Fitri DK

Artist Bio

Fitri is an artist from Yogyakarta who uses graphic art techniques such as hardboard cuts as well as etchings to critique and initiate dialogue on social and environmental issues. Fitri is committed to raising women’s issues through art and music and consistently provides a strong female voice in an extremely patriarchal culture. Fitri is a member of SURVIVE!Garage community, Taring Padi art collective, as well as a vocalist of the band Dendang Kampungan.

Artist Statement

My work raises many social, political, environmental and women’s issues. Often I am inspired by various events around me, whether it is something that I have personally experienced or witnessed. The idea came through as I was reading books, browsing through social media, keeping myself updated with the news on newspapers, etc. All these processes were then compiled through woodcut, etching, watercolour drawings and sometimes coloured pencils.

I usually reflect on the things that I see, understanding the situation and the conditions that occur around us before starting my art practices. I utilise my art and other works as a medium to present opinions and record events that work as a reminder or message that will generate discussions.

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