Luh’De Gita Indonesian, b. 1997

Overview

Fantasy and escapism were pretty much the starting point in my early career as a painter. Gradually, it shifted into today’s problems of every touristic area; from overtourism, gentrification, and deforestation. I use old archive photos of my hometown, Bali and my personal photograph collections as the source material, while questioning power relations and how post-colonialism is still happening and the on-going idealization of paradise island. The linen, hangers and other antique balinese objects are sourced from my grandparents’ antique shop and other local souvenir shops in Bali. The abstraction becomes a language of the past, forces and the complexities of reality.

The blurry figures and objects, much like memories, are not objective, rewritten and layered after in our brain each time we remember them; mirroring my approach figuratively and abstractly on the canvas. Overall, my works are where intimate narratives and collective issues are interwoven.

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