A LOOK THE WORK FROM 'TRANS-FIGURATIONS - INDONESIAN MYTHOLOGIES' AT ESPACE CULTUREL LOUIS VUITTON IN PARIS

Here is a link to a slide show of some of the works from TRANSFIGURATIONS - INDONESIAN MYTHOLOGIES featuring Bayu Widodo currently showing at ESPACE CULTUREL LOUIS VUITTON IN PARIS

M P FIKARIS IN INHERENT VICE AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA 16TH JULY UNTIL 14TH AUGUST

SNOTRAG FEATURES IN NEUROBLASTO MAGAZINE FROM MEXICO AND IN PILOT OF CONTEMPORARY MELBOURNE STREET ARTS

Snotrag also has work in TUNNEL VISION the latest exhibition on at PLATFORM
until July 30
 
Look here to discover Snotrag amidst a myriad of talented contemporaries in this online book.

and here:

ILP PRESENTS : ASIIK CITY FESTIVAL

ASIIK CITY Festival, presented by the Inter-Location Project (ILP), aims to invigorate and strengthen cross cultural community networks via a series of artistic events and collaborations planned to occur in October and November of 2011.

ASIIK CITY includes a diverse line-up of established and emerging artists from multiple disciplines and cultural contexts. Australian artists include SIMPLETOWN WORX, Georg Whelan, Michael Fikaris, Roda Roda, Snotrag, and Tuff Guts. Indonesian artists are Bayu Widodo, El Kampretto and LOVEHATELOVE . 

The overwhelming experience of community experienced by Melbourne ILP artists in Yogyakarta was the genesis for initiating this project in Australia. ASIIK CITY aims to explore, through the action of creative skillsharing and cultural collaborations, the factors accounting for such strong and vibrant creative communities in Indonesia and to examine how this can be developed and established here.

ILP via ASIIK CITY will facilitate events not only appealing within artistic communities but extend more broadly to the wider community. These events will include  Community Murals, Performances, a group exhibition and workshops featuring activities such as Screen-printing and Bicycle Construction. These artistic actions will emphasise process rather than the singularity of simply outcome and simultaneously augment a space for dialogue based around the ideas of alternative networks.

The word Asiik is an Indonesian slang term meaning Awesome. Cities sometimes have the potential of being alienating spaces. Virtual panopticons of Moloch proportions. Whilst recognising that collectively people are a product of their environment, they are also agents invested with the power of change. Under this banner ILP aims to build an ASIIK CITY. A place where everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. Where artistic process isn't separated from the community and community isn't separated from the individual.

ILP believes community is something created by the actions between us. A process that's ultimately selfless, beyond economic thresholds and thus immeasurably valuable.

BAYU WIDODO EXHIBITS AT ESPACE CULTUREL LOUIS VUITTON IN PARIS

For its 16th exhibition, the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton continues its regular exploration of emerging artistic scenes in distant countries with the presentation of Trans-Figurations - Indonesian Mythologies. Starting June 24th - October 23rd 2011, the Espace Culturel invites visitors to discover an energetic and effervescent generation of Indonesian artists.
Consisting of more than seventeen thousand islands and a population of two hundred and forty million inhabitants, Indonesia is the fourth most highly populated country in the world. Nowadays, it is a secular democracy in which all religious movements live side by side. At the centre of the island of Java is the city of Yogyakarta, a real “hive of artistic activity” marked by its ancient beliefs, its history and its geography, which are a continual source of inspiration for artists. There, at the foot of the Merapi Volcano (one of the most active in the world), lives the majority of the eleven artists whose work will be displayed. They have come to Paris to produce a new work or reconfigure specially selected artworks, showcased by Alain Batifoulier’s decisively contemporary scenography.
The Christian term “Transfiguration” seems to correspond to this desire for change, with Agung Kurniawan’s sculptures, which bring traditional shadow theatres back to life, and with Heri Dono’s contemporary angels. In the videos “War of Java” and “Pilgrims and Plagues”, Jompi Jompet evokes the spirits of the ancestors and transposes the traditional dances and processions into other spaces. Arie Dyanto’s “autofictions”, Bayu Widodo’s poetic and narrative drawings and Ariadhitya Parmuhendra’s “Christian” drawings question both the place of the artist and the very status of Indonesian society. Tintin Wulia’s installation/performance expresses both the randomness and the determinism of the notion of nationality in a country that has experienced several occupations and has built its identity based on the upheavals of its history. The humorous hybrid figures that illustrate Eko Nugroho’s embroideries and wall paintings along with Mella Jaarsma’s “Fire-eaters” installed in the window display on rue de Bassano become the new heroes of a make-believe contemporary mythology. The architect Eko Prawoto has - with great simplicity - built an imposing modernist temple with over 1,800 bamboo canes, while director and producer Garin Nugroho deploys a video presentation in several chapters, which revolves around a sculpture, the symbol of the protective Mother.
Like the works presented in the Trans-Figurations - Indonesian Mythologies exhibition, Java depicts the change in the continuity of an earth that unceasingly expresses itself, moving and groaning, in both the literal and figurative sense, expressive and animated, strong and fragile.
Artists: Heri Dono, Arie Dyanto, Mella Jaarsma, Jompi Jompet, Agung Kurniawan, Eko Nugroho, Garin Nugroho, Ariadyhitya Pramuhendra, Eko Prawoto, Bayu Widodo, Tintin Wulia

Exhibition curator: Hervé Mikaeloff 

Exhibition set designers: Alain Batifoulier and Simon de Tovar

Bayu was featured in this article by Dazed Digital's ARTS & CULTURE section

Below: Images of three of Bayu's pieces from the exhibition

Follow up to ROLLIN' CONTACT

Rollin' Contact 
was a showcase thinking through cycling + communities 
as a part of the Melbourne Bike Festival.
Thursday 25^th November- Sunday 28^th November 2010                           
It was curated by ILP's Co-founder Claire Alexander.
Ten works featured in Rollin’ Contact have been especially produced by ILP Artists. Melbourne ILP Artists include: Snotrag, Tom Civil, Georg, Michael Fikaris and Lauz. 
ILP Artists from Yogyakarta are: Bayu Widodo, El Kampretto, Love Hate Love and Anton Subiyanto.

Here a link to Nikhil Madhan's Flickr set from Rollin' Contact

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artists Anton Subiyanto, LOVE HATE LOVE and Bayu Widodo

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artists LOVE HATE LOVE and Georg

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artists El Kampretto and Georg

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artists Anton Subiyanto, Michael Fikaris, Lauz and Snotrag.

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artists Anton Subiyanto and Bayu Widodo

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. ILP Artist LOVE HATE LOVE

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. Opening night.

Rollin' Contact at 1000 ₤ Bend November 2010. Opening night.

Jason Heller on Roda Roda Bike

Roda Roda Bike and Tom Civil's Mural piece.

Snotrag and Georg mural out in confined spaces at 1000 ₤ Bend

Georg's piece for Rollin' Contact

Snotrag's piece for Rollin' Contact

Thank you to:

Tuffy (ILP Co-Founder), Snotrag (ILP Co-Founder), 

Fox Tyler, Tom Civil, Skye Walker, Jason Heller and Luccrecia from Roda Roda Soundsystem.
Joshua Weeks, Aimee (Cookie) Martin, Lauren Rigbye and all at Rear Entry 

and Antiverse Studios. 

Tom Civil, Snotrag, Georg and Katja for their mural work at 1000£ Bend.
Nikhil Madhan for photographing the event.

Steven Boyd and Kasia Lynch for their helpful assistance.

MELBOURNE ILP FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

This post is to serve as a record of the Melbourne side of ILP's fundraising efforts thus far.

Whilst our aim predominantly has been to raise money solely for ILP objectives we also began to collect towards the Mount Merapi Volano disaster which occurred in Jogyakarta in October, 2010. Money collected to this end was donated to two local organisations in Jogyakarta; Samsara and IDEP. We will have a full report regarding how funds were used in the ongoing recovery effort soon.

ILP Melbourne conducted a Mt. Merapi donation drive at various locations including the Melbourne Bike Festival and Lauz's opening at nine on seven Art Space in November 2010.
In November 2010 ILP held RIDE BERSAMA- a collective BBQ, Art market and bike ride.  Art, Food and Donations were made and collected for this event.

In January 2011 Judas Feast was held at Fortuna Mansion. ILP hosted 30 guests for a
4 course vegan feast on a hot Summer's day.

ILP held an Art Market stall at Ladykillaz Festival in May 2011.

Preparing Spoke cards, screen-printed patches and t-shirts to sell at RIDE BERSAMA at Antiverse Print Studio

Preparing Spoke cards, screen-printed patches and t-shirts to sell at RIDE BERSAMA at Antiverse Print Studio

Preparing Spoke cards, screen-printed patches and t-shirts to sell at RIDE BERSAMA at Antiverse Print Studio

Preparing Spoke cards, screen-printed patches and t-shirts to sell at RIDE BERSAMA at Antiverse Print Studio

Preparing Spoke cards, screen-printed patches and t-shirts to sell at RIDE BERSAMA at Antiverse Print Studio

Mt. Merapi donation drive at

Lauz's exhibition opening at nine on seven, Curtin House in November 2010

Thank you to everyone who helped with all of these events collecting resources, preparing spaces and generally being lovely in their support of ILP!! xx

JOGYA ILP ARTISTS FEATURED IN URBAN WOODSTOCK EXHIBITION

 

LOVE HATE LOVE, Bayu Widodo and El Kampretto 

featured in this Seven Soul show in Jogyakarta in April,  2011