Angki Purbandono

Angki Purbandono is one of Indonesia's most prominent artists from culturally rich Yogyakarta. He is noted for his scanographies, which are photographic images created from scanning objects using a flat-bed image scanner. Scan art has been around for some time now, but Angki Purbandono's approach is unique and not without wit and social statements. He is one of the mentors in a government program Learning with Maestro. In his works, Angki continuously goes beyond the limits of photography within visual arts scope.

He had participated in many exhibitions and projects such Asian Artist Fellowship, Changdong Art Studio, South Korea (2005-2006), Pameran LIVE and LET LIVE: Creators of Tomorrow, 4th Fukuoka Asian Triennale (2009), Jakarta Biennale XIII 2009 ARENA: Zona Pertarungan, Jakarta (2009). His solo exhibitions are 2 Folders from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan (2010) -‘s Grey Area, Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (2017) among others. Angki studied at Modern School of Design (MSD) Yogyakarta and Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta. He is one of the founders of Ruang MES 56, a media art collective and later he established PAPs (Prison Art Programs).

Bapak Angki Purbandono adalah salah satu seniman terkemuka Indonesia dari Yogyakarta. Dia terkenal karena scanographies, yaitu gambar fotografi yang dibuat dari pemindaian objek menggunakan pemindai gambar flat-bed. Scan art sudah ada sejak lama, tetapi pendekatan Angki Purbandono unik dan bukannya tanpa kecerdasan dan pernyataan sosial. Dia adalah salah satu mentor dalam program pemerintah Learning with Maestro. Dalam karya-karyanya, dia terus menerus melampaui batas fotografi dalam ruang lingkup seni rupa.

Dia telah berpartisipasi dalam banyak pameran dan proyek seperti Asian Artist Fellowship, Changdong Art Studio, Korea Selatan (2005-2006), Pameran LIVE dan LET LIVE: Creators of Tomorrow, 4th Fukuoka Asian Triennale (2009), Jakarta Biennale XIII 2009 ARENA: Zona Pertarungan, Jakarta (2009). Pameran tunggalnya adalah 2 Folders from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan (2010) -‘s Grey Area, dan Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (2017). Angki Purbandono belajar di Modern School of Design (MSD) Yogyakarta dan Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Dia adalah salah satu pendiri Ruang MES 56, sebuah kolektif seni media dan kemudian mendirikan PAP (Prison Art Program).