Prihatmoko Moki

Prihatmoko Moki

Artist Bio

Prihatmoko Moki (born 1982) works and lives in Yogyakarta. He obtained his BFA from the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) in 2009, majoring in Printmaking. He has worked with several mediums including painting, drawing, comic, mural and music but his art practice focuses mainly on silkscreen printmaking. In his recent works, he has been interested in historical views, which is between fiction and reality. Departing from these, he uses historical myths as a tool to discuss and understand contemporary social situations. His projects often approach issues in a satirical, controversial and darkly humorous way. In 2013, together with Malcolm Smith (Australia), Rudi Hermawan and Sukma Smita, he co-founded an art collective that focuses on printmaking called KRACK! Studio in Yogyakarta. In the same year, he began organising and curating LELAGU, an annual art event which combines acoustic music and a live drawing in Kedai Kebun Gallery, Yogyakarta. He was also selected by Megalo Print Studio in Canberra, Australia for a residency program in 2014 and nominated in the young artist awards at Redbase Foundation, Yogyakarta in 2016.

ID Politics

ID Politics is a series of works that discusses the political situation in Indonesia during the reign of Joko Widodo. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was increasingly known when he was mayor of Solo and Jakarta until he became President of Indonesia. At the beginning of his leadership the situation changed a lot and many people believed this was a change for the better. But even so, in this situation, while there are people who are supportive of him, there are quite a number of people who are opposed to his work and position. Indonesia’s political situation began to heat up, especially when Jokowi was appointed as a presidential candidate. The so-called political groups in Indonesia generally have aligned vision missions and sometimes come from the same group or community such as veterans, activists and religious groups. These groups became known as “identity politics”. The title ID Politics in this series of works can be interpreted in two ways, as identity politics or Indonesian politics. 

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