THE SACRED
Showing at a group exhibition "Meeting Place"
Organized  Australia Creative Exchange (ACE)
@Gold Coast City Gallery, Queensland, Australia
Aug-Sept 2013
(this exhibition is funded by ACE for accommodation and my travel grant - roundtrip flight - was supported by Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture)
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THE SACRED, is my newest artwork that inspired by ‘Kerupuk’, the Indonesian (almost) daily crackers (made from flour powder with additional shrimp or fish for the flavor). The ‘kerupuk’ itself can be colorful, but this white one in this shape (curly shape, we have various shape) is the most wanted, as people understand the bad effect of the chemical colorant. This crackers is already a part of main food for all Indonesian people: kids to adults, villagers and cosmopolitan people, all social levels will have this 'kerupuk' to spoil their tongue. Not like other crackers that consume as snack, but ‘kerupuk’ will be a ‘supplement’ for the main food. Weather for soup, salad, noodle, they love to have 'kerupuk'. In most parties, there will be ‘kerupuk’ serve on the dinning - table. Moreover, ‘kerupuk’ usually used for national (traditional) game in celebrating Indonesian National Independence Day (August 17th), called ‘lomba makan kerupuk’ (eating ‘kerupung’ racing). The set of ‘kerupuk’ hung dangling down, then the first participant who finish eating it, will be the winner.

The flowers dangling around the ‘kerupuk’, represent jasmine flowers. Jasmine (Melati in Indonesian) is one of three Indonesia’s national flower (another two are orchid and rafflesia arnoldy). We use jasmine for holy and sacred things, for special ceremonies such as wedding (mostly traditional Javanese wedding, for the groom), welcoming guest (national or international), inaugural, spiritual ceremony (offerings), etc), also use as hair accessories for traditional dancer.

A simple performance PLEASE TO MEET YOU , is presented to support THE SACRED.