Redbase Diaries #22

Group Exhibition - 18 June - 12 July,2022
REDBASE Art Sydney


Andi Waskito, Antonio S. Sinaga, Arbi Rangkito, Desy Gitary, I Kadek Suardana, Lowpop, Siam Candra Artista, Uswarman, Vania Gunarti

REDBASE DIARIES #22 gathers a selection of works that examine the intersections of text, iconography, portraiture, and material experimentation within contemporary Indonesian art practices. Conceived as a site of visual convergence, the exhibition brings together distinct artistic inquiries that probe the boundaries of representation, belief systems, and individual psychological landscapes.

A central thread running through the exhibition is the critical engagement with language, symbols, and ideology. Through satirical subversions, textual repetition, and the juxtaposition of familiar icons alongside surreal landscapes, the works question how meaning is constructed, institutionalized, and doubt experienced. Intersecting text with image, these practices challenge rigid structures of thought and prompt a re-examination of contemporary social and belief structures.