Unserious Series #1 Food for Thought

Feb - March 2026

Food for Thought operates on two levels at once. First, it reads artistic practice as a process of transformation from material into form. Second, it positions consumption as a lens through which meaning and value are produced and received.

Ade Ardhana

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ADE ARDHANA (b. 1994) is an Indonesian-born photographer based in Bali, specializing in still-life photography, particularly product and food imagery. Known for his meticulous attention to detail and refined sense of composition, he masterfully orchestrates light, texture, and form to transform everyday objects into evocative visual narratives. Since developing an interest in still-life photography in […]

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Ainur Kaheqsi

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AINUR KAHEQSI (b. 1999) is a visual artist and printmaker based in Yogyakarta. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, majoring in Printmaking, from the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Surakarta (2017–2022), and is currently completing her Master’s degree in Fine Art Creation at the Postgraduate Program of ISI Yogyakarta (2023–2025). Her practice […]

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Alexandra Tuit

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ALEXANDRA TUIT (b. 1996) works with fragments as a means of tracing lived experience. Her assemblages bring together materials that have traveled, been handled, or forgotten—each bearing its own quiet history. Through these collected remnants, she explores how individuals shape one another over time, forming shared narratives while simultaneously becoming part of her own story […]

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Alodia Yap

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ALODIA YAP (b. 1995) is an Indonesian artist of Chinese-Indonesian descent whose practice centers on the female figure intertwined with wild plants as metaphors for identity, spirituality, and the human relationship with nature. Her works explore themes of suffering, liberation, and transformation, viewing wounds as symbols of resilience while opening spaces for cross-cultural dialogue beyond […]

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Amran Rizky

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AMRAN RIZKY (b. 2001) is a young artist born in Surabaya, Indonesia, currently based in Yogyakarta, where he actively develops his artistic practice. Alongside building his exhibition profile, he participates in various art initiatives and is a member of Titik Kumpul Forum, an art collective dedicated to exploration, discussion, and collaborative projects that expand networks […]

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Aphrodita Wibowo

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APHRODITA WIBOWO (b.1985) is a self-taught, multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridges personal narrative and material exploration. With an academic background in International Relations and early artistic influences drawn from both of her parents, Wibowo approaches art as a site of dialogue—between memory and imagination, intimacy and collectivity. Working across paper cutting, hand embroidery, soft sculpture, […]

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Diandra Lamees

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DIANDRA LAMEES (b. 2003) is a visual artist born in Tangerang, Indonesia. She recently graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), majoring in Ceramic Art. Her practice centers on themes of identity and culture, particularly shaped by her experience as a Chinese-Indonesian. Through ceramic and visual art practices, Diandra […]

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Dimas Hussein

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DIMAS HUSSEIN (b. 2001) is an Indonesian artist based in Yogyakarta. He studied Fine Art at ISI Surakarta (2019–2022) and has been a member of the collective Penjarah Kosan since 2019. His practice emerges from close observation of overlooked everyday experiences, which he transforms into spaces of psychological reflection. Working across painting, printmaking, and drawing, […]

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Era Premakara

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ERA PREMAKARA (b. 1995) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans design, visual storytelling, and cultural research. With over seven years of experience in the global design industry across New York, London, and Jakarta, she brings an international perspective that bridges conceptual rigor with a strong visual language. She holds a BFA from Parsons School […]

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Eunice Nuh Tantero

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EUNICE NUH TANTERO (b. 1979) is a visual artist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. A graduate of Visual Communication Design from Trisakti University, she began her career in 2006 with character design works across various media, including designer toys, while simultaneously developing her own pattern explorations. Between 2012 and 2022, her practice expanded into drawing and […]

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Friski Jayantoro

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FRISKI JAYANTORO (b. 1997) is an Indonesian artist currently based in Batu, East Java. He holds degrees in Fine Arts Education from Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) and Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). Actively engaged in the East Javanese art scene, Friski is a founding member of the collective Pintu Belakang, initiated in 2019. Working primarily in […]

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Gitta Amelia

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GITTA AMELIA (b. 1995) is an Indonesian entrepreneur and synesthetic painter whose work explores emotion, femininity, power, and quiet symbolism. Professionally known as the Founder & CEO of Filmore Health Group, she brings the same emotional precision, sensitivity, and clarity from the healthcare field into her visual practice. Since the age of five, she has […]

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Ho Bin Kim

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HO BIN KIM (b. 1996) is a novelist and multidisciplinary artist working across video, performance, and installation. His practice examines migration, media, and institutional systems, with particular attention to residency structures and global art infrastructures. He is currently developing a long-term project titled “Reality Sandwich.” His work has been presented at the 15th Gwangju Biennale […]

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I Gede Sukarya

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I Gede Sukarya (1995.b) was born in the old village of Bulian – Buleleng. His simple life made him care about art portraits, his interest in painting was shown since he was in elementary school by participating in competitions. His interest in painting was shown since elementary school by participating in competitions that took him […]

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I Gusti Ngurah Agung Dalem Diatmika

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I GUSTI NGURAH AGUNG DALEM DIATMIKA (known as GUSTI DALEM, b. 1996), is a Balinese artist whose practice centers on ceramic materiality. Born into a family deeply rooted in ceramic art, his early immersion in the medium formed a genealogical foundation that later converged with academic inquiry during his studies in Ceramic Craft at ISI […]

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Ibob Hariyatmoko

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IBOB HARIYATMOKO (b. 1996, Banyumas), commonly known as Bob, is an Indonesian artist whose journey into art emerged through lived experience rather than formal training. He first encountered the visual arts in 2022 while working as a groundskeeper at an artist’s home in Yogyakarta. Immersed in this environment, he developed a passion for painting and […]

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Ipang Cahyo

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IPANG CAHYO (b. 2003), known as Ipang, was born in Indonesia and raised in a farming family on the outskirts of Bantul, Yogyakarta. His encounter with visual art began in secondary art school, where he was first introduced to the field through Visual Communication Design. Diverging from many of his peers who pursued design professionally, […]

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Jayanto Tan

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JAYANTO TAN (b. 1969) is a Gadigal/Sydney-based visual artist originally from North Sumatra, Indonesia. He blends mythology, personal narrative, and cultural tradition to create works that engage with themes of identity, hierarchy, gender perspective, colonialism, and belonging. His practice spans ceramics, installation, and performance, often reflecting on his experience as a “minority within a minority” […]

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Josh Gondo

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JOSHUA L.G.S (b. 1999, Hong Kong) is a Jakarta-based representational artist whose practice is rooted in drawing and painting. Having cultivated a strong interest in drawing from an early age, he pursued studies in Sequential Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During his time there, he was mentored by painters Thomas Dang […]

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Kevin “Ple” Aditya

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KEVIN “PLE” ADITYA (b. 1997) is an Indonesian multidisciplinary artist and art director whose practice operates between art, design, and activism. Working across photography, video, installation, text-based works, zines, found objects, and public interventions, he treats everyday materials as critical entry points into larger structures of power. Through these modest forms, Ple exposes class tensions, […]

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Leka Putra

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LEKA PUTRA (b. 1989, Sanggau, West Kalimantan) is a visual artist and luxury artisan painter currently based in Jakarta, Indonesia. His practice is shaped by a trajectory that bridges artisanal craftsmanship and contemporary art. He previously served as the first in-house painter for Louis Vuitton Indonesia, a position he held for two years before continuing […]

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Mahendra Pampam

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Mahendra Pampam was born in Kediri, East Java, and pursued his art education at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta from 2004 to 2011. He is currently based in Yogyakarta. Since his university years, Mahendra Pampam has been actively involved in art exhibitions, artistic communities, and cultural movements. His works often explore themes […]

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Mandy CJ

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MANDY CJ is an artist and creative storyteller who works at the intersection of painting, fashion, and culture, weaving these disciplines into a distinctive expression of identity. Her practice celebrates diversity, empathy, and boldness, grounded in a mission to inspire others to embrace their own narratives through courageous creativity and authentic self-expression. Her paintings merge […]

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Michelle Sutanto

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Michelle Sutanto (Indonesian, b. 2000) makes an experience out of the word entanglement. She untangles her inner entanglements, alluding to the confusion and concerns she encounters during her journey into adulthood. Her knotted subject matter serves as a means for self-exploration as she delves into this intricacy through meticulous attention to process, materials, and details. […]

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Miranda Pranoto

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MIRANDA PRANOTO (b. 1999) is an interdisciplinary Indonesian artist living and working in Bogor, Indonesia. Her works contemplate the realities of womanhood in the modern day. Through photography and painting, Miranda raises questions surrounding power, autonomy, and censorship. Drawing from personal memorabilia, pop culture and mass media, Pranoto’s works emerge as a blend of traditional […]

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Morris Hork

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MORRIS ALIQSAN PIERO (known as MORRIS HORK b. 2002), is an artist from Yogyakarta currently pursuing his studies at Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Since mid-2018, he has developed a focused engagement with portraiture, expanding his practice to encompass suburban landscapes and everyday objects as sites of reflection. Working through a supple and organic realist approach, […]

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Mukhammad Syaifullah

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MUKHAMMAD SYAIFULLAH (b. 2002) is an Indonesian artist who merges the disciplined ethos of pesantren education with a contemporary aesthetic sensibility. A graduate of LEMKA Sukabumi, he began his creative journey in the rigorous and highly structured tradition of Islamic calligraphy, later transforming it into a reflective and contextually engaged visual language. Since elementary school, […]

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Mulyana

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Mulyana (Mangmoel) b. 1984. Mangmoel is known as an artist who uses yarn and cloth in his work. Mangmoel graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Crafts, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung in 2012. After his solo exhibition in 2012 entitled ‘Mogus World’, Mangmoel lives in Yogyakarta until today. Mogus is an alter-ego in […]

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Nadhief Ashr

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NADHIEF ASHR (b. 2000, Jakarta) is a visual artist based in Depok, Indonesia. He studied Fine Arts at the Jakarta Institute of Arts from 2019 to 2024 and has been exhibiting actively since 2020. His practice centers on painting, frequently extending into multi-panel and mixed-media presentations of two-dimensional work. The conceptual foundation of his work […]

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Naufal Abshar

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Naufal Abshar is a promising young Indonesian artist based in Jakarta and Singapore. Graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, partnership with the Goldsmith University of London, Naufal has participated in various group exhibitions in places as diverse as Singapore, Hong Kong, Venice, Washington DC, New York City and Lithuania. He has participated in […]

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Ricky Wahyudi

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RICKY WAHYUDI (b. 1974) is an Indonesian visual artist born in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, and currently based in Bantul, Yogyakarta. He studied Informatics Engineering at Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, a background that informs his structured and analytical approach to visual composition. A self-taught artist, Ricky has developed an independent artistic language through years of […]

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Sifa Adni Qolby

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SIFA ADNI QOLBY (b. 1994) is an artist whose practice spans more than two decades, grounded in a sustained exploration of traditional media, including oil pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and oil paint. Her recent focus on oil pastel signals a search for intimacy and immediacy, enabling her to convey emotion through layered textures and tactile mark-making. […]

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Sillyndris

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SILLYNDRIS (b. 1993) is an Indonesian installation artist and creative director whose practice interrogates the cultural logic of consumption. A 2015 graduate of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, where he majored in Resort and Leisure Management, he later expanded his artistic inquiry through a course at MoMA, New York, in 2019. Working primarily with installation, Sillyndris transforms […]

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Suyatno

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SUYATNO (b. 1996) is a visual artist from Purworejo, Central Java who has been actively exhibiting since 2015. He works primarily in painting, employing an observational approach to nature while remaining open to collaborative and interdisciplinary practices. His artistic practice begins with attentive observation of the natural world as a continuous space of learning. Through […]

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Syagini Ratna Wulan

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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 […]

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Veronica Liana

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VERONICA LIANA (b. 1990) earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Art at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 2018. Her practice critically engages with issues of women’s rights and domesticity, examining the socio-cultural structures that shape women’s lived experiences. In 2025, Liana initiated a new phase of […]

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Widi Wardani Purnama

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WIDI WARDANI PURNAMA (known as Widwar, b. 1998), is an emerging Indonesian artist. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the Bandung Institute of Technology. Widi’s practice engages with the concept of relativity in painting, approached through processes of re-reading […]

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WISMA

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WISMA is an art collective formed by three individuals — WALID, ISMA, and IHSAN. The name WISMA, an acronym derived from their initials, also signifies a shared space: a site of convergence where ideas, practices, and perspectives intersect. While each member comes from a distinct disciplinary background, they are united by a mutual interest in […]

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Reydo Respati

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REYDO RESPATI (b. 1989) is a Jakarta-based visual artist and graphic design lecturer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Universitas Trisakti and a Master’s degree in Design from Institut Teknologi Bandung. His artistic practice combines drawing and painting through a mixed-media approach, treating drawing not merely as a medium but as a […]

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Youngsook Park

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YOUNGSOOK PARK is a Korean painter based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her practice is grounded in the belief that art should restore a sense of genuine freedom within a society saturated by ideas and concepts. For Park, beauty lies in discovering and fulfilling one’s own unique pattern while remaining in harmonious relation with others. Her work […]

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