Eris is a freestyle artist born (1996) and raised in Yogyakarta. As an artist who is not a university graduate, fictional stories and experiences of community culture become ideas for her projects or works. In 2019 she had a residency at Jatiwangi Art Factory and 2020 she initiated a redistribution project called Yayasan Tonjo Foundation, currently eris lives and works as a household manager at MES 56 Room.
Project, Exhibition & Festivals
2023 Kombo Fest, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2022
XIAMEN HAHA, BTKL, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sekolah Temujalar, Gudskul Study Collective #4, documenta15, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
The Collective School Exhibition, Asia Art Archive Library, Hong Kong
Kelola Art Fest: Biduk, Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
Healing Xibing, BTKL, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Nanonood sama-sama Nonton, With Load Na Dito, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Manila, Philippines
2021
Iwaya Community Art Biennale – ICAB, Lagos, Nigeria
Tonjo Ria, Ruang MES56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dapur Umum 56, Biennale Jogja XVI Roots<>Routes, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ArtJog: Time (to) Wonder, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kolasesukamu, Ruang Gulma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2020
Yayasan Tonjo Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia Net-audio Festival: In-Game Club, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Teratotera x Ruang Mes 56, Collective: Next Generation Symbiosis, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019
We Go Where We Now, Galeri Rj Katamsi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
MES56 17th Anniversary: Either, Together, Whatever, Ruang MES56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
JEM*BAR DANGER SPACE, Cuci Gudang MNTRJRN, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2018
Pulau Semesta: COZZZMONAUTICA, Rumah Lifepatch, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
MEI MEI Art in Jogja, Itaru Ogawa x Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kesana Kemari “Arisan Tenggara: South East Asia Collective Forum”, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Yayasan Tonjo Foundation” was initiated by four people with various interests and artistic disciplines. This initiative was formed in 2020 in response to an open call for a “Karya Normal Baru” grant for Jogja Biennale. Tonjo is not an art group that only focuses on research or education.
Because it does not have a specific focus, Tonjo tries to practice all possibilities in today’s art and culture in a way that is fun and can be felt by all entities.
Before transforming into a group, Tonjo is an Instagram based work of art selected as a grant recipient along with nine other works in the “Karya Normal Baru” Jogja Biennale. In that scheme, Tonjo redistributes grant funds through various contests and quizzes. To continue the spirit of being happy together and “together to advance creativity without limits” Tonjo set aside 10% to be managed independently to continue Tonjo’s creative process.
From October 2021 to July 2022, we participated in “nongkrong” (hanging out) at the Gudskul Study Collective #4. The Gudskul Study Collective is a learning and sharing program open to various communities in the arts and beyond. The online meeting managed by Gudskul brought us together with collectives across regions and countries, such as Omnispace from Bandung (Indonesia), Pangrok Sulap (Malaysia), Load Na Dito (Philippines), Salikhain Kolektib (Philippines), ba-bau AIR (Vietnam), Scutoid Coop (Taiwan), and Bishkek School of Contemporary Art (Kyrgyzstan). Together with our collective friends, we built a “collective of collectives” network called La Tabebh. We had the opportunity to present the results of learning and work from our online meetings at Documenta 15. At the Fridericianum Museum, Kassel, Gudskul built dormitory rooms for participants and other artists’ networks to live in, a social kitchen behind the museum, and a Gudspace inside the museum for our exhibitions, discussions, playing games, and other fun activities.
Photo series documenting the work of street artists nicknamed “who” on the walls of Yogyakarta via Google Earth.
2020
Big Guy Single
Collage on paper 21,5 x 29,7cm
The collage work was made in less than three minutes.
2019
JEM*BAR Danger Space
Pop Up BAR Variable Dimension
I used the empty space next to Ace House to create a pop up bar specializing in ciu bekonang, the property I borrowed from friends to display as well as merchandise.