Ignasius Dicky Takndare was born in Sentani, Jayapura (Papua) in 1988. He studied at the Department of Sculpture, Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta.

Dicky's large installation combines the idea of being inside and outside for political prisoners in West Papua. He combines the majesty of Pembebasan Irian Barat (West Irian Liberation) Monument which was done by sculptor Edhi Sunarso in Jakarta during President Soekarno's rule in the 1960s and the detention room as the abstract body of the monument. The name Irian Jaya is the official name given by New Order regime, and is now renamed West Papua.

For Dicky, monument is a political construction, built by those who win or aim to win. Memory is reduced through monument, that's why the next generation will build more monuments when monument fails to present memory in a public space. Dicky wrote a note, "monument is not destroyed, but reconstructed, meaning and narrative are reinterpreted, and what determines this is the subject(s) of the participatory elements that are active in constructing idea and form of works."

Dicky conducted a research by doing interview with a number of political prisoners and minor crimes in West Papua through their legal advisors. It is a participatory voice that will echo in the outside world even if their body is in prison. These figures are constructed very symbolically and give the impression of tick-swimmers melting into the shape of metallic irons that depict the structure of a prison.

Dicky has effectively "hacked" this monument to question whether Papuans today are truly free. In reality, many people actually became political prisoner when they expressed their aspiration for independence from Indonesia.

Participants:

Yosias Motte

Albertho Wanma

Irto Mamoribo

Victor Yeimo

Nelson Natkime

Betty Adii

Maximus Sedik

Yanto Gombo

Markus Rumbino 

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