The Wild Imaginations of Natasha Tontey from the Buttocks of a Crested Macaque

Monday, January 27, 2025

Natasha Tontey’s works, reflecting on the crested macaque, become the subject of a witty and intelligent exhibition.

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Visual artist Natasha Tontey during a visit to Tempo, Jakarta, January 11, 2025. Tempo/Fardi Bestari. tempo : 173991590365.

THE exhibition by Natasha Tontey reflects on the yaki, the Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) from Minahasa, North Sulawesi. She positions the yaki within the complex branches of evolution, imagining this primate through an experimental film. A series of film production props (yaki costumes, cages, a robe with yaki fat, artificial fur, tails, and more) serve as her exhibition objects. This is a clever display that humorously connects vis

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