EXHIBITION "BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA"

Sekar Puti

Sekar Puti Sidhiawati, known as Puti, is a visual artist born in 1986 in Jakarta whose work questions the woman’s place.

Sekar Puti
exhibited during the project
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

As a wife and mother, the artist draws on her own experience to address the issue of women’s empowerment within the home and society. Puti thus creates a narrative in the form of small ceramics illustrating the various responsibilities incumbent upon women.

From love to loneliness to uncertainty, Sekar Puti materializes her inner world in a rainbow of three-dimensional books, to exteriorize her wounds, symbol of resilience.

Ceramics as a means of conveying messages

Recently, Sekar Puti has been exploring new mediums and techniques to materialize her stories.
Through this work, the artist explores the link between animals and women, often considered as inanimate objects. By creating more sculptural, fluid ceramics, she seeks to alert the public to the alarming objectification of women and animal consumption.

Thanks to her artistic practice highlighting the woman, Sekar Puti has been finalist of different prizes as the Soemardja Art Award in 2010 and the Bandung Contemporary Art Award in 2013.

Déposez votre candidature pour le Prix ellipse 2024

L’appel à candidatures est dédié aux artistes visuels 18/40 ans, résidant au Bénin ou béninois résidant sur le continent.

Les candidats doivent également être non représentés (en contrat) avec une galerie.

L’éligibilité de chaque candidat reste à l’appréciation de l’organisateur (voir détails dans le règlement ci-dessous).

Pour déposer votre candidature, il suffit de remplir ce formulaire en fournissant les informations obligatoires (*).

Les participants doivent également déposer un portfolio de leur travail (5 à 10 œuvres, template ci-dessous si besoin) ainsi qu’un projet d’exposition en lien avec la thématique 2024 (détaillée ci-dessous) qui fera l’objet de l’exposition du futur lauréat lors de la foire AKAA en octobre 2024 à Paris.

Apply for the Ellipse 2024 Prize

The call for applications is dedicated to visual artists aged 18/40, living in Benin or Beninese living on the continent.

Candidates must also be unrepresented (under contract) with a gallery.

The eligibility of each candidate remains at the discretion of the organizer (see details in the rules below).

To apply, simply fill in this form with the required information (*).

Participants must also submit a portfolio of their work (5 to 10 artworks, template below if required) as well as an exhibition project in line with the 2024 theme (detailed below), which will be the subject of the future winner’s exhibition at the AKAA fair in October 2024 in Paris.