Sculptures
Sculptures lets me respond to the environmental and social issues that surround us. I use them to bring attention to problems that have been overlooked or left unresolved, turning them into physical forms that invite people to notice and think.
Eutrophic Bloom
Airdry Clay, Wooden Board, Styrofoam, Fishing String, Artificial Moss, Pop Tubes, Resin, Finished with Acrylic Paint.
Eutrophic Bloom explores the impact of urbanization on fragile ecosystems, where impermeable surfaces cause waste and fertilizer runoff to pollute waterways. Mossy green patches on the catfish embody how growth can suffocate life, while its wounds emphasize the struggle of species surviving in degraded environments. This piece was shaped as an environmental critique and presents the polluted bodies of water I witnessed growing up in Indonesia.
An Offering of Contradictions
Handbuilt clay, kiln-fired, finished with paint and varnish.
Here, duality becomes ritual. The two-headed musang–ferret hybrid rests among sacred Balinese offerings, caught between reverence and instinct. The musang’s cracked head introduces a fault line — the cost of coexistence between wild nature and human sanctity. The canang sari becomes both altar and stage, where harmony and damage are inseparable. The sculpture invites reflection on whether peace is achieved through wholeness or through the acceptance of what breaks along the way.
A little background information about An Offering of Contradictions
The Canang Sari adds another layer to this idea. It’s an offering made to the gods that’s meant to fade away, showing devotion through impermanence. By placing the musang within it, the work turns a symbol of harmony into a space of conflict—where nature and human ritual collide. What was once a peaceful offering becomes a reminder that balance isn’t found by keeping things perfect, but by accepting change, decay, and loss as part of it.
The musang, or civet, native to Southeast Asia, represents wildness—its nocturnal, solitary nature tied to forests and survival. The ferret, domesticated and bred for control, symbolizes human intervention and dependency. Combined, they form a hybrid caught between freedom and confinement, instinct and obedience. Their duality mirrors the relationship between nature and human order, where creatures are reshaped by coexistence yet fractured by it.