Edition 2024: Indonesia
Farah Wardani & Inès Katamso
On the occasion of the +E Program launching, ellipse art projects has organized a collective exhibition with 12 artists in Jakarta during which the work of Inès Katamso was exhibited.
Inès Katamso,
between nature and dream
Born in 1990 in Yogyakarta, Inès Katamso began her career creating murals before turning to smaller formats, giving her access to a more intimate scale to skim her inner world.
Drawing on both a scientific and spiritual perspective, the artist studies micro-organisms and fossils to question the harmony of our environment and reconsider the concept of human life.
The young woman’s multicultural heritage, originate from Indonesia and France, exerts a significant influence on her work. This duality enables her to access diverse cultural dimensions, deconstructing beliefs deeply linked to the notion of identity, in order to achieve a more global perception of herself and the world surrounding her.
Farah Wardani,
an involved mentor
Art historian and passionate curator from Indonesia, Farah Wardani has contributed to several projects highlighting contemporary creativity of South-East Asia.
Specialist in the Indonesian art scene, she was the artistic director of the Jakarta Biennale in 2021 and participated to the publication “Indonesian Women Artists: The Curtain Opens” in 2007.
A visionary committed to the younger generation, Farah Wardani has also curated many exhibitions.
Welcome to the plastic age
an impactful installation denouncing the destructive impact of plastic in our societies
Inspired by Balinese tales, Inès Katamso considers this matter as a monstrous creature, denaturing the environment and transforming all the living beings into chimeric entities.
The artist thus materializes the consequences of plastic through three natural reigns: the plants, the animals and the minerals, in forms of sculptures cold in colors, symbols of sterility. Imbued with Hindu culture and mythology, this exhibition offers a unique aesthetics inviting the Lyonnais audience to relect concerning the degradation of our ecosystem.
Interview of the artist and the mentore
The +E Program 2024
An artistic residency in France
A two-month residency is awarded to the artist at the Institut d’art contemporain of Villeurbanne, with accomodation and a studio provided.
A professional and media support
The mentore and Jeune création internationale program teams supervise the production, giving the artist an unprecedented visibility on all stakeholders communication channels.
An original exhibition at the Lyon Biennale
The artworks produced by the artist profit from an exhibition space during the 17th edition of the Lyon Biennale, one of the most important contemporary art events of the world.
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