ROH is pleased to share installation photos of ππ’π³π΅πΆπ€πͺπ³π’ ππͺπ¦ππ₯, Syaiful Aulia Garibaldi's first institutional exhibition in China with Yuz Museum, Shanghai.
As a public art project of Yuz Museum to engage with the community around Panlong Tiandi, the idea of ππ’π³π΅πΆπ€πͺπ³π’ ππͺπ¦ππ₯ originates from Indonesian artist Syaiful Aulia Garibaldiβs reflection on local culture, ecology and community.
ππ’π³π΅πΆπ€πͺπ³π’ ππͺπ¦ππ₯ includes Garibaldiβs eponymous series of outdoor, white plaster sculptures, displayed across the museumβs gardens and Panlong Tiandi area. Following the seriesβ interest in site-specific considerations of various ecologies, these sculptures contain locally cultivated mushrooms within plaster, the latter material acting as cavities for various forms of fungi that will grow throughout and beyond the presentationβs duration. Garibaldiβs site-specific mural on the museumβs exterior wall extends the ecology of βLartucira Fieldβ, inviting the Panlong Tiandi public to participate in its proliferation of an abstracted mycelial growth.
Garibaldiβs works interweave images of growth, decay, and regeneration into a visual narrative that bridges temporal and cultural dimensions. This project also aspires to change the way people see nature through interactive and co-creation experiences, fostering the understanding of life and the awareness of ecological balance and symbiosis of all living things.
ARTIST
Born 1985, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lives and works in Bandung, Indonesia
Syaiful Aulia Garibaldi obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art, Printmaking Studio from the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia in 2010 and his Master's Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia in 2023. Syaiful, fondly known as Tepu, previously pursued education in agronomy before pursuing experimental fine arts, where he applies his scientific background to create a conceptual foundation for his art. Tepuβs works in installation, painting, drawing, printmaking and video show a remarkably strong vision of art that collides with science in a graceful manner. His creation of an immersive environment was sparked by his interest in the networked and interconnected nature of ecologies, and the evocative power of microorganisms as symbols of death and decay, as well as life. Infusion between art and science transcends through Tepuβs work and gives way to a new gateway of knowledge, which is illuminated within his prints and installations.
A number of selected solo exhibitions are, among others, In Between at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2024); tumbuh at ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia (2022); Sudor at Silverlens Galleries, Manila, Philippines (2020); Lemniscate at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2018); Limaciform at Silverlens Galleries, Manila, Philippines (2017), Quiescent at ROH Projects, Jakarta (2016); and Abiogenesis: Terhah Landscape at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore (2014). Selected group exhibitions include Symbiosis at Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore (2024); Indonesia Bertutur: VISARALOKA at Apel Watoe Art Gallery, Borobudur, Magelang, Indonesia (2022); 1 at ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia (2022); Chromatic Network at Salihara Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2020); And Life Goes On at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2020); Art Basel Hong Kong with ROH, Hong Kong (2019); Natural Capital (Modal Alam) at Europalia Indonesia, BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (2018); West Bund TALENT at West Bund Art Center in Shanghai, China (2017); Biennale Jogja XIV β EQUATOR #4 at Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2017); and SEA+ Triennale "ENCOUNTER: Art from Different Lands" at National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia (2016). Tepu is part of Lokus Foundation, an interdisciplinary research and workshop unit that works between the boundaries of art and science. Tepu has had residencies at Seishodo Yamashita THE ROOM, Kyoto, Japan in 2023; ABC Learning Town, Siheung, South Korea in 2015; and Centre Intermodes, La Rochelle, France in 2014. He is awarded Best Artist for Tempo Magazine Award in 2016 and Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) in 2013. Tepu is currently living and working in Bandung, Indonesia.
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