Ni Luh Pangestu

Born 1991, Denpasar

Ni Luh Pangestu majored in Printmaking at Institut Seni Indonesia Denpasar, but her explorations in printmaking go beyond the paper as she prefers to investigate relief as her visual language. She delves into the carved linoleum, extracting three-dimensional visuals from a two-dimensional material. Ni Luhreframes the art of Wayang depicted in Kamasan painting and shadow puppetry to reconstruct tales, religious epochs and teachings. Her works convey alternate perspectives on the socio-cultural traditions in the modern-day with the intent of preserving and at times questioning values and norms found in society. Ni Luh has exhibited her work since 2019, most recently in the exhibition Sekala Niskala at Footscray Community Arts, Melbourne in 2023.