Ode to the Sun will display artworks that seek to overturn conventional Balinese literary tropes that have traditionally excluded female perspectives from epic narratives that prominently feature elements such as war and romance. Female Balinese artist Citra Sasmita’s artwork rescues the long-neglected female voice from oblivion by depicting female figures as daring protagonists in their own right, as opposed to the traditional depiction of Balinese women as passive elements.
Prologue, Citra Sasmita, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist and Yeo Workshop