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Ivan Sagita, something that always follows them, oil on canvas, 200 x 142 cm, 2011

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Ivan Sagita, once upon a time there was a procession, oil on canvas, 155 x 200 cm, 2011-13

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Ivan Sagita, procession 2, oil on canvas, 110 x 134 cm, 2013

Exhibition
they lay their heads on a soft place
22 Aug 2014 - 18 Sep 2014

Equator Art Projects is pleased to present Ivan Sagita’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Featuring a new body of work encompassing painting, photography and sculpture, the show is a timely evaluation of the artist’s versatile and diverse practice.

Ivan Sagita is one of the most prominent artists associated with Jogja surrealism, a style that emerged in the 1980s. This mode of expression is often viewed as a reaction against the shift towards decorativism or painstaking realism under the Suharto era. The works are often satirical and wrought with symbolism, exploring themes of humanity and societal issues. 

This series is a continuation from previous works and is inspired by the artist’s research on the bizarre phenomenon of pulung gantung. The myth originates in Gunung Kidul, an area south of Jogjakarta known for notoriously high instances of suicide. Pulung gantung refers to a mysterious orb-like red light that when seen descending upon a home, forewarns of an impending suicide, usually committed by hanging. These works reflect the artist’s pre-occupation with themes surrounding the fragility of life, mortality and spiritualism. Sagita’s visual language creates a distorted reality, drawing the viewer into a timeless space where the line between conscious and unconscious is blurred. The figures with their elongated forms occupy the foreground and are depicted with hyperrealistic detail, juxtaposed against a backdrop of a Javanese landscape.  Often the landscape is seen as empty, with an eerie dreamlike quality heightening the sense of transience. 

 

Warning: Please note that this exhibition contains images that may be disturbing.

Equator Art Projects
47 Malan Road, #01-21, Singapore 109444

The sister gallery to Langgeng Gallery, one of the top galleries in Indonesia, Equator Art Projects aims to be a platform for art that is intelligent, sensuous, and “of-this-moment”, regardless the medium.

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