the Art and History Museum in Geneva. His work has been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Indonesia, Germany, South Korea, Ireland, Belgium, China, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.

Deden won the Silver Prize in the Polaroid Transfer Photography Competition in 2004 in Hanover, and he was also recipient of the Juror Candidate Award at the Tama Tokyo Print Triennale in 2005. Born in Majalaya - Indonesia www.durahman.com 19

Exhibitions Solo & Groups (Selection): 2019 2018 2017 -

Look // After, (Solo) Orbital Dago, bandung, Indonesia Look // After, (Solo) Residency, Presentation & Showcase, HBK-Braunschweig & Letter Presse, Germany 70th Seni Rupa Indonesia, Aula Barat, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung – Indonesia Pameran Poster Riset SDM DIKTI, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung - Indonesia Resamblance of the Real, Art1 New Museum, Jakarta - South Indonesia Tapak Jejak Langkah Jelajah, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung - Indonesia ART-UNLTD, Gedung Gas Negara, Bandung - Indonesia

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AUPE Photography Exhibition, Eoullim - Nuri Gallery - South Korea Je Moet Ons Geloven, Seni Bandung #01, Roppih Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia I am too Untranslatable, Ruci Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia Photo Speaks, The 9th International Festival for Photography & Video, Cheonan, Republic of South Korea Identity Crisis, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, New York State, U.S.A IDENTITY CRISIS Reflections on Public and Private Life in Contemporary Javanese Photography, Book Publishing, Afterhour Book & Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, New York State, U.S.A CMPF 2017, Young Eyes, Curator, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2016 -

Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey, Book Publishing NUS, Singapore

2015 -

Bandung Re-Visited, Bandung Photo Showcase 2015, Bandung – Indonesia Chiang Mai Photo Festival 2015, Chiang Mai – Thailand

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2014 -

Virtuoscapes, Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne – Australia Amorphous Amours, Richard Koh Fine Art, Helutrans – Singapore

2013 -

27th AIAE, Contemporary Art Centre, Bangkok – Thailand ASE#2, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung – Indonesia Singapore Biennale, KOMVNI, Singapore National Library – Singapore Paperium, Museum Sri Baduga, Bandung – Indonesia SEA +, National Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia

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ASE#1, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung – Indonesia What Do Picture Want, Art1, Jakarta – Indonesia Certain Grace from Bandung, Esplanade – Singapore Vertigo, Ode To Art Gallery, Marina Bay – Singapore Reconstructio, Exhibition & Workshop, Lette – Germany

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Jakarta Contemprary Art – 1001 Doors, Ciputra World Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Art & Motoring, National Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Dysfashional, National Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Ostrale 2011, Sloughter Haus Art Complex, Dresden – Germany 26th ASIA International Art Exhibitions, Seoul Arts Centre, Hangaram Museum, Seoul – South Korea Beyond Photography, Ciputra World Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Flight for Light: Religiosity in Indonesian Art, Art1, Jakarta – Indonesia PMR; Culture Interplay, Sampoerna Strategic Square, Jakarta – Indonesia Videosonic #2, Soemardja-Kineruku-Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung – Indonesia Inner Memories, Biasa Art Space, Seminyak, Bali – Indonesia

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Public Space Project, 20th Anniversary of Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta – Indonesia

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2009 2008 -

Crash Project; Images Factory, Sigi Art Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Nachkrieg-Dispacement / After The War-Displacement, Braunschweig – Germany Virtuoscapes, Workshop & Exhibition Münster – Germany The Loss of The Real, Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung – Indonesia All About Paper, Dia.Lo.Gue Artspace, jakarta – Indonesia Bandung Art Now, National Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Bandung Initiative #4 – Postmedium Intervention, Roemah Roepa, Jakarta – Indonesia 4th International Wax Sculpture, National Museum, Ubon Ratchathani – Thailand A-Maze-Public Art Projects, Pacific Place Mall, Jakarta – Indonesia Next Nature, National Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia 24th AIAE, Manifesting Diversity, Gallery National, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia Critical Junction, Koong Gallery, Jakarta – Indonesia Graphic Art Now - Graphic Exhibition, Tembi Contemporary, Yogyakarta – Indonesia Into The Future – Malaysia-Indonesia Art Exhibition, Soemardja Gallery , Bandung – Indonesia

1992 - 2007 Exhibitions, Workshop & Seminars in Asia and Europe

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To my beloved family: Aliedza Maqil, Farrash Ibni & Titha Rukandari Durahman.

I would like to thank: Orbital Dago, Rifky Effendy , Aminudin Th. Siregar, Leyka & Herra Pahlasari, Susane Fleischacker, Michael Brynntrup, Gintare Skroblies, Gaby, Irish & Tekhla, Rudolf Danninger, Jocken Kuhn, Roy Voragen, Sandy Rismantojo, KOMVNI, Henricus Napitsunargo, Adhya Ranadireksa & Sari Asih All of these artworks are made from hundreds of free images obtained from the Internet randomly. Special Thanks to all unknown photographer on the web.

And also all friends and colleagues who helped in many different ways to make this show happen.

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