Interview with Taring Padi: vanguardism, creativity, symbols, and the events of Documenta Fifteen

Heronimus Heron; Min Seong Kim

doi:10.24071/ret.v11i2.7131

Interview with Taring Padi: vanguardism, creativity, symbols, and the events of Documenta Fifteen

Heronimus Heron^(1*), Min Seong Kim⁽²⁾,

(1) MINDSET Institute
(2) Sanata Dharma University
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

A work by the Indonesian artist collective Taring Padi titled People’s Justice caused great controversy during the fifteenth edition of Documenta, which took place in Kassel in the year 2022. While discussions over the Documenta incident were still ongoing, on 19 September 2022, we were able to meet eight of the members of Taring Padi in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to hear their thoughts on the controversy as well as gain insight into their creative process and political orientation. We publish the interview in full in Retorik with the permission of Taring Padi.

Keywords

Taring Padi; political art; People’s Justice; Documenta Fifteen; Indonesian art

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24071/ret.v11i2.7131

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