C-Landscape — 2020
Mohammad ‘Ucup’ Yusuf
Artwork details
80 x 122 cm
Woodblockprint on grey cotton
Exhibited
ArtJog, Yogyakarta.
Indonesia. 2021
Acquisition
Acquired in 2020, directly from the artist
Description
This print captures the atmosphere of Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic. The work assembles a dense visual narrative of news, slogans, and everyday struggles, but at its core it tells the story of phenomena in his village where villagers selling their farmland and livestock just to afford smartphones, so their children could continue schooling online. In Ucup’s eyes, the ‘future’ had shifted into the cell shop, a sharp commentary on technology, inequality, and survival in a time of crisis
Artwork location
South Tangerang, Indonesia
Status
In the collection
About the artist
Mohammad ‘Ucup’ Yusuf
Mohammad ‘Ucup’ Yusuf is a contemporary Indonesian artist famous for his satirical approach to social themes with manual Wood/linoblock print. He is member of influential Indonesian art collective Taring Padi, this group gained international attention when they exhibited at Documenta fifteen 2022.
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