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Proud of his work: Anugrah standing between his paintings ‘Pendidikan Robot’ (left) and ‘Abstraksi Gempa Turki’. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Jakarta: Anugrah Fadly stood between the paintings exhibited during the “Bianglala Seribu Imajinasi” (Ferris Wheel of a Thousand Imaginations), an art exhibition by Yayasan Autisma Indonesia (Indonesia Autism Foundation, YAI) in Bentara Budaya Jakarta on April 8 with a big smile.

One of his paintings, a 100 x 70cm acrylic on canvas titled Pendidikan Robot (Robot Education, 2023), portrays a giant droid standing amid colourful houses.

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