Dwi Setianto
(b. 1971 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia)

"I work at the cemetery and that inspires me. There, I often I feel, that only one great life is present. Of course, at the cemetery is death and death has given me life.

Vegetation is inspiring too. Interesting to observe how plants and animals grow and live. The grass, lichen, roots, flowers and trees: all harmonious, in-between, next to or among each other and affecting each other’s lives.

In the first installment of the series, I focused on the tattoo - inspired decorative flora that vividly grows on the wall and the human body.

Growth II explores the same theme, but delving deeper into various forms of development under and above the ground such as rootstocks and moss.

The sense of unity, continuity and immense diversity of nature echoes a ‘vegetation’ that grows from my sub-consciousness.

In the end, death is only one phase and then we continue our lives in other forms"

Dwi Setianto currently divides his time between Helsinki, Finland and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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