Krackatorium
The Krackatorium: The Family Jewels
Krack Studio, Yogyakarta 2015
Krackatorium: HashtagBattle
Szechuan Museum of Fine Art, Chongqing, China 2019
The Krackatorium is an ongoing project from Krack Studio in which we take screenprinting to the deep, dark frontiers of science fiction. By mixing light and computers with screenprinting, Krack is able to create interactive light-based artworks for public spaces.
The Krackatorium can be reconfigured to be installed in any space. It is a modular project – the boxes can be installed in any configuration, and more lightboxes can be added or removed to suit the space. The boxes are designed to pack flat for easy transportation, and we will print new images and explore new modes of interactivity for each installation.
The Family Jewels
The Krackatorium: The Family Jewels
Krack! Studio, Yogyakarta
June 3 – July 4, 2015
In the first version of the Krackatorium, “The Family Jewels”, the space becomes a portal to another dimension; a lo-rez world where, apparently, the Ataris have taken over and Space Invaders are still real. Expect the unexpected. Enter if you dare.
For this first stage of the Krackatorium we built 180 lightboxes that can be controlled to turn on and off in animated patterns. For each lightbox we printed a series of simple designs on clear acrylic – the Krack family jewels. They form a random pattern that continually transforms as the lightboxes turn on and off.
Musicians and performers were invited to respond to the Krackatorium for this project, on various nights over the course of the exhibition
Credits: Rudi Hermawan, Sukma Smita, Prihatmoko Moki, Malcolm Smith
Technology Architect: Ben Sudbury
Production Team: Panjul, Vendy Methodos, Kotrek, Enkah Komariah, Ribut Sugianto, Nathan Wheeler
Many thanks to: Sandi Kalifandani, Ardi Kuhn, Gisa Swaragita, Lintang Raditya, Prostudio
Krackatorium: The Family Jewels 2015
Installation view
Krackatorium: The Family Jewels 2015
(print on paper version)
Krackatorium: The Family Jewels 2015
Installation view
Krackatorium: The Family Jewels 2015
Installation view
Krackatorium in China
Krackatorium: HashtagBattle
Evolutionary Tradition: Asian Contemporary Print Art Exhibition
Szechuan Museum of Fine Art, Chongqing, China
March 15 – April 15 2019
This work looks at the hashtags associated with Indonesian politics in the lead-up to the 2019 elections. Whereas political discussion used to happen in traditional media (tv, newspapers, radio), in this election the key issues are being debated through social media such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. These platforms implicitly encourage narcissistic, controversial and antagonistic posts by their users because these kinds of posts increase traffic and profits. There is no longer the sense that democracy is about seeking a universal solution, in which individual interests are sacrificed for the common good. In the contemporary political ecosystem, conflict is horizontalised as increasingly segmented communities fight to defend their individual interests.
Credits: Sukma Smita, Rudi Hermawan, Malcolm Smith, Prihatmoko Moki, Fachriza ‘Kepet’ Ansyari, Eki Abdan, Rjo Rahardjo, Sebastian Advent, Tantri Qurota. Thanks also to Ben Sudbury.
