Artist, community holds joint exhibition

Artist, community holds joint exhibition

YOGYAKARTA: Cemeti Art House on Jl. DI Panjaitan is to hold an exhibition and an art performance that is a result of research on people's participation in artwork.

Entitled Lintang Desa, the exhibition is the joint work of artist Moelyono, Yayasan Seni Rupa Komunitas and the people of Kebonsari, Pacitan, East Java.

The exhibition will present a lesungan performance, usually put on during a traditional party held in a traditional community.

What is unique about the performance is that it is prepared via a dialog between the artist and the participating community. The discussion includes the plot of the story, the scenery, stage decoration and setting.

According to Cemeti, such research on participatory action is aimed at encouraging people to rediscover their local capacity and to reflect on it, in this case, it is on how the people can together join forces in the dynamics of life as manifest through an art work. --JP