Ruth Marbun Indonesian, b. 1985
Recent solo: 2024 SYRUP Contemporary Sydney
Recent group: Aicon Contemporary, New York
Residency: Netherlands AGA Lab, Malaysia, Yogyakarta
Album design for fourtwnty
Maybank foundation artist fellowship Bali
Concept:
Her practice spans installations, paintings, textiles, drawings, and animations. Central to her work is the interconnectedness between humans and their environment—their survival, adaptation, and the shifting boundaries of existence. Bersuar—using flares, Bersuaka—seeking shelter, Bersuara—finding one’s voice. These works evoke a continuous cycle of seeking, yearning, and survival, tinged with an almost palpable desperation."