Titicara - Women Show

Program Exhibition Manager
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ISA Art Gallery presents "Titicara", an exhibition featuring seventeen Indonesian and Southeast Asian artists. The participating artists in this exhibition are Aurora Arazzi (Indonesia), Corinne De San Jose (Philippines), Dawn Ng (Singapore), Donna Ong (Singapore), Ella Wijt (Indonesia), Elia Nuvista (Indonesia), Ernah Garnasih Pirous (Indonesia), Etza Meisyara (Indonesia), Ines Katamso (Indonesia), Kanoko Takaya (Japan), Leyla Stevens (Australia), Melissa Tan (Singapore), Putri Larasati (Indonesia), Sekar Puti Sidhawati (Indonesia), Tara Kasenda (Indonesia), Vienasty Rezqina (Indonesia), Yosefa Aulia (Indonesia). 
 
The exhibition title “Titicara” is derived from the Indonesian word “titinada” which means “pitch” or references “all possible highs and lows in a language”. The term “titicara” refers to the wide range of artistic methods in creating art.  
 
Art and materiality are common themes in 21st-century art. Many influential Indonesian female artists including Hildawati Soemantri, Rita Widagdo, Siti Adiyati, and Marida Nasution, and up until now, more contemporary artists such as Arahmaiani, Mella Jarsma, Syagini Ratna Wulan, and Ay Tjoe Christine have explored the unique material in their art practice to convey their concepts and ideas. 
 
ISA collaborated with Syagini Ratna Wulan to select artists to be included in the event. Syagini is well established in international art, having represented Indonesia (along with Handwirman Saputra) at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Syagini was recently included in the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10), Queensland, Australia. 
 
In this exhibition, Syagini sees her role not as a curator but as an observer and commentator on materiality and practices among female artists. In selecting the title, Syagini was looking to see the diversity of media and material treatment of various artists with different backgrounds as reflected in their identity as female artists.