Arcana Imperii #1
ink water color, pencil on ibaraki washi paper
395 mm x 355 mm
2017

Arcana Imperii #2
ink on paper
450 mm x 290 mm
2017

Arcana Imperii #3
ink on paper
350 mm x 350 mm
2017

Arcana Imperii (series of 3)

These brown men
really loved to talk about
the metal weapons flying;
The mantras dissapearing;
Or a giant cat without mottle showing.

In the midst of such hubbub,

a fleet was crossing,

ambling, merchanting, late night staying, cheered as promising

By lifting up the grail of wine,
let their own selves drunk inside the antics of arrack and arenga.

They introduced collared cotton made of cotton wool spun by those who prayed without speaking,

Then taught a language unspeakable in a prayer

Came like a thief,
Made horses scatter,
cut its head off, promised the heaven and the feast of gods

I was there with them.

Ludwig Stern, “Per Fidem Intrepidus” (1870)
(“Memoirs of Tanah Runcuk”, Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies)

Cannibale Royale #1
fig.1: Master took his bride to the throne
ink on paper
350 mm x 350 mm
2017

Cannibale Royale #2
fig. 2: I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting
ink on paper
300 mm x 300 mm
2017

Cannibale Royale #3
Cannibale Royale
ink on paper
330 mm x 295 mm
2017

Cannibale Royale (series of 3)

The brown men have thrown some party with European dance. Drunk intensely in the aroma of the wine aged much older than their mothers. An exchange exalted in the name of god, and the gold of the land baptized by the sweat[1]of those who prayed without speaking.

II am afraid of getting inured and ruined.

Ludwig Stern, “Per Fidem Intrepidus” (1870)
(“Memoirs of Tanah Runcuk”, Centre for Tanah Runcuk Studies)

Timoteus Anggawan Kusno (l. 1989, Yogyakarta)

Sejarah, ingatan, dan fiksi tentang sejarah adalah adalah sentrum ide bagi Timoteus Anggawan Kusno. Lulusan Jurusan Ilmu Komunikasi Fisipol, UGM yang melanjutkan studi di Jurusan Ilmu Religi dan Budaya Universitas Sanata Dharma ini menggunakan unsur-unsur dalam kehidupan sehari-sehari (misalnya buku catatan, tas, koper) untuk membuat fiksi tentang catatan-catatan sejarah masa lalu. Karya-karya Timoteus berupa drawing dan instalasi atas kumpulan temuan barang sehari-hari, dijadikan bagian dalam permainan bahasa dan visual yang saling berkelindan antara fakta dan fiksi. Melalui proses penciptaannya, ia merekayasa pembacaan lain tentang berbagai kemungkinan atas masa lalu.

2012 [Group Exhibition] Les Tonneres de Brest, Brest

2012 [Experimental Short Film, Performance] Antenna, collaborating with Gigih Gardika (music composer)

2013 [Musical Theatre] Trotoar: City for Human at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta

2013 [Group Exhibition] Pertemuan Kedua, visual art exhibition collaborating with dancers and architects, Padepokan Bagong Kussudiardjo, Yogyakarta

2014 [Solo Exhibition] Etnography Exhibition by Center for Tanah Runcuk Studies: Memoar Tanah Runcuk, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta

2014 [Commission Work] visual artist for Festival Film Dokumenter 2014

2015 [Group Exhibition] “Anatomy of The Lost Memory” in Liminal, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta

2015 [Residency Presentation] I Forgot What I Remember, Arcus Studio, Ibaraki

2016 [Group Exhibition] Inside/Outside Skin: Beyond Masculinity, Ark Galerie, Yogyakarta

2016 [Residency] Kerjasama: Reciprocal in Artback NT, Alice Spring & Cemeti Art House, Yogyakartau

2016 [Group Exhibition] FBB: If All The Moons Aligned, SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin

2016 [Short Documentary] 旅行鞄 Ryoko Kaban

2016 [Award] Shortlisted for ARTRAKER Biennial Awards, London

2017 [Art Fair] Art Stage Singapore

2017 [Duo Exhibition] Tony Albert & Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, Sullivan+Strumpf, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

2017 [Awarding Exhibition] Art for Peace, Artraker Biennale Prize, St. James Cavalier, Valletta, Malta

2017 [Commission Work] Hacking The Memory of You: 75 Years After The Japanese Occupation, Galeri Gejayan, Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta