Tintin Wulia

ark.

14 November 2010 · by · in construction of a window, great wallpaper, invasion, nous ne notons pas les fleurs, the window of contemporary art, wanton

Tintin Wulia: Deconstruction of a Wall, solo show at Ark Galerie, Jakarta. Curated by Alia Swastika. Thanks to Ronald Akili, Jason Gunawan, Putri Ayu. Photos courtesy of the artist, which is me.

blue sky.

18 August 2010 · by · in construction of a window, the window of contemporary art

I love to sit before my window, looking out to the world where art happens: Sketch for The Window of Contemporary Art (2010).

bluish.

23 June 2010 · by · in (re)collection of togetherness, construction of a window, definition, dream, great wallpaper, hands-on thinking, nonsense rhymes

Installation view of the Great Wallpaper series. Photo courtesy of Cemeti Art House/Sari Handayani. When I returned, she was still drawing. On the wall. Why, I asked her. Because it is a wall, she said. But why, I asked…

WOCA.

13 May 2010 · by · in construction of a window, the window of contemporary art

The Window of Contemporary Art (WOCA) a proposal for DICA (Donkey Institute of Contemporary Art) by Tintin Wulia King Midas could turn anything into gold. Rumor had it that he had donkey’s ears. After thinking for donkey’s years, I’ve finally…

construction.

3 January 2010 · by · in angles and shadows, construction of a window, toyhacking

In the morning of new year’s day I pondered, horizontally and from my bed, on how I liked my bedroom window. How it has given me joy, and made me wake up happy. Then I thought I should do a…

As a result of an auction in Sarah Vanhee's The Great Public Sale of Unrealised But Brilliant Ideas, my bio has become a collective bio:

When they were thirteen, Tintin Wulia and Christiane Berndes wished that Peter Pan would lose his shadow in their neighborhood, because they thought that Peter Pan was kinda sexy. Night after night, they would think a happy thought, wishing that Peter would find them if they could fly. Nothing happened – Tintin and Christiane discovered that Peter had much preferred Wendy.

Three decades later, Tintin and Christiane are still discovering many things. One, that Peter Pan is a fictional character invented by James Matthew Barrie. Two, that the fact that Peter is fictional doesn’t mean that he’s illusory. They are also discovering that, three, it is not a happy thought that one needs to be able to fly – it is, rather, the combination of a passport and a valid visa. And also, four, that the fact that one needs a passport and a valid visa to be able to fly is just shitty.