Syagini Ratna Wulan

(1979)

SYAGINI RATNA WULAN (known as CAGI, b. 1979) is a Bandung-based artist whose interdisciplinary practice interrogates perception, materiality, and the ontology of objects. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Bandung Institute of Technology (2001) and a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London (2005). Trained in printmaking, Cagi works across painting, sculpture, installation, and participatory projects, with “thingness” at the core of her inquiry. A temporary sensory loss following a road accident profoundly shaped her practice, prompting a shift toward visual experimentation — since 2015 she has treated color as both a physical and mathematical phenomenon, emphasizing rhythm, translucence, and materiality across two- and three-dimensional media. After regaining her sense of smell in 2021, she further investigated vision through layered lenticular lenses, exploring light refraction and perspective. She has also served as a facilitator of Titicara: An Annual Women Artists Exhibition. Syagini has exhibited widely, with highlights including the Venice Biennale Arte (2019), Shanghai Biennale (2021), Asia Pacific Triennial (2021), and Art Basel Hong Kong (2019). Solo exhibitions include Susurrus (2019), Spectral Fiction(2016), and ahead-of-itself-already-being-in (2017). Her work is held in public collections including the Singapore Art Museum and the Obayashi Private Museum, Japan.