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Pati Sajroning Urip

Otniel Tasman responded to Enka Komariah and Dwi Oblo’s installation artwork collaboration, "Life In Death, Death In Life", by conducting a performative lecture amid the objects of the displayed installation. Utilizing Nyawiji as the core concept for the performance, Otniel deliberated on metaphors of the ‘in-between body’ and its aesthetic potential in grappling with the maelstrom of conflicts, rules, and any form of classification. Otniel responded to the artwork by Enka and Oblo not only by rendering his own body but also by intervening with the installation objects which consequently created a new structure from the visual chronicles previously composed by Enka and Oblo. Subsequently, this performative lecture prompted possible schemes of the installation itself by presenting spiritually-driven polemics and questions related to reincarnation models in life.

This artwork is part of the Rotten TV project, an online broadcasting research platform that studies the topic of "Rottenness"; coordinated by Daniel Lie, in partnership with Jupiter Artland, CEMETI - Institute for Art and Society, Casa do Povo, and supported by the British Council.