Judith Ansems is a Dutch painter, former chart-topping musician, and a licensed child psychologist. Her paintings of domestic interiors — rooms, stairwells, corridors — are rooted in a profound understanding of one’s inner world.
Ustina Yakovleva’s practice unfolds through long, durational processes — embroidery, beading and drawn line. She works without preparatory sketches, allowing each line or thread to gradually construct its own internal structure.
Presented during the Indonesia Bertutur 2024 programme, AMRTA is a multimedia installation set against the backdrop of the serene gardens of the Museum Puri Lukisan in Ubud, Bali.
RUANG// publishes writing on Southeast Asian contemporary art with a focus on critical perspectives. We are especially interested in work that engages with technology, ecology, colonial histories, and the shifting cultural and political contexts of the region — but we also welcome other approaches that push conversations forward.
Call For Papers: Technology and Ecology in Southeast Asian Contemporary Art. Submission Guidelines
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