Jumaadi

Jumaadi’s work is inspired by a poem called Prajurit Jaga Malam (Night Watchman) by Chairil Anwar. It was written in 1948 while Indonesia fought for independence from the Dutch. Jumaadi is interested in the line Waktu jalan. Aku tidak tahu apa nasib waktu? (Times are changing, but I don’t know what changes are coming).

Jumaadi has often made work inspired by Chairi: “It never has direct translation to the work, it is more like a parallel concern. Or at best, a starting point.”

Jumaadi is an Indonesian born, Sydney-based artist working across a range of media including drawing, painting, installation and performance. His works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and many regional galleries, public and private collections across Australia and overseas. Since graduating with an MFA from the National Art School in 2008, he has been involved in major international exhibitions in Australia, Asia, Russia, UK and USA. Recently he represented Australia at the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea And the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial, QAGOMA, Brisbane.