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MungkiDewi 2014-2018



VERTICAL W AROONG WarungisanIndonesianterm forstreetfoodstalls.It existseverywhere,from smallvillagestobigcities.Alot ofpeopleeatatWarung.notonlybecauseofitscheap priceandamazingfoodbutalsobecauseofitsambience, itshumblepresenceanditsegalitarianism feel.Buttheir presencecouldbetroublesomeespeciallyinbigcities. Warungtooksomespacefrom theroadandpedestrian area.Warungconsumersalsoneedaspacetoparktheir vehicles. Respondingtothisissue,Iproposedadesignofvertical foodcourtasanalternative/relocationspaceforwarung liningupattheroadsideofcrowdedKedungdoroStreet. Thedesignwasawin-winsolutionforwarungusers, government,androadusers.Warungownersandlovers couldstillenjoyeatingatwarung,thegovernmentwould resolvetheissueoftrafficandscarcityofland,androad userswouldexperiencelesstrafficjam ‘ScarcityofLand’-ArchitecturalDesignV 2014





TARIK PUBLIC M ARKET ThisdesignproposalisaresponsetoSidoarjo futureplanincreatingaWaterfrontCityby BrantasriverinTarikDistrict.Theaim ofthis marketwastoprovideabusinesscomplex insertedwithlocalwisdom;anattractivetourist destinationthatstandshumblytothelocals. Byprioritizingoncommunicationbetween sellersandbuyers,humanrelationshipwith Brantasriver,andtheuseoflocalmaterialslike bambooandbricks,themarketwouldsatisfy theneedsfrom economicandsocialaspects. FinalProject 2015



STORNOW AY AcryliconMDFboard ‘InandOutofContext’ Stornowaywasanimmediateresponsefrom tendays fieldresearchinIsleofLewisandHarris,Scotland. TentGallery IsleofLewisdanHarriswasfamousforitsnatural 2016 landscapes.WhileStornowayasitscapitalcityis oftenforgotten.Itisconsideredasatransitplace; aplacewherevisitorsarriveanddepart,place wherevisitorsspendthenightandbuygroceries. Nevertheless,Stornowayhasitsowncharm. Itwithstandsthousandyearsofhistoryandit hastransformedintothebiggesttowninthe OuterHebrides.Captivatedbytheambienceof coastaltownanditsvibrantbuildingcolours, Mungkiaimedtoshowthebeautyoftheisle throughtheurbanperspective.

RAINBOW S AT FLOW COUNTRY Thisfilm wasmadeasresponsefrom afieldtriptoCaithnessinthenorthofScotland.Weatherphenomenonwasveryobservableinthisarea. Havingrapidchanges,thereweremultitudesofrainbowfoundinthevistas.Theexperienceofwitnessingabundantrainbowsinthelandscape wasbeingreplicatedthroughoutthisfilm. Thisfilm wasselectedtobepartoffilm libraryatRoyalHospitalforSickChildrenEdinburghopenedin2019.

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2016 NorthBeachStreetwasoneoftheoldestand themostvibrantstreetinStornoway. The2x4,5m lineofcolourswerehandpainted bytakingrealcoloursreferencefrom buildings onNorthBeachStreet. ‘RopesofSand’ AnnLanntair,Stornoway IsleofLewisandHarris 2017 Wetakethingsforgrantedandoftennotappreciatethebeautyaroundusenough

blue Aimingtostopandslowpassers-bydown,afilm pieceentitled‘blue’ wasback-projectedwithinthefirstfloorofEvolutionHouse. Thefourglasspanelsweretransformedintoahugeprojectionscreen showingthemovementofcalmingwaves.Thescaleoftheworkwas monumentalinordertoachievethemesmericeffectperceivedfrom theimposingtraitofanocean.Thework’sgentlepaceandmovement setavisualcounterpointtothefranticpaceoflifeonthestreetbelow, calmingthespectatorandraisingconciousnessofthenaturalworld. Thisandsomeofmynextworkswerepublicarts,itcouldonlybeseen from theoutsideofagallery.Ibelievethatartisinclusiveinitstruest form. Ongoingresearchproject EvolutionHouse,Edinburgh 2017

“Haveyoupleasurefrom lookingatthesky? Haveyoupleasurefrom poems? Doyouenjoyyourselfinthecity?”… ToThinkOfTimebyWaltWhitman IN TIM E In‘InTime’,anabstractdocumentaryfilm showingmovementof leavesblownbythewindwithsunraysglisteningonthebackground wasbackprojectedfrom the1stand2ndfloorofScottishStorytelling CentreinHighStreet.Theworkwascontrastingitssorroundingdark environtmentatonenightinthewinterandcouldbeseenfrom theever bustlingRoyalMile. Theexposureoflandscapeimageryintheurbanenvironmentcould provideaconceptualalternativeof‘beingaway’from lifeinurbanto ‘nature’.Thepresenceofa‘blue’and‘green’ina‘grey’environmentalso actasanunexpectedvisualexperienceforthepedestrians,itsabstract form couldonlybeinderstoodwhenpeopletakeabreak andexaminethework. Ongoingresearchproject ScottishStorytellingCentre 2018

REFLECTIONS ON SoloShow InstallationsinTentGallery 2018

W ATER SURFACE “Wearebeginningtolearnthatourbrainsarehardwiredtoreactpositivelytowaterandthatbeingnearitcancalm andconnectus” BlueMind:TheSurprisingScienceThatShowsHowBeingNear,In,On,orUnderWaterCanMakeYouHappier,Healthier,MoreConnected,andBetteratWhatYouDo(2014).

FLOW Flowisacollaborativeworkinaform ofsculpturalinstallation.Abstractfilmswereprojectedonasuspendedfabricwithprintedpoetictexts thatcorrespondthefilm.Usingnaturallandscapeimageries,theartistscreatedaninteractivebuiltenvironmentwithcalmingambience. Visitorsarefreetoexpresstheirfeelinginthisspace,eithersitting,standingstill,orplayingwiththefabric.

DegreeShow TentGallery 2018

GLASS BOULDERS Top30LAGICompetition 2018

TheLandArtGeneratorInitiative(LAGI)isaninternational,biennaledesigncompetitionwithabrieftodesignlargescalepublicartworkscapableof generatingrenewableenergy. Ateam consistingofeightstudentsfrom variousbackgroundworkedtogethertocreateanimmersivcseriesofsculpturesformedoftransparentglasssolar panelsfortheSt.KildatriangleinMelbourne,Australia.Theproposeddesignnotonlyseamlesslyembeddeditselfintotolandscapeandprovidedunique experiencesforindividualsinthespace,butwasalsoabletooptimisetheefficiencyofthetechnologyimplementedthroughtheutilisationofaparametric design,layeringtheglasssolarpanelsastomaximisetheamountofinfraredlighttheycouldcapture.Additionally,themodulardesignallowedforfuture expansionoftheworkbasedoncurrentenergydemand,withtheinitialamountofenergyproductionbeing690MWh. Havingbeenshortlistedtotoptwentyfive,thedesignproposalwouldbefeaturedinENERGYOVERLAYS,theLAGI2018publicationlaunchedinOctober

Response-ability MultidisciplinarytalklinkingtowetlandpracticesinScotlandandSouthEastAsiaincommemorateofWorldWetlandDay.MungkiDewiwasshowing theparticipantsofthestrangesmellofapalm oilsample,Dewitalkedabouthowshebegantoworkwithpalm oilasamaterialduringthefirstyearofher masterstudy.Herartwork“Hand”wasexhibitedatEdinburghCentreforCarbonInnovationduringthe2016EdinburghScienceFestival.Atfirstsight viewersmightrecognizetheworkasahumanhandprint.Butlookingcloseupyoucanseeitcannotbe.ItwasOrangutan’s.Theorangutanhandprintwas madefrom palm oilwhichhasastrongodourthatoffersanothersensetothework.Orangutansareoneofthedirectvictimsofpalm oilindustryin Indonesia.Theworkspeakstheironyofhuman,whoiscloselyrelatedtoapes,biologicallywastheonethatcausedthelossoftheirhabitat.



MungkiDewi 2014-2018