Image courtesy of NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.
Image courtesy of Citra Sasmita.
Image courtesy of Citra Sasmita.
Citra Sasmita
22 min
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Set in the royal palace of the Karangasem kingdom where I Dewa Agung Istri Kanya was allegedly born, the video features a singer performing Prelambang Bhasa Wewatekan (The Coded Language of Symbols), a poem written by the ruler herself. The tantric symbolism of the poem secretly encodes the Queen’s own memoir, military strategies, and calls for anticolonial resistance.
Videography & Editing: Niskala Studio
Sound: Agha Praditya
Talent: Dayu Mang Anna, Bhumi Bajra
Location: Puri Gde Karangasem Royal Palace
Research Team: Mira MM Astra, Dwi Setyo Wibowo
Production Manager: Ruth Onduko
Mostre
Hoo Fan Chon, Citra Sasmita, Vuth Lyno: New Works, 11 January - 5 February 2023, NTU CCA Singapore Residencies Studios, SingaporeAltar, 27 July – 27 August 2023, island gallery, New York, United States of America
Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023: The Open World, 9 December 2023 – 30 April 2024, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition 2024, Hong-Gah Museum, Taiwan