Nathaniel Amaris works from a small home studio in Bogor, which he refers to as Studio 23. His paintings centre on the human figure, most times nude, in motion or suspended in stillness.

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.

Sofya Skidan’s work resists the binary legacies of modernism: the separation of body and mind, of nature and culture, of science and spirit.

“Nature is uncomfortable”, Filippo Sciascia says, smiling. We’re sitting outside of the Nonfrasa gallery in Bali, after walking through his exhibition Primitive Learning.

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.