Pulau Seribu memory

This is an old one I rediscovered—a montage (non-digital) of cut-up bits of watercolour paintings—made when I was still living in Jakarta.

It was part of a set of illustrations for a World Wildlife Fund book, but was never actually used in the end.  

Terry

Terry Collins. For years, Terry was one of the tallest things you could find in Jakarta. I made this picture to celebrate his 30 years there. One morning, about a year later, I got an email saying Terry was dead. Then later still I heard they’d used this picture at his memorial service.

I miss Terry.

Drawing of Blok M, Jakarta

Drawing of Blok M from a window at Hotel Falatehan. “It’s no oil painting” as my friend Ian would say. It really isn’t. It’s monumentally ugly but I still love it. I worked here for three years in the 90s, and my son was born here too.

If you’d like to hear how Blok M sounds, you can listen here.

Indonesia Sejak Saat Itu

Article in Kompas about the current exhibition in Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, featuring my collaboration ‘Indonesia Sejak Saat Itu‘ with Elisabeth Ida Mulyani.