Maharani Mancanagara: Three similar folklores in charcoal and recycle wood

The Indian Ocean Triennial Australia (IOTA) is back with its triennial exhibition on IOTA24. Several artists from Indian Ocean countries are participating including Indonesia.

Seniman Indonesia, Maharani Mancanegara berdiri diantara karyanya yang berjudul Lauik Sati, Rantau Batuah yang dipamerkan di Fremantle Art Center pada IOTA24 Source: Supplied / Maharani Mancanegara

Dilail Abimanyu had the opportunity to talk to one of them, Maharani Mancangara. An artist from Padang who lives in Bandung.

At IOTA24 this time, the woman who is usually called Rani, created a new work called Lauik Sati, Rantau Batuah.

The work is a set of seven images made from charcoal and recycled wood, which tell three folklores from three countries.

These include Malin Kundang from Indonesia, Si Tanggang from Malaysia, and NaKhoda Manis from Brunei Darussalam.

Rani said that these folklores have the same story but have differences in the ending.

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