I_S_L_A_N_D_S

Boedi Widjaja
17 January – 21 February 2018

I_S_L_A_N_D_S is pleased to present Boedi Widjaja’s "Imaginary homeland: kang ouw（一）."

A transliteration from Chinese 江湖 into Bahasa Indonesia, kang ouw refers to a realm where swordsmen in wuxia stories roam and fight, in the name of honour. It is a territory that is marked not with geographical lines but in the minds of its actors; a psychological, action-packed space. 

The Imaginary homeland series stemmed from the artist’s experience as a child migrant living out his homeland’s history through mass media images and the imaginary. Wuxia is a film genre that the artist grew up with in the early 1980s. "kang ouw（一）" features drawings of wuxia scenographies and characters, and abstracted reproductions of the drawings using photocopiers and scanners. 

Part of Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2018.

Boedi Widjaja, "Imaginary homeland, kang ouw (一)," photocopies of scanned drawings, each panel 150 x 195 cm

Boedi Widjaja, "Imaginary homeland, kang ouw (一)," process image

Boedi Widjaja, "Imaginary homeland, kang ouw (一)," photocopies of scanned drawings, 150 x 195 cm. Installation view at I_S_L_A_N_D_S

Boedi Widjaja, "Imaginary homeland, kang ouw (一)," process images

An interview between the artist and I_S_L_A_N_D_S, featuring the seminal wuxia film, "Dragon Gate Inn" (1967)

Index of drawings