FRAGMENTS WITHIN FRAGMENTS: DISTANCING THROUGH PANGLINGAN PRINCIPLE IN PAINTING PRACTICE

• Main Author: Maharani Alamsyah, Tamara
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/81913
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The creation of the Final Project "Fragments within Fragments" stems from examining the phenomenon of Mooi Indie, which in its paradigm perceives the East Indies through a sense of distance. This phenomenon illustrates how artworks of that era created a gap between reality and its representation. In an era where image production is increasingly easy and widespread, manipulation leading to the distancing of experience often occurs unconsciously. Real objects and experiences are replaced by images considered as representations of reality. In this context, art is used as a means to present images and forms within them that are known in an illusory manner. Through the panglingan (Sudjoko, 1992) of initially representative photographic images, blurriness is created to detach the image from its representative elements. This process creates a distance between subject and object, reinforcing a sense of alienation between the image and the viewer. By placing the subject at a great distance and creating a sense of alienation through blurriness, this work encourages reflection on how people view and experience objects in a digital era flooded with images, which are merely fragments of real experiences.