Archive for the ‘Work’ Category
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Besar ≠ Panjang
Besar ≠ Panjang (Besar tidak sama dengan panjang) Ada dua hal yang saya pikirkan berkenaan dengan apa yang kita sebut sebagai Monumen Nasional yang disingkat menjadi Monas. Pertama sebutan itu lebih tepat untuk menyatakan status ketimbang penyebutan nama. Contohnya bisa kita perhatikan melalui Jalan Jendral Sudirman. Namanya diambil dari seorang Jendral bernama Sudirman, seorang pahlawan nasional dan statusnya adalah jalan nasional. Untuk urusan jalan statusnya telah diatur dalam undang-undang dan dibagi dalam beberapa kategori, […]
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Ulah Tanah
SUPER BADAY FITNESS CENTRE ULAH TANAH / MISCHIEVOUS EARTH ‘Super Baday Fitness Centre’ is an extraordinary fitness centre! First and foremost, it uses clay rooftiles, rather than cast iron, as weights for the machines. “Why roof tiles?”. Well, there are lots of answers to that question. From “Why not?!” to the more elaborated “Because roof tiles are heavy, beautiful and unique!” As this point, you might start to overthink it, like “Unique, sure, I can […]
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Melintas Bunyi
Melintas Bunyi / Tracking Sound Listening is indeed a physical experience. In 2017, I held an exhition titled Sebelum gendang (Before the drum) at Kedai Kebun Forum. Through that solo, I wanted to present several experiments in observing the physicalities of sound with different forms. In 2018, I did another solo at Cemeti — Institute for Art and Society titled ~IIINNNGGG~ in which I questioned: Is sound a matter? Does sound matter? I deliberately pose […]
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~IIINNNGGG~
~IIINNNGGG~ The title is a sound to be made rather than a word to be spoken, it refers to the ringing left in one’s ears after hearing a loud noise or in moments of “silence”, as well as the particle “-ing” that is used in the continuous verb tense (“listening”, “doing”) in English language. This solo exhibition builds on the artist’s on-going research into the physical, technological, historical and socio- political aspects of sound. […]
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Tolerating the intolerance
Tolerating the Intolerance (2018) The whirring sound is constantly there due to the movement of the roof ventilator dome. The next thing you will hear is an intermittently disrupting sound. It is a feedback of the microphone since it is installed across the megaphone. This is an act of the echo chamber. The mic operates as a tool that deliver sound, meanwhile the megaphone accepts and amplifies the sound. Other than its movement itself, there […]
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Diabethanol
Did you know that humans can be a source for renewable energy? Description of the project Etymologically, DIABETHANOL is a combination of the word “diabetes” (a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood) and “ethanol” (a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel—called also ethyl […]
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Earthly Copy of Heavenly Tree of Fate
“Salinan Duniawi Pohon Takdir Surgawi” CONCEPT Preseservation is an act of love. The act of preserving is an act of caring; and it may not be easily seen. Yet, what is not visible does not mean that it does not exist. Unlike his neighbors, Jalungun Silaban is not interested in converting his land into palm oil tree plantation. Pak Silaban is a rubber farmer who have been supporting his whole family by taking care […]
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Sebelum Gendang / Before the Drum
Exhibition Shot “Ears Have No Self-Defense Mechanism” Like other percussions, drums need energy (or force in physics) to sound. Pressure on the drum membrane produces vibrations that propagate, causes the air to vibrate, the ear then catches its vibration, the brain translates it as the sound of drum. These steps simultaneously explain the presence of mechanical processes and psychological processes in hearing work. “Before the Drum” presents Togar’s experiments on physicalities of sound using elements […]
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Spatial Trichotomy for Pekan Seni Media
Spatial Trichotomy for Pekan Seni Media, Pekanbaru Asung x Togar
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Acoustic Analog Digitally Composed #01 & #02
Acoustic Analog Digitally Composed #01 Acoustic Analog Digitally Composed #02