Val Wens

SENJA DI PANJALU  (Dusk in Panjalu)

04 - 27 April 2024

Exhibitions

Photo Plexism | 2023

The work is part of a discussion about the history of Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (The Dutch East India Company) and its questionable and destructive colonialist activities in Indonesia, particularly in East Java. The company's main objective was to monopolise the spice and slave trade in the East Indies.  In addition, the company looted Javanese medieval artefacts over centuries. SENJA DI PANJALU references (in photography and video) culturally and politically charged sites across East Java.

Val Wens | Senja Di Panjalu | Photo Void_Melbourne

Val Wens | Senja Di Panjalu | Photo Void_Melbourne

Inward looking into Dwarapala (triptych) | A unique state | Inkjet print, acrylic paint on fiber rag and AR 70 glass | 313 x 124 cm

Inward looking into Dwarapala (triptych) | A unique state | Inkjet print, acrylic paint on fiber rag and AR 70 glass | 313 x 124 cm

Study to vandalise Dewi Sri ( detail ) A unique state. Inkjet print, acrylic paint on fiber rag and AR 70 glass.

Study to vandalise Dewi Sri ( detail ) A unique state. Inkjet print, acrylic paint on fiber rag and AR 70 glass.

Pasar Singosari (Singosari Market). Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm ( Framed )

Pasar Singosari (Singosari Market). Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm ( Framed )

Gapura (The Gate) Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm (Framed)

Gapura (The Gate) Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm (Framed)