ARTIST PROFILE

Kelvin Atmadibrata

  • Indonesia (b. 1988 in Jakarta)
  • Currently in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Kelvin Atmadibrata recruits superpowers awakened by puberty and adolescent fantasy to assemble formidable armies of outlaws. Equipped by shōnen characters and macho ero-kawaii, his antiheroes contest the masculine and erotica in Southeast Asia.
Carbuncle

Carbuncle

  • 2015
  • paper pulp, plastic gems, ornaments, wood and human body.

  • Site-specific installation at a local market in Jakarta famous for stones trading. Commission project by Arcolabs and Surya University. Nominated for Gudang Garam Indonesian Art Award 2015's finalist.

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    Carbuncle | 2015

Carbuncle offers a clinic-like environment with small objects exhibited as if they are scientific experiments. Inspired by a creature comes by the same name in SquarEnix's Final Fantasy RPG series, Carbuncle deploys a narrative that comments on viral infection, in particular towards a perceived form of beauty. The title suggests two contrasting meaning, one which refers to a specific type of garnet while another, a form of tissue inflammation, often appears at the back of the human body. Looking at the recent trend, or perhaps obsession towards precious stones in Indonesia, Carbuncle hopes to draw the parallel of such social phenomenon to a potentially harmful and luring infection.