Invite to 'Sanctuary', photographs by Oscar Motuloh

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited to the private viewing of ‘Sanctuary’, a one-man show by the renowned Indonesian photographer, Oscar Motuloh.

Motuloh is a towering presence in Indonesia's photography scene, both as the director of the Antara photojournalism agency in Jakarta and as an artist in his own right. Motuloh is frequently asked to exhibit work in various parts of the world as well as contributing to numerous publications. As the head of Antara, Motuloh also supervises its other functions as training centre for young photographers and a gallery for journalistic photography.

Motuloh is ethnically Minahasan from North Sulawesi, was born and raised in Surabaya, East Java, but has lived and worked in Jakarta for many years, as well as traveling and photographing extensively in Indonesia and overseas.

This exhibition focuses on some of Motuloh’s recent work covering various events and locations across Indonesia, from the death rituals of Toraja in Motuloh’s home island of Sulawesi, to a series taken in Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, through to work touching on the recent earthquake in Yogyakarta, Java.

Motuloh never takes the easy route with his work, always searching for visual signs revealing the deeper currents under the surface ripples of everyday life.

The private view will take place at 2 pm on the 4^th of November 2006 at Tondi Gallery, Jalan Keladi Buntu No. 6, Medan (behind the Singapore International School just off Jalan Sriwijaya).

The private view will consist of a number of performances by various artists and will be attended by Motuloh in person.

This is Motuloh’s first solo show in Medan.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Grace Siregar

Tondi Gallery