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“Apotek Hidup”

Sept, 18th – Oct, 18th 2024

The year 2020, or more precisely, being in a pandemic situation brings back Wisnu Auri’s memories of his childhood, especially the existence of the Apotek Hidup that became his and his mother’s daily life. The pandemic situation that makes everyone look back at what is around them as a source of food security and a source of medicine makes him remember how his mother collected ginger and oranges to treat coughs, picked betel leaves to treat nosebleeds, grated shallots as fever medicine, and so on.

At the same time, her life as an artist who is at home during the pandemic, makes her artistic practice more closely related to the activities of a living pharmacy. Borrowing the term living pharmacy, which utilises the land for growing plants in the yard of the house, just like an artist (painter) who utilises a part of the house as a space for his work. Furthermore, during this open studio process, she wanted to collect stories and knowledge related to live pharmacy, both as a personal and political story where the live pharmacy programme had a special place during the New Order government.

During the Open Studio, Wisnu Auri was open for a collaboration from the visitors who want to respond his work. Here are some of the collaborations that took place during the Open Studio:

October, 18th 2024
“Safari di Taman Wisnu Auri”
Untitled Joy

October, 12th 2024
Merekam Ingatan Resep Tanaman Obat Keluarga
Arsita Iswardhani

Septmber, 26th 2024
Performance by Rarya Lakshito
Rarya Lakshito

*Open Studio is one of Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society program that focuses on artistic experimentation, and the development of discourse on works by artists. This program is one of the new forms of using the Cemeti Stockroom space which is held regularly and is open to artists, either by invitation or submission of proposals.