Michiko-chan Ga Kimashita!

Gardika Gigih recently got himself a beautiful 1965 Yamaha U1D upright piano which he named Michiko. Last Friday night in Studio Mahati, he gave a performance which was meant as a proper introduction of the piano to the public for the first time. In front of an intimate audience of only about 20 people, for about two hours Gigih played some of his repertoire and told stories behind his compositions and how he found Michiko (or rather, how she found him). It was a delightful, soothing evening. 

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Before I Go To Sleep - Prints For Sale

As promised on the previous post, here are the ten photographs which were exhibited in the Mari Koleksi! exhibition last week and are available as prints:

Hartono Mall Construction. Yogyakarta, 2014.

35cm x 28cm

Digital C-Print on photo paper

Edition of 15

Neglected Car. Yogyakarta, 2014.

35cm x 28cm

Digital C-Print on photo paper

Edition of 15

Cafetaria. Yogyakarta, 2014.

20cm x 16cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Hollowed Back, Broken Paw. Yogyakarta, 2014.

20cm x 16cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Used Ropes. Yogyakarta, 2014

20cm x 16cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Buck & Doe. Yogyakarta, 2015.

20cm x 16cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Student Castle Apartment Construction. Yogyakarta, 2014.

25cm x 20cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Bus Stop. Yogyakarta, 2014.

25cm x 20cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

Billboards. Yogyakarta, 2014.

25cm x 20cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

BATAN. Yogyakarta, 2015.

25cm x 20cm

Digital Inkjet Print on photo paper

Uneditioned

If you'd like to get one (or more!), shoot me an email (kurniadi.widodo@gmail.com) or leave your email address on the comments below and I will send you the pricelist. 

Before I Go To Sleep - Mari Koleksi! Exhibition

It's been forever since the last time I updated this blog, but now I'm glad to inform you that I am currently showing (part of) my latest project Before I Go To Sleep in the inaugural edition of Mari Koleksi! exhibition in Kelas Pagi Yogyakarta (KPY).

The show marks the launch of Kamar Dagang KPY (KPY Chamber of Commerce), the latest initiative from the community to financially support its free educational program, while at the same time endorsing the photographic works of its students, administrators, and affiliates alike. Through this program, KPY also attempts to develop a culture of appreciating photography by means of buying and collecting photographers' works either in the form of prints (which is basically close to non-existent at this point in Indonesia) or their derivative merchandise. That means yes, my exhibited photographs are available as prints if you want to buy them. :)

The project Before I Go To Sleep itself is a short series which was started around September last year as an effort to get myself to start taking pictures again. Since the last 2-3 years I find it difficult to photograph like the way I used to, because I'm just terrible when it comes to having multiple tasks to focus to, and my responsibilities in KPY already occupy most of my time and energy. When I tried to photograph during the day I kept thinking of all the unfinished business I still need to do on that day and it made me unable to really pay attention to my surrounding. Simply put, I couldn't "see" anything that way and it's very frustrating. So to get around that problem, I decided to start taking pictures late at night, after all my tasks of the day are done and I don't need to think about anything else. I would ride around Jogja, watching familiar sceneries turn into something very different when they're illuminated by street lamps under the blanket of the night sky. Combined with the state of mind I'm in (tired, sleepy), it's quite an interesting atmosphere to work in. 

I plan to eventually make this series into a small book format containing around 25-30 photographs, hopefully to be published in the coming months. For this current exhibition I'm showing 10 photographs, two of which available as a limited edition prints, with the rest available as framed uneditioned prints in 2 different sizes.

An exhibition view of Mari Koleksi! The series Before I Go To Sleep is shown on the left side.

The exhibition is ongoing until March 25th (update: extended until 28th!), so please visit when you're in town! I will share the 10 photographs here on the blog after the exhibition is over. If you're interested in purchasing some of the prints, shoot me an email (kurniadi.widodo@gmail.com) or leave your email address on the comments below and I will send you the pricelist.