Vanessa Van Houten | Here*Now, a photography portrait series about inner beauty of Indonesians

11930Newsletter Art:1, February 2018

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  Feb 10 10:53 PM

  

  For over a year Vanessa Van Houten has been working on a new body of work in her second book called

  Here*Now, a photography portrait series about inner beauty of Indonesians. In a time where many talk about

  diversity and difference, she was keen to examine what binds us together. Inside her simple studio in Jakarta,

  she photographed over 50 Indonesians – women, men, warias (cross-dressers, transsexuals and transgenders) 

  aged between 20 and 80 years old, which are passionate chefs and baristas, young entrepreneurs, accomplished

  athletes, mothers, fathers, loved social influencers, dancers, beautiful yogis, makeup artists, sex workers, famous

  musicians, popular artists and talented fashion designers. Each person she photographed twice; once in their

  favourite clothes and once almost bare in a white cloth which was made especially for this project, by Chitra Subyakto,

  the creative soul of Indonesian fashion and textile house Sejauh Mata Memandang. These sessions and the

  photographs, 

  that resulted provide a glimpse into the lives of the people we are surrounded by. In the book Here*Now 39 people are

  chosen: featuring Ananda Sukarlan, Kaka Slank, Ridho Slank, Ivanka Slank, Jay Subiyakto, Tri Handoko,  Reti Ragil,

  Poppy

  Sovia, Rama Dauhan, Alexander Siregar, Sari Kusumaningrum, Triyaningsih and Ayla Dimitri.

  
  

  
  

  Curated by Oscar Motuloh and Jay Subiyakto, the exhibition FREE FALL is a series of photographs from the previous show RAW, the new series Here*Now, a video installation and a series of workshop.

  
  

  Solo exhibition of Vanessa Van Houten and book launch

  
  

  FREE FALL

  
  

  Opening Night

  Friday, February 23,  2018

  7 PM

  
  

  at Artspace 2nd Floor

  Art:1

  Jl. Rajawali Selatan Raya No. 3

  Jakarta Pusat 10720

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  021 64700168

  
  

  Workshop with artist ‘Portrait’ workshop, February 24, 2018

  ‘Idea to Book’ workshop, February 25, 2018

  
  

  Media Partner: Harpers Bazaar Indonesia, Her World, and Manual Jakarta
  

  The exhibition will be held until March 18, 2018

  
  

  Opening hours:

  Tues – Sat 10 AM - 6PM

  Sunday 10 AM - 4PM

  Closed on Monday

  
  

  Book Details

  Here*Now hand threaded and bound, folded pages, newspaper edges, foil stamped cover, serial numbered and signed, edition of 500. Available on March 2018 directly through Art:1 Shop or IG @art1newmuseum. Both books are available in www.afterhoursbook.com, Periplus stores and MACAN Shop.