Melati Suryodarmo
From Butter to Charcoal
Do you remember the first time when Melati Suryodarmo appeared in the Indonesian art world after having lived for some time in Germany? That was back in 2005. At the Goethe-Institut in Jakarta, she presented a work entitled Exergie-Butter. On the wooden stage at the Goethe-Institut was a large pat of butter.
Melati calmly walked onto the stage, her stocky body covered with a tightly fitting black body stocking. She had bright red high-heel shoes on. She then walked onto that spot of slippery butter, immediately slipping and falling. She tried to stand back up, but slipped and fell right back down. She seemingly 'danced' on those sticks of butter. After every slip, slide and fall, she would stand back up.
January 12, 2016
Do you remember the first time when Melati Suryodarmo appeared in the Indonesian art world after having lived for some time in Germany? That was back in 2005. At the Goethe-Institut in Jakarta, she presented a work entitled Exergie-Butter. On the wooden stage at the Goethe-Institut was a large pat of butter.
Melati calmly walked onto the stage, her stocky body covered with a tightly fitting black body stocking. She had bright red high-heel shoes o
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