NATURE AS THE GRANARY
When what we consume no longer recognizes the land it comes from.
Amid the accelerating pace of modern life, where the ties between humans and nature grow increasingly obscure, Nature as the Granary emerges as both a pause and a provocation. This exhibition invites us to retrace the fading connections between soil, food, body, and identity—a cycle that was once whole, now fractured by modernization, industrial systems, and the pressures of tourism.
Through four distinct artistic approaches—archival, domestic, urban intervention, and contemporary satire—the artists peel back layers of a reality we often overlook. What unfolds is not merely nostalgia or critique, but a re-reading of the “granary” as a living space: one that sustains, nourishes, and is, at the same time, gradually eroded.
Instalation View
The Artists
I Komang Adiartha
I Komang Adiartha, an alumnus of the Department of Product Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Bandung National Institute of Technology,
has been actively involved in product development since 2000. In 2022, he continued his studies in the Master’s Program in Art Creation at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Bali, graduating in 2025. In 2017, he founded Kulidan Kitchen & Space, www.kulidan.com. His activities in running Kulidan include creating a space for practicing art management and collaborating intensively with various individuals and communities to develop programs at Kulidan Kitchen & Space. These programs include art exhibitions, book discussions, artist talk, video screenings, and more. Since actively running programs at Kulidan Art Project, he has also been creative in developing Art Toys. In 2008, I attended Brand Strategy training in Colombberg, the Netherlands. In 2010, I attended design camps to understand the American market in Wisconsin, Chicago, and Philadelphia, USA. In 2017, I attended a design camp organized by El-puente in Germany. Participated in the Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Arts Research Network (APTCCARN) 6, Creative Conservation Initiative: Collective Approaches to Material Culture and Living Heritage, Bali, Indonesia, July 3–5, 2023.
Initiated DARWIN X BALI NEIGHBORHOOD: CULTURAL EXCHANGE, UNTITLED GALLERY + STUDIO, Darwin Community Arts, Darwin Australia, Oct 27–Nov 1, 2023. Speaked at the Southeast Asia Indigenous Arts Forum meeting, Malaysia, September 4–6, 2024.
has been actively involved in product development since 2000. In 2022, he continued his studies in the Master’s Program in Art Creation at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Bali, graduating in 2025. In 2017, he founded Kulidan Kitchen & Space, www.kulidan.com. His activities in running Kulidan include creating a space for practicing art management and collaborating intensively with various individuals and communities to develop programs at Kulidan Kitchen & Space. These programs include art exhibitions, book discussions, artist talk, video screenings, and more. Since actively running programs at Kulidan Art Project, he has also been creative in developing Art Toys. In 2008, I attended Brand Strategy training in Colombberg, the Netherlands. In 2010, I attended design camps to understand the American market in Wisconsin, Chicago, and Philadelphia, USA. In 2017, I attended a design camp organized by El-puente in Germany. Participated in the Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Arts Research Network (APTCCARN) 6, Creative Conservation Initiative: Collective Approaches to Material Culture and Living Heritage, Bali, Indonesia, July 3–5, 2023.
Initiated DARWIN X BALI NEIGHBORHOOD: CULTURAL EXCHANGE, UNTITLED GALLERY + STUDIO, Darwin Community Arts, Darwin Australia, Oct 27–Nov 1, 2023. Speaked at the Southeast Asia Indigenous Arts Forum meeting, Malaysia, September 4–6, 2024.
SLINAT (silly in aRt)
I am SLINAT (Silly in Art), a citizen of the universe. I happened to be born on the island of Bali, Indonesia. I have been familiar with street
art murals since 2000 and eventually focused more on murals. By the time, I also created indoor works.
My theme has always been about Bali. Bali in terms of cultural customs, the environment, mass tourism, and its relationship with the colonial era in Bali. From the Bali Seering’s agenda around the 1920s, created by the Colonial Government after the Puputan Badung War, one of the ideas was to reaffirm Balinese identity in order to promote Bali as a tourism destination.
For the visuals of my work, I use old photos, photos from the Colonial era in Bali, which I deconstruct to narrate about Bali today. How tourism in Bali today also impacts the environment, and how contrasts of between Balinese customs and modern Balinese society.
I apply the above themes in the form of paintings on conventional media and found media. The technique I use is adopted from the Sigar Mangsi method. This method is commonly used to draw Wayang puppets, which uses layers/layering techniques using charcoal ink. From the thinnest layer to the denser layers, forming volume or light and dark contrasts.
However, I adapted it to watercolor techniques while still using layers in the process of achieving light and dark contrasts with charcoal ink, which I often mix with tobacco extract. The reason for using the Sigar Mangsi method is because it could present the tradition. And my art works are talking about Bali
traditions issues, how traditions are used by tourism, and how traditions contrast with modern Balinese society.
I have held and participated in various exhibitions, both solo and collaborative. Starting from a local scope in Bali, then a national-wide in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Banten-West Java, Sumba NTB, and Lombok, in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Banten-West Java, Sumba NTB, and Lombok, to an international-wide in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, and US.
In March 2025, I held a solo exhibition with the theme “I Love Bali” (parodying the logo) about the impact of mass tourism in Bali. The exhibition was held at TAT Art Space Denpasar. And in May 2025, I worked at the Tangi Street Art Festival 2025 in Guwang, Gianyar. After that, I participated in several group exhibitions in Bali.
art murals since 2000 and eventually focused more on murals. By the time, I also created indoor works.
My theme has always been about Bali. Bali in terms of cultural customs, the environment, mass tourism, and its relationship with the colonial era in Bali. From the Bali Seering’s agenda around the 1920s, created by the Colonial Government after the Puputan Badung War, one of the ideas was to reaffirm Balinese identity in order to promote Bali as a tourism destination.
For the visuals of my work, I use old photos, photos from the Colonial era in Bali, which I deconstruct to narrate about Bali today. How tourism in Bali today also impacts the environment, and how contrasts of between Balinese customs and modern Balinese society.
I apply the above themes in the form of paintings on conventional media and found media. The technique I use is adopted from the Sigar Mangsi method. This method is commonly used to draw Wayang puppets, which uses layers/layering techniques using charcoal ink. From the thinnest layer to the denser layers, forming volume or light and dark contrasts.
However, I adapted it to watercolor techniques while still using layers in the process of achieving light and dark contrasts with charcoal ink, which I often mix with tobacco extract. The reason for using the Sigar Mangsi method is because it could present the tradition. And my art works are talking about Bali
traditions issues, how traditions are used by tourism, and how traditions contrast with modern Balinese society.
I have held and participated in various exhibitions, both solo and collaborative. Starting from a local scope in Bali, then a national-wide in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Banten-West Java, Sumba NTB, and Lombok, in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Banten-West Java, Sumba NTB, and Lombok, to an international-wide in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, and US.
In March 2025, I held a solo exhibition with the theme “I Love Bali” (parodying the logo) about the impact of mass tourism in Bali. The exhibition was held at TAT Art Space Denpasar. And in May 2025, I worked at the Tangi Street Art Festival 2025 in Guwang, Gianyar. After that, I participated in several group exhibitions in Bali.
I Nyoman Wijaya
I Nyoman Wijaya was born in Tabanan on November 28, 1971. He
currently lives in Dusun Carik Padang, Desa Nyambu, Kediri District,
Tabanan, Bali. As an artist based in Bali, he continues to develop his
artistic practice while being closely connected to his local community
and cultural environment.
For further information or inquiries, he can be contacted via phone
or WhatsApp at +62 812 468 3597, or by email at
nyomanwijayaart@gmail.com.
currently lives in Dusun Carik Padang, Desa Nyambu, Kediri District,
Tabanan, Bali. As an artist based in Bali, he continues to develop his
artistic practice while being closely connected to his local community
and cultural environment.
For further information or inquiries, he can be contacted via phone
or WhatsApp at +62 812 468 3597, or by email at
nyomanwijayaart@gmail.com.
Ayu Murniati
Ayu Murniati from Pontianak (1991), West Borneo. Usually called Ayu
or Aiiukebong. Graduate of Architectural Engineering at Yogyakarta
University of Technology (2016) who has been seriously pursuing art
since 2012 until now, previously She joined the Theater Art Studio
from 2006 and was active until 2012. Many areas in the arts are
learned from the arts theater performances, poetry, crafts, Mural and
until now
Fine Art.
Artist’s statement :
SaLam., My name is Aiiukebong and I am a multi-talented artist. I
specialize in painting, embroidery, and mural art. My passion for art
runs deep and I am constantly exploring new ways to express my
creativity through different mediums. Through my art, I hope to
inspire others and share my love for the creative process.
or Aiiukebong. Graduate of Architectural Engineering at Yogyakarta
University of Technology (2016) who has been seriously pursuing art
since 2012 until now, previously She joined the Theater Art Studio
from 2006 and was active until 2012. Many areas in the arts are
learned from the arts theater performances, poetry, crafts, Mural and
until now
Fine Art.
Artist’s statement :
SaLam., My name is Aiiukebong and I am a multi-talented artist. I
specialize in painting, embroidery, and mural art. My passion for art
runs deep and I am constantly exploring new ways to express my
creativity through different mediums. Through my art, I hope to
inspire others and share my love for the creative process.
