Enka-Komariah-juxtapose-2018
Enka komariah

Juxtapose (2018)

70 x 50 cm
Drawing on paper

This work stems from Enka Komariah’s observations of sociocultural changes in her hometown of Klaten, Central Java. In this area, there are many springs and large banyan trees that are considered sacred by the local community. Significant ecological changes occurred when the construction of a mosque required the destruction and burial of one of these springs. One reason for this was the belief in Islam that places considered sacred can lead to misguided practices.

Acquired from the CEMETI, at ARTJAKARTA 2020
(online exhibition due COVID19)

Artist profile
Enka Komariah Born in Klaten, 1993. Graduated in Graphic Arts Department, Indonesian Art Institute of Yogyakarta in 2017. Enka works strength in the use of drawing on paper transform various mediums and imaginative narratives as the main idea of work. He often fools around with satirical and ironic symbols while simultaneously playing the boundaries between taboos and norms in the eyes of society. His interest to cultivate his own identity with agrarian tradition of jawa nan and juxtaposing it with contradictory popular culture images, became a distinctive character in his work.

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