CITRA SASMITA: ATLAS OF CURIOSITY | Exhibition Information

Yeo Workshop is pleased to present Atlas of Curiosity by Citra Sasmita, the artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. This new body of work stems from her long-term ongoing research project Timur Merah, meaning ‘The East is Red’, which traces historical narratives around the Malay-Indonesian archipelago (also known as Nusantara), particularly those about Bali. For this exhibition, Sasmita continues to incorporate textiles in her traditional Kamasan paintings as a symbolisation of body and souls. She takes inspiration from Fabricating Power with Balinese Textile (2018) by anthropologist and doctor Urmila Mohan, who wrote extensively about the historical significance of fabrics in Bali particularly its trading history when the Dutch and British had vied for control over Bali’s port, and its later emergence into a valuable commodity for communication. Secret codes were hidden within fabrics and transported between kingdoms in the archipelago to disseminate information, much like morse codes used during wartime.

Exhibition Details

• CITRA SASMITA: ATLAS OF CURIOSITY
• Date: 29 JULY - 20 AUGUST 2023
• Time: Tuesdays to Saturdays: 11am - 7pm | Sundays: 12pm - 6pm | Monday & Public Holidays: closed
• Venue: YEO WORKSHOP
• Address: 47 Malan Road, #01-25 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444

Information Source: YEO WORKSHOP offcial website