Ratu R. Saraswati
EDUCATION
2008 – 2013
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, Faculty of Art and Design, Fine Arts Department, Cum Laude
AWARDS
2017
Finalist of Bandung Contemporary Art Awards #5
2015
Finalist of Gudang Garam Indonesia Art Award 2015
2013
Finalist of Indonesia Art Award 2013
2011
Outstanding student of the year, Department of Fine Arts, Institut Teknologi Bandung
RESIDENCIES
2020 – 2022
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2015
Sàn Art Laboratory Session 7, a six-month residency, Sàn Art, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP
2020
Travel grant, Sidharta Aboejono Martoredjo (SAM) Fund for Art and Ecology
2019
Research grant, ‘Religions, Beliefs and Personal Values’, Manila, the Philippines, Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation
2011
Bidikmisi scholarship, Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education Republic of Indonesia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Optik-Optik Kecil, Rumah Tangga, Depok, Indonesia
2013
Laif, Griya Gerilya, Bandung, Indonesia
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS
2021
Layangan Jatuh, Langit Terbang: Folk in the Present, Rumah Tangga, Depok (ID)
KAUM: Indonesian Alternative Performance and Film Festival, Volkspark Hasenheide and Treptower Park, Berlin (DE)
Rijksakademie Open Studios 2021, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam (NL)
2019
Biennale Jogja XV EQUATOR #5, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta (ID)
2018
Sirkuit Seni Performans, Gudskul, Jakarta (ID)
Baligh, Rewind Art #17, Universitas Negeri Jakarta - Jalan Pemuda, Jakarta (ID)
We Are What We Eat, Undisclosed Territory #11, Studio Plesungan, Solo (ID)
Yang Tersingkap, Proyek Seni Perupa Perempuan Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, Galeri Cipta II, Jakarta (ID)
House of the Unsilenced, Galeri Cemara 6, Jakarta (ID)
Medium at Play, Gajah Gallery, Yogyakarta (ID)
Integrasi: Hybrid Teknologi-Sains-Seni, The Energy Building, Jakarta (ID)
2017
Exi(s)t 2017: Tomorrow as We Know It, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta (ID)
Integrasi: Teknologi – Sains – Seni , The Energy Building, Jakarta (ID)
Bandung Contemporary Art Awards #5, Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung (ID)
JIWA: Jakarta Biennale 2017, Museum Sejarah Jakarta, Jakarta (ID)
2016
Ring Road Project: Interkonektivitas, Galeri Serrum, Jakarta (ID)
Art with Purpose, Museum Nasional, Jakarta (ID)
Undisclosed Territory #10, Studio Plesungan, Solo (ID)
2015
Seks Vol.4: Sex Education, Waga Gallery, Jakarta (ID)
Bahan, Suar Artspace, Jakarta (ID)
No Worries: Halal Indonesian Art, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris (FR)
Respublica, Gudang Garam Indonesia Art Award, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta (ID)
Tracing, Saigon Domaine, Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
Router Art Project, Rumah Seni Cemeti, Yogyakarta (ID)
2014
It Is Not a Trap, Asbestos Art Space, Bandung (ID)
ARTE Indonesia Arts Festival, Assembly Hall Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta (ID)
MANIFESTO No. 4: Keseharian, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta (ID)
LOOP Festival, La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona (ES)
When in Bali Do Like the Balinese Do, Kendra Artspace, Bali (ID)
PADJAK #3, Manggarai Watergate, Jakarta (ID)
PADJAK #4, Pasar Rebo Flyover, Jakarta (ID)
PADJAK #6, Jakarta Old Town, Jakarta (ID)
2013
Bandung Contemporary: Disposition, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung (ID)
Post Medium, Indonesia Art Award, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta (ID)
SPOT ART, Southeast Asia's Only International, Juried Arts Festival Of Artists Under 30 Years Old, Singapore ARTrium, Singapore (SG)
Exi(s)t #2: Instruksi”, Dia.Lo.Gue. Artspace, Jakarta (ID)
Performance Art 101, Taste Market, Paris Van Java, Bandung (ID)
2012
Lubberland, W Space, Jakarta (ID)
Ranah Bertabur Kreasi: Re-inspiring Kartini, The Energy Building, Jakarta (ID)
2011
Artist Studio, Paris Van Java, Bandung (ID)
ART | JOG 11, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta (ID)
SCREENINGS
2014
Filmforum, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Braunschweig (DE)
2013
May-June Exhibition Program: Video screening and presentation, s.14 & Universitas Pasundan, Bandung (ID)
CURATORIAL PROJECT
2011
Festival Grafis Berseni, member of the board of curators of the exhibition, Lawangwangi Art and Science Estate, Bandung (ID)
PUBLICATION AS AUTHOR
2021
Tales of Two Flowers Photos, editor: Taylor Le Melle, We Had Plans, 150th year of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Publication
2019
Heavenly Garden: Creating Intimacy, Developing Empathy, editor: Urmila Mohan, The Jugaad Project, Digital Journal
BOOK
2021
Mengolah Temuan: Seni Berbasis Arsip, Spektrum 2021: Enam Perspektif Seni Rupa Kontemporer Indonesia, writer: Sally Texania, Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Arts Council) in collaboration with Jakarta Biennale
PRESS
14/07/2021
Jejaring Dalam dan Luar Negeri #1, interview, rururadio
20/12/2020
‘Art has the ability to repair damaged social bonds between humans’ – taking a hike with artist Ratu Saraswati, features, Metropolis M website
11/11/2019
Centering the Equator in Global Conversations About Art, Hyperallergic
20/10/2018
Menyingkap Jilbab, Koran Tempo
21/11/2017
Systems, Agency and Other Guises: JIWA Jakarta Biennale 2017, The Artling
13/11/2017
17th Jakarta Biennale, “Jiwa”, Art Agenda
22/09/2015
Inspirasi Karya IAA 2015: dari Media Sosial hingga Kiamat, CNN Indonesia
27/09/2015
Seni yang Berakar di Ladang Publik, Koran Harian Kompas
11/11/2013
New Generation of Contemporary Bandung, Sarasvati Magazine
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2016 – 2018
Art teacher, Elementary Program, Sekolah Highscope Indonesia TB. Simatupang, Jakarta (ID)
2013 – 2015
Drawing teacher, Pre-University of Art, Design, and Architecture, Villa Merah Jakarta (ID)
2011 – 2012
Lecturer assistant, Basic Drawing, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ID)