Yogyakarta | Project Tobong | exhibition and tours

Project Tobong brought together an Indonesian and a British artist, to document the lives of one of the last remaining theatre troupes in Yogyakarta. The exhibition of work is at Indonesia Contemporary Art Network gallery in Yogyakarta till 22 January 2013 with tours of Tobong till 30 Jan. Project Tobong is a collaboration between British artist Helen Marshall and Indonesian artist Risang Yuwono. It is a research and development art project with the Ketoprak Tobong Kelana Bakti Budaya, one of the last remaining theatre troupe in Yogyakarta. The artists documented the lives of this community and where they live on the outskirts of the city of Yogyakarta, spending a period of intensive residency with them, and devised a series of constructed photographs or tableau vivant (living pictures), whereby each player was removed from his original context. The artists worked together to encourage a spontaneous response from each player and confront the spectator, intending to provoke questions about the role of traditional arts within a contemporary backdrop. Check out the Project Tobong Gallery Project Tobong Exhibition at iCAN: 28 December - 22 January Tobong Tours until 30 January This project is supported by Arts Council England and the British Council, hosted by Indonesia Contemporary Art Network (iCAN).