”KAMAR GELAP”: EFEK RUMAH KACA & ANGKI PURBANDONO Efek Rumah Kaca berkarya-bersama Angki Purbandono pada album kedua bertajuk ”Kamar Gelap”. Album ini akan dirilis Jumat, 19 Desember 2008. Dua belas lagu di album ”Kamar Gelap” direspon oleh foto-foto arahan, bidikan, ”temuan”, dan ”rombakan” Angki Purbondo. Foto-foto itu dirancang khusus oleh Angki, menjadikan ”Kamar Gelap” sebagai sebuah paket kemasan audio-photography. Angki adalah seniman berbasis fotografi yang juga aktivis Ruang MES 56, Yogyakata. Lebih detailnya, siapakah dia? Ini cuplikan deskripsi dari website miliknya (juga silakan nikmati sebagian karyanya di www.angkipu.com): When asked to state the best words that represent his works, Yogyakarta-based artist Angki Purbandono (b.1971) says “freestyle”. By freestyle he means freedom to experiment with photography methods range from collage, documenting or recording, to the using of a scanner device. Methods that used are, however, not new. A collage and a scanner device are both methods and techniques that widely used in photography. Granted an Asian Artist Fellowship scholarship from National Museum of Contemporary Art (Republic of Korea), he spent a year from 2005 to 2006 to live in Seoul; a life experience that gave him an opportunity to explore his medium of creation. There he began to use a scanner device to record his objects. His scannography practice gained its first acceptance when it is exhibited under the project of “Space and Shadows-Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia” at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (Germany), in 2005. In the same year, his first scan series also exhibited at Pocheon Asian Art Festival, Pocheon (Republic of Korea). Three years after, his scan works were exhibited on Cut 2 Photography from Southeast Asia at Valentine Willie Fine Art in Kuala Lumpur. The same gallery showed the subsequent Cut 2 Photography from Southeast Asia in Singapore where Angki was invited to participate. Recently he has his solo exhibition titled “Happy Scan” at Biasa Art Space, Bali. In 2007, he initially started his “Anonymous” project under Landing Soon, a Residency Project conducted by Cemeti Art House (Yogyakarta) and Artoteek (now Heden, an art gallery based in Denhaag). It is a photography research where he buys old photos from flea markets in Yogyakarta, divides them into various categories, and produces various artworks from them. He has continued working on this research project after the residency and has been collecting more than 3000 old photos. Angki’s Anonymous series were also exhibited on 3 Young Contemporary Artistes at Valentine Willie Fine Art (Kuala Lumpur) in 2007. Lalu apa itu Ruang MES 56? Ini deskripsi di website Ruang MES 56 (http://mes56.com): Ruang MES 56 is a non-profit institution established on February 28, 2002, which is active in the field of photography that emphasizes in the exploratory approach of contemporary photography, both in theory and practice, conceptually and contextually; having the purpose to develop the discourse of contemporary photography sphere in Indonesia. Ruang MES 56 does several programs, which are Exhibition, Creative Exchange, Workshop, and Archiving. All of these programs are carried out by self-financing and with the support from several donors, either from non-profit institution or from commercial company. All of the programs aim to empower the pop-culture society in Indonesia. Ruang MES 56 is run by: Agung Nugroho Widhi, Akiq AW, Angki Purbandono, Daniel Satria Koestoro, Dessy Sahara Angelina, Edwin Dolly Roseno, Eko Bhirowo, Samuel Bagas Wiraseto, Wimo Ambala Bayang and Wok the Rock. Selamat menikmati “Kamar Gelap”. Sebentar lagi. Efek Rumah Kaca Management Promotion & Booking Contact Yurie ( 0813 9425 7339 ) E : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
