Monumen Pembebasan (Freedom Monument) 2022 oil on paper, 107 x 79 cm
GALLERY VISITS
Visits from university and senior high school student groups are welcome at 16albermarle Project Space during gallery hours.
Please contact gallerymanager@16albermarle.com to book your free visit.
EDUCATION
16albermarle creates resource materials for each exhibition. These resources are designed for students in Years 11 and 12 studying Visual Arts through the NSW HSC or IB syllabuses and may also be useful for tertiary students from different disciplines visiting the exhibition. They provide interesting entry points through which teachers and students can engage with works in the exhibition, and suggestions for more in-depth case studies.
16albermarle is pleased to present Ghosts from the Past, a collaborative exhibition by Ipeh Nur (b 1993) and Enka Komariah (b 1993). On this occasion, the Yogyakarta artist couple exhibit artworks rooted in research-based projects concerned with historical narratives and memories including Rumah Yang Yahud (A Cool House), an installation comprising 19 drawings, paintings and building scaffolding measuring approximately 300 x 400 x 400 cm.
The narratives drawn and painted into A Cool House reflect the process of rethinking and rebuilding Indonesia as a national identity, in the context of the post-Pacific War and the country’s independence from 1945. The artists explore the persistence of violent histories through speculative narratives, as responses to their absence in the official historiography.
Alongside A Cool House, Enka Komariah presents a new body of work, Pencuri Arca (Statue Thief) 2022. Ipeh Nur also presents works based on her observation of the life of the Pambusuang Mandar coastal community in West Sulawesi, along with her involvement in the boat-building ritual in Tana Beru, South Sulawesi.
Ghosts from the Past reveals how a younger generation of Indonesian artists articulates their perspectives on the path of their country’s history. The linking of speculative history with artistic research has not only contributed to the current debates on contemporary artistic practices and their possibilities, but it can also be an alternate way of looking at the past in our complex present.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
16albermarle is excited to announce the Ghosts from the Past: Ipeh Nur & Enka Komariah exhibition catalogue is now available. The catalogue features an in-depth essay from Indonesian writer and researcher Asep Topan, as well as installation images from the show.