JAF Gallery, Jatiwangi

Ahadiat Joedawinata, Bandung

Hendry "Henk Henk" Herres, Bandung

Natas Setiabudhi, Bandung

Nia Gautama, Jakarta

Endang Lestari, Yogyakarta

Nita, Majalengka

Tisa Granicia, Bandung

From 9th until 16th Nov 2012, I had a group exhibition at JAF gallery, Jatiwangi, Indonesia. The exhibition is one of part Ceramic Music Festival 2012 program series. Besides that, there are workshops, colossal musical, and seminar. Jatiwangi is one of city in West Java and well known for traditional roof tile center (local people say genteng). JAF stands for Jatiwangi Art Factory, a community base on art, education, social, and culture. The program almost always involves the local people.

In mind of most people of Indonesia, Jatiwangi is center of traditional craftsmens of roof tile. They are the pragmatic people, just making, offering and selling the products. They don't concern properly about knowledge and intellectual content. So the JAF broke the paradigms, making an alternative community. The last 4 years, many contemporary artists came to JAF for making activity, workshops and collaborating with the local people, either from Indonesia or abroad. 

The exhibition participants from various city in Indonesia, such as Bandung, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Jatiwangi. At least 10 participants. The art works are the contemporary ceramic in Indonesia. The clay that we used are eathenware (local clay) and stoneware.