Invigorating Banal Aesthetics
Erik Prasetya |
TEDxJakarta
• August 2019
Erik Prasetya is a pioneer of street photography here in Indonesia. For around 35 years he has worked as a photographer to publish several books. He recorded various moments of the Reformation era 21 years ago, from day to day, from events long before and also up until Suharto’s fall. The series of events in 1998 sharpened his work instincts – Erik’s work is an image that explores the emotions of the city (in this case, Jakarta and all its changes) in the public sphere. He records ordinary everyday happenings but prioritizes the beauty and crudeness of it all, or what he calls, banal aesthetics.
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