Wibatika irenea artist talk
Wibatika irenea performance art
As promised, here is the performance art component to the piece. I performed only once for the opening reception. I sought out help froma professional dancer and teacher Carolé Acuña on the choreography of the piece. She is a versatile artist: comedian, actor, dancer (flamenco and modern and yes, she once…
Wibatika irenea Opening Reception
Wibatika irenea installation
Excavation #10
Excavation #9
Excavation #8
This is a photo of my mother’s family, placed atop woven strips of fabrics to represent our Chinese and Indonesian heritage. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is Indonesia’s official motto and is translated from Old Javanese as “Unity in Diversity.” I wanted to refer to the official motto especially when they were being discriminated…
Excavation #7
My grandmother was largely the breadwinner of the family. My grandfather wrote booklets which he sold as a subscription. This did not earn very much money, so my grandmother developed skills to make embroidery for women’s shirts. She had 2-3 employees, according to my mother. My mother and her 4 siblings…