Survivor: Dadang Christanto

02 / 04 / 2012 – 15 / 12 / 2013

 

Survivor: Dadang Christanto is a major art project by contemporary Indonesian-Australian artist Dadang Christanto. Initially developed in 2008 as a live protest against an environmental disaster that occurred in East Java which saw hot volcanic mud wipe out eleven villages and destroy many lives, Survivor has since transgressed beyond cultural borders, evolving into a universal, multi-faceted reflection upon human survival and what it means to endure tragic historical events, loss and death.

 

Commencing with a single three hour performance, local volunteers silently occupy the gallery space in silent vigil, symbolically covered in mud and holding a photographic portraits of faces lost in the disaster. The performance is followed by a visual exhibition consisting of detritus from the performance, video and photographic documentation memorialising the catastrophe and its ongoing consequences.  

 

Survivor education kit

 

Regional gallery tour

 

Gosford Regional Gallery

31 March - 20 May 2012 

 

Lismore Regional Gallery

20 July - 25 August 2012

 

The Glasshouse Regional Art Gallery

15 October - 2 December 2012

 

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery

1 April 2013 - 31 May 2013

 

Pinnacles Gallery

23 November - 15 December 2013 

 

 

Presented by Kultour in partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and toured by Museums & Galleries NSW. This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments.

 

Dadang Christanto - Survivor

Dadang Christanto
Survivor
2009
Performance at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney.
Photography Garry Trinh. Courtesy the artist and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.