Grass Routes
2023 โ on going
Cyanotype on Paper, Sculpture, Digital Print on Fabric, Found Object, Installation. Performance.
During his residency, Ragil became interested in the lemongrass plants that grow around Leuwinanggung. These plants are found not only in agricultural fields, but also in liminal, often overlooked areas. For Ragil, the lemongrass around Leuwinanggung served as an entry point into broader and more complex issues faced by those who have lived in the area for a long time, such as memories of their homeland, the loss of rice fields due to disrupted river flows, and the continued construction of private housing developments.
Ragil has integrated found objects, cyanotype, photography, and performance into a parallel composition. His chosen mediums represent the complex relationships between urban and rural spaces, the concrete and the organic, as well as macro and micro perspectives. During his residency, the viewpoint of grass became a crucial position for him, allowing him to imagine how non-human entities perceive and make sense of their surroundings
Credits :
Rumah Tangga