'My Ex' - Series
Berawal dari pengalaman pribadi seniman ketika membongkar kembali mainan lamanya. Berbagai perubahan terlihat seiring perjalanan waktu: seperti goresan maupun perubahan warna pada mainan, sebagai bukti memori personal seniman dengan mainannya.
Lebih dari itu, muncul pemaknaan baru ketika seniman sebagai orang dewasa melihat kembali mainan yang ia mainkan semasa kecil. Mainan yang sesungguhnya merupakan benda mati, dapat menyingkap sejumlah kenangan yang turut andil dalam membentuk pribadi pemiliknya hingga dewasa.
Tanpa melupakan peran mainan sebagai ‘teman’ di saat kecil, seniman berusaha menggali potensi memori kebendaan sebagai salah satu cara individu merefleksikan dirinya sendiri.
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm /each 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm 2017
Mix Media on Resin & Wood 31 x 39 cm /each 2017
It all started from Meliantha’s personal experience when she unpacked her old toys. Changes were seen over time. Her childhood toys were scratched and scraped, and even its colors were fading away. This mark of time has indicated Meliantha’s personal memory with her toys.
Furthermore, a new meaning has emerged when Meliantha, as an adult, contemplates at the toys she used to play when she was a child. Even though toys are considered as silent objects, they could ‘speak out’ a series of private memories that have contributed in influencing the owner’s personality.
By not forgetting toys as her childhood ‘friend’, Meliantha attempts to explore toys’ material memory capacity as an approach for her self-reflection method.