Aris Prabawa is an Indonesian artist based in Lismore and Yogyakarta. His practice is provocative, delivered with masterful skill and attention to detail through drawing, sculpture and installation. Prabawa is a member of the art collective Taring Padi, a group of progressive art students and activists responding to the Indonesian socio-political upheavals during the country’s reformation era. Taring Padi recently participated in documenta fifteen.
Flame of Power demonstrates the despair of climate change and is a call to action to fight for future generations and the natural world. The work draws attention to the undeniable role of government and corporate businesses in their misuse of power and resources for commercial gain.
While bearing the sadness of the catastrophic floods that devastated Lismore in 2022, Flame to Power looks forward, summoning collective and individual strength to unite the community in a supportive connecting spirit.
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Image: Aris Prabawa, Nature Resist 2022, ballpoint pen on canvas, 164 x 315cm, courtesy of the artist
