indonews 2010: closing Yogya with a golden key!

Sunday was my last day in Yogya and I had 3 important meetings and to finish my batik work with Aguk (and pack, of course).

I started at 9 with a meeting with the Cemeti-art-house-couple, Mella Jaarsma and Nindityo Adipurnomo.

It was very nice to hear the stories behind the works I had selected by them for my dissertation.

Cemeti Art House is very present in the contemporary art scene in Yogyakarta.

The Cemeti artists are somehow, very present in my Dissertation.

This is also because I only had one source of information! Only 1 book, named Outlet, from 2003.

There is nothing in the libraries of Portugal about the Arts in Indonesia.

I could not find catalogues of major art exhibitions in Japan, Australia, nothing...

So, coming here was also important to be able to read all the books I could!

As Outlet was my starting point, many of the artists that I refer to are from Cemeti.

And coming here, has updated my research, that ended in 2003.

The senior artists I refer to have introduced me to the younger ones, so cool.

This is why my list has grown from 9 to 16!

And after Mella and Nindityo I still had one more meeting.

This was with Arahmaiani, the beautiful-indonesian-artist, like I like to refer to her.

In fact, Arahmaiani has given me a very big insight about a critical culture that has existed in Java throughout times.

This underground culture is so important, that Arahmaiani dedicates her artist work to its research and investigation.

So, the Golden key! The Cemeti couple and Arahmaiani with a new Java to refer to me.

After I went to Aguk to finish my batiks.

One of them I still have to finish when I arrive in Portugal, because its 1,2m x 0,9m and it takes time to make it.

I am now in Jakarta, left Yogya already...

My trip is about to finish, but there is more to learn!

Salam, noor