She is a teacher. She is a mother to young artists, a mother to activists of social and cultural movements. Indonesia has a long and unresolved historical wound, starting from the events of 1965, the silence of democracy and human rights activists, and the spread of identity politics. In the midst of it all, DOLO, a female sculptor opens the wounds of history through her sculptures.
New cosmopolitanism started with the bromocorah’s (free agent) dynasty. Through Palah (Panataran), we see the legitimacy of his great-grandsons appropriating the power of the Central Javanese dynasty, perpetuating the throne and cultural hegemony through the story of the man in the tkes hat, Panji.
Siwalaya, which means the nature of Shiva. A place where birth, glory and destruction are in perfect circle lines. In Siwalaya there are worship buildings that have stood for centuries; experiencing changes in natural and human history. For those of us who live today, what is the meaning of these buildings that are hundreds of years apart in culture and time?
