A screen shot of the 'Am I Alone' virtual exhibition tour, which is presented DIY style. Photo: Handout
If you are expecting to see only faces peering back at you in the Am I Alone? virtual exhibition, then you will be disappointed. With its “self-portraits” theme, this virtual group exhibition – timely during this MCO period – shows how you can truly think outside the box when it comes to art and artistic expression.
There’s a woman crouched in a fridge, singing 1980s hard rock band Heart’s pop ballad Alone while clutching a dragonfruit so tightly in her hands that its red juice runs down her arms and onto her white dress. This is Indonesian artist Andita Purnama Sari Putri’s performance piece (in collaboration with Hotma Parulian Batubara), Clouds Number 11, where she laments a disconnection from society due to its impossible standards and expectations.
Am I Alone? exhibition
A screen shot of the 'Am I Alone' virtual exhibition tour, which is presented DIY style. Photo: Handout
A screen shot of the 'Am I Alone' virtual exhibition website, which is presented DIY style by young curator/artist Ranerrim. Photo: Handout
ANJU's 'Telingaa' (mixed media, 2020). Photo: Handout
C.C. Kua's 'I Sculpt Myself' (video animation, 2020), featured in the 'Am I Alone?' show. Photo: Handout
Jun Kitazawa's prototype of 'Dual Window Japan-Indonesia #2' (3D prototype, 2020). Photo: Handout
Andita Purnama Sari Putri's 'Clouds Number 11' (video performance art). Photo: Handout
Mineki Murata's 'Update 17.12.2020' (video performance art, 2020). Photo: Handout
Kara Yong's 'The Yin And Yang Of Appearances' (digital mixed media, 2020). Photo: Handout
Daisuke Takeya's 'Leave Me Alone!' (video performance art, 2020). Photo: Handout
