Muhammad “Ucup” Yusuf - Tak Kunjung Padam

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Tak Kunjung Padam

2009

A founding member of the Indonesian artist-activist collective, Taring Padi (Fangs of the Rice Plant), the artist and the collective have always focused on issues of social justice, with a particular emphasis on marginalised communities. In Tak Kunjung Padam, the artist captures the struggles facing the victims of the Porong mudslide disaster in East Java, with slogans demanding justice and basic rights for its victims.

Details

Medium:

Woodcut print on fabric

Dimension:

120 x 240 cm

Date:

2009

Credit Line:

Collection of ILHAM Foundation

About Muhammad “Ucup” Yusuf

Muhammad, often referred to as “Ucup,” was born in 1975 in East Java, and graduated from the Indonesian Institute of Art (ISI) in 1995. His practice is based on woodblock prints and paintings, and aims to shed light on injustice and inequality in Indonesia, often focusing on themes of political corruption, land and environmental destruction, consumerism, indigenous rights, and people’s solidarity. In 1998, during the later years of the Suharto administration, Ucup became a founding member of the Taring Padi artist-activist group. From its outset, Taring Padi sought to revive “People’s Culture”, advocating and strategising for democratic and popular change in Indonesia, resistance against elite discourse, as well as organising social and cultural events with a progressive and middle-class orientation. In 2009, Ucup was awarded the Mural Hikayat Indonesia at the Museum Palace Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2012 he was a finalist for the Graphic Triennale V, Indonesia, as well as the Bandung Contemporary Art Award. He has exhibited widely in Indonesia, Australia, Europe, and North America and throughout Asia.

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