Patung dan Aktivisme

Dolorosa Sinaga & Budi Santoso

Curator : Alexander Supartono


Gedung A

Galeri Nasional Indonesia

19 Juli - 19 Agustus 2024


“Creativity is a joy forever, Art is love, Art is power.. Fear no power!” - Dolorosa Sinaga

“Entering family life and having a child, I found a new context for issues I work with. The social reality I face, become ‘more real’, offering deeper insight and a richer understanding, as well as a closer exposure to its intricacies.” - Budi Santoso

A Conversation with God

When I tried to explain the Israel-Palestine war to my 6-year-old daughter, she paused and stared seriously at the sky. Half praying and half conversing with God, she protested: why does a God who is full of love let war happen?

Historical Moment

A mother who makes reading a book for her kids before bed a ritual is building a foundation for education. Books and other literacy practices introduce ideas and knowledge to children, serving as a key to the window of the world and illuminating their life path.

Monument of Semanggi Tragedy, 1998 – 1999

Following’s Suharto’s forced resignation in 1998, student and mass protests erupted in the streets of Indonesia to resist the return of the militaristic New Order regime. Soldiers brutally crushed these protests, chasing protesters onto campuses. Some students were killed. The monument in front of you, my friend, is a demand of justice, urging the state to address the murder of those students who fought against the repressive power of the government.

Forced Disappearance

In the second half of the 1990’s, the military regime of the New Order, which had overthrown and silenced our first president, Sukarno, in an army coup, kidnapped and tortured pro-democracy activists. To this day, many of our children never returned. We are left with only their portraits to hold.

Monument of 1965 Genocide

The genocide members and supposed sympathisers of the Indonesian Communist Party in 1965-66 has never been resolved. This book is a monument to those who were silenced without trial and brutally tortured. Through art, I call upon the state to address this 59-year-old case of human rights violations. Many survivors passed away, taking their hope to their graves. The remaining survivors, though old and fragile, continue their fight for justice for themselves and their families.

Budi Santoso

Ibu dan Anak (Dolorosa Sinaga collection)

Budi Santoso

Ibunda

Dolorosa Sinaga

Codex of Art Power 2

Codex of Art Power 3

I, the Witness is Dolorosa’s homage to and a continuous struggle for justice for Ita Martadinata (1980-1998), one of the victims of mass rape against Chinese Indonesian women during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. On the 8 October 1998, Martadinata was brutally murdered in her bedroom one week before her scheduled testimony in front of the United Nations. Her murder case remains unresolved. Through Dolorosa’s hands, Martadinata is immortalised in a tall slender figure, standing firmly before a confession table. She is wearing a kebaya encim in an ethereal golden colour as her open mouth and staring eyes would forever voice the oppressed.

Dolorosa Sinaga

Benih

Menyemai Kehidupan

Dolorosa Sinaga

Race to Mars

Budi Santoso

Seri Petani Kecil 01

Environmental Woman

Seri Petani Kecil 02

Dolorosa Sinaga

Biografi dalam Lemari

Budi Santoso

Gen Z

Mengapa Kau Culik Anak Kami?

Seri Kartini : Lonceng Perempuan

Untuk Pematung

Jari menari mencari teliti

Cari arti tiap gurat

Tanah dirasa dibuat

Bentuk muka teriak semangat

Rasa diri terus bermakna

Budi Santoso

Yogyakarta, Juli 2024

This is not the first time I have enjoyed the artwork of Dolorosa Sinaga. However, this time Dolorosa Sinaga's artworks seem to show a different side of the artist. I can't say much about this exhibition because this exhibition is very deep and touching for me personally.

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