I Made Muliana a.k.a. Bayak

INDONESIA

Re-building New Myth of Bali, Plasticology Monster

Acrylic paint, natural color, 24 karat gold color and plastic waste on recycle paper

I was born in a small village in the Tampaksiring area, the name is, where there is an ancient Balinese water civilization in the Pakerisan river area, there are abundant water sources, relics of ancient human civilization to ancient Bali are along the Pakerisan and Petanu rivers, water emerges from the ground with discharge The large water flows through the subak/rice fields in the area, there are many forms of worship and glorification of water in rituals in the village.

Along with the rapid development of the times, the rivers are starting to be polluted by humans themselves who are not aware of the importance of water in our lives, they throw garbage into the river, not less than 300 meters from the water source. , then "new" images appeared in my mind about alien creatures/monsters/mythological creatures wrapped in plastic waste, they are now "inhabiting" ravines, rivers and ending up in the ocean, cosmology or the natural cycle is being disturbed by the presence "new" plastic and synthetic materials and participate in "coloring" human civilization and culture (in my installation work at the Jogja biennale I gave the title Plastiliticum/plastic/synthetic era)

The initial plastic/synthetic invention certainly had a very good purpose, namely as a substitute for the excessive use of paper, causing exploitation; many trees were cut down for paper raw materials. The discovery of new materials, automatic plastics/synthetics has had a huge impact on the development of human culture to this day with the cheapness of materials and practicality in their use making this type of object a new domination.

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