Ruth Marbun Indonesian, b. 1985

Ruth Marbun - (b.1985, Jakarta) Ruth Marbun, also popularly known as 'Utay' is a visual artist based in Jakarta that often works with the depiction of deconstructed figures as a form of her profound interest towards human behavior in connection to the inner self and society as paralleled issue. She embraces details and subtleness from the patterns in life such as imperfection, contradiction, resistance, and honor it as part of growth and process.  Ruth is actively participating in exhibitions and various group shows within Indonesia, and Australia. Her works continue to investigate the bigger pictures by trying to reflect on her experiences and surroundings, especially on the idea of resistance and survival.