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 | SAFARI SOLO EXHIBITION BY AGAN HARAHAP Opening: August 7th 2009 8 pm Exhibition Date: August 7th-31st, 2009 24 Hours Ruang MES 56 Jl. Nagan Lor No. 17 Yogyakarta |
| "SAFARI" is his hunting chronicle in a limitless virtual jungle. Diverse kinds of animals are "forced" to cross the threshold of his imaginary space by any means necessary; as a parody of his daily routine as a human being. Once again, Ruang MES 56 proudly presents the upshot of digital imaging photography in a most recent narration—of a young man who lives and makes a living as a photographer for a music magazine, TRAX, in Jakarta. In addition to his expertise in taking shots of Indonesian musicians obligated by his magazine's requirement, he manages to use his spare time 'creating' photography works on his very own will. On this year of 2009, Agan is one of the artists who were invited to participate in 'New Photography from Southeast Asia', which was organized by Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. And on 2008, his works were exhibited in an exhibition entitled 'Indonesia Art Award' at National Gallery, Jakarta. In our opinion, he represents Indonesian youth, who nowadays are exceptionally skilled in utilizing digital technology devices to express and do anything for fun, or even as a part of their main occupation. We sincerely wish for your attendance, to observe and interpret his works in person, and later to considerately giving your support on behalf of photography development, technically and conceptually. Ruang MES 56 July 28, 2009 |
| Citation of SAFARI's preface by Brigitta Isabella and Yesaya Sandang: The photographs offered by Agan are indeed imposing our mind to fantasize. According to me, by applying digital imaging, it is not just Agan's forte in operating Photoshop software that should be acclaimed. Through the medium he is accustomed to and expertise in, he is also accomplished to captivatingly process his imagination. His mind is able to globetrot; thinking about what others have never thought about before. [Brigitta Isabella, "SAFARI THAT MANIPULATES IMAGINATION", 2009] What Agan does can also be explained through the concept of humanizing animal. Being different from fable [tales that place animal as the leading character and hold moral messages through the identifying of animalistic character with human character]. The animals present in SAFARI are not associated with particular character; they are simply being there, side by side with us and do what we do. Take a shot at the two deer in the car; they look as if they wanted to pose while craning their heads out of the window. Perhaps, they heedlessly gaze at the obscenity of the metropolitan. [Yesaya Sandang, "Let's do SAFARI", 2009] |
The exhibition is organized by Ruang MES 56 Supported by SUAVE and I&D CREATIVE    |
| Curriculum Vitae: Name : Yohanes Paganda Halasan Harahap (Agan Harahap) Born/Birth : Jakarta, January 28, 1980 Agan Harahap, began his career as an illustrator and digital imaging artist when he was a graphic design student at STDI Design and Art College in Bandung Indonesia. After graduating,he tried his luck in various workplaces before becoming a photographer for Trax Magazine ( Indonesian based music magazine) and contribute for a number of magazine in Jakarta. Selected Group Exhibition 2009 CUT 09 FIGURE - New Photography From Southeast Asia at Valentine Willie Fine Art Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila. 2008 Move Heaven N Layer [photography] at Oktagon Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia Art Award – [photography] at Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia. IN-TER-MIS-SION : A Pause or Break [drawing & photography] at PVJ, Bandung, Indonesia. APPAF - International Photo Festival, Estremoz, Portugal 2007 JPG Fashion Photography – [photography] at Space Gallery, San Francisco - USA 2004 It's All About,..[drawing] at STDI, Bandung, Indonesia. Miceun Runtah Dina Otak [drawing] at Dago street, Bandung, Indonesia. Aku Cinta Kamu Dulu Baru Aku [drawing] at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia ( UPI), Bandung 2003 Selera Kita Rasa Idaman [drawing] at Gedung YPK, Bandung, Indonesia. 2001 Manusia Diatas Kertas [drawing] at STDI, Bandung, Indonesia. On line portfolio: Deviantart | http://toyib. Flickr | http://www.flickr. The Funny web | http://www.thefunny JPGmag | http://www.jpgmag. Behance Network | http://www.behance. Celeste Prize | http://www.celestep Fotografer.net | http://www.fotograf Model Mayhem | http://www.modelmay |
Jalan Nagan Lor no.17, Patehan Kraton
Yogyakarta 55133 Indonesia
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