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The eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 was a significant milestone of its volcanic activity for it was the biggest eruption of Mount Merapi in a decade.This eruption hit with effect in two directions.Towards the west, cold lava flow in the form of volcanic material flooded and destroyed several houses and bridges in the Kali Putih flow. Towards the southeast, hot lava flows hit 13 villages, killing hundreds of inhabitants, including the custodian of Mount Merapi, who had served its spirit for decades. The title of the work Sing Bahurekso Gunung Merapi (The Sovereign of Mount Merapi) refers to the sayings the locals say every time a volcanic eruption occurs: the sovereign of Mount Merapi is "having a ceremony”.
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MARYANTO (b. 1977, Indonesia) creates powerful monochromatic paintings and monumental installations that dissect socio-political structures through the depiction of landscapes. Selected solo and group exhibitions include: Meru / Fractured Paradise, Tabula Rasa Gallery, London (2023); 16Albermarle, Sydney (2023); MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Thailand (2021); Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta (2020); Yeo Workshop, Singapore (2019, 2017 and 2015); the 2nd Industrial Biennale, Labin, Croatia (2018); Koganei Art Spot Chateau, Tokyo (2018); Setouchi Triennale, Naoshima, Japan (2016); Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide; the Asia Culture Centre, Gwangju; the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (2017); Singapore Art Museum (2015); Jakarta and Jogja Biennales, Indonesia (2015); Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, Amsterdam; Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam; ArtAffairs, Amsterdam; and Heden, Denhaag (2013). His works are in the public collection of Kadist Foundation, Tropen Museum (Netherlands), Macan Museum (Indonesia), among others.