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Natasha Tontey is an artist based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her artistic practice predominantly explores the fictional accounts of the history and myths surrounding ‘manufactured fear.’ In her practice, she observes any possibilities of other futures that are projected not from the perspective of major and established institutions, but a subtle and personal struggle of the outcasted entities and beings. Her recent exhibitions include solo show at Auto Italia, London (2022). And selected group shows at Singapore Biennale (2022); De Stroom Den Haag (2022); GHOST;2565, Bangkok, Thailand (2022); Protozone8 Queer Trust, Zurich, Switzerland (2022); Arko Art Council, Seoul, Korea (2022), Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (2022); Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (2021); transmediale, Berlin (2021); Performance Space 2021, Sydney; Other Futures, Amsterdam (2021); Singapore International Film Festival (2021), Kyoto Experiment 2021; Asian Film Archive, Singapore (2021). In 2020, she received the HASH Award from the ZKM, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and Akademie Schloss-Solitude. She is a fellow for Human Machine of the Junge Akademie at Akademie der Künste Berlin 2021-2023.

BAHASA INDONESIA

Natasha Tontey adalah seorang seniman interdisipliner yang berbasis antara Yogyakarta dan Jakarta, Indonesia. Ia tertarik dengan eksplorasi fiksi sebagai metoda untuk berspekulasi. Melalui praktik artistiknya, ia mengemukakan sejarah dan mitos seputar ‘manufaktur ketakutan’ sebagai kisah fiksi dan melihat bagaimana hal itu mendeterminasi ekspektasi akan masa depan. Pameran terakhirnya antara lain pameran tungggal di Auto Italia, London, UK (2022). Dan pameran kelompok di Singapore Biennale (2022); De Stroom Den Haag (2022); GHOST;2565, Bangkok, Thailand (2022); Protozone8 Queer Trust, Zürich, Switzerland (2022); Arko Art Council, Seoul, Korea (2022), Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (2022); Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (2021); transmediale, Berlin (2021); Performance Space 2021, Sydney; Other Futures, Amsterdam (2021); Singapore International Film Festival (2021), Kyoto Experiment 2021; Asian Film Archive, Singapore (2021). Tahun 2020, Ia menerima HASH Award yng ditana oleh ZKM, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe dan Akademie Schloss-Solitude. Saat ini ia adalah fellow untuk Human Machine yang ditaja oleh Junge Akademie Akademie der Künste Berlin 2021-2023.