b (1989)

Bunga’s artistic practice explores the intimate relationship between humans and space, examining how physical and emotional environments shape identity, memory, and a sense of belonging. She approaches architecture not as a fixed structure, but as a living entity: one that can grow, move, and adapt through human presence. At the core of her work is an ongoing dialogue between the body and its surroundings, where “home” emerges not as a permanent location, but as a feeling continually reshaped by movement, encounters, and displacement.

Drawing from her experiences of migration, cultural restriction, and personal transformation, Bunga’s work questions how power, ideology, and architectural structures influence self-perception. Growing up in a conservative environment where self-expression was limited, she came to understand space as both confining and liberating. These tensions inform her practice, which transforms lived experiences into poetic, sensory works that invite reflection, empathy, and heightened self-awareness.

Through an exploration of environment and culture, Bunga investigates how sound, music, and existing architectural forms shape both her identity and her artistic language. Her work becomes a space where memory, body, and environment converge, opening possibilities for new ways of inhabiting and understanding space.

Abstract geometric art with colorful shapes on a gray textured background

Abstract geometric art piece featuring a rectangular frame with textured, rusty metal panels, a bright blue section, and intersecting metal rods on a black background.

Black and white photo of a person kneeling and painting a wall, with a dog resting on the floor nearby.

Education

2024 - 2025 : MA Fine Art, University of the Arts London, Chelsea College of Art
2015 - 2017: Master’s Degree in Painting, ITB, Indonesia
2008 - 2013: Bachelor of Architecture, UPH, Indonesia

Solo exhibition
2019: December, Rubanah Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024: Common Sanctum, Salihara Art Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

Group Exhibitions

2025

ARTJOG, motif: Amalan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Represented by Can's Gallery Jakarta)

Comission work for BOSCH home appliances, Jakarta,

“Curtains Close” Cookhouse Gallery, London, United Kingdom

“In The Image of Devine Feminine” Offsite Show, Vauxhall Pleasure Garden, London, United Kingdom
Weatherby’s Private Bank in collaboration with Chelsea College of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Alternative Roots Festival, Hoxton Hall, London, United Kingdom
Hypha Curates artist, London, United Kingdom
MA Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, United Kingdom

Art Jakarta Garden, Planarian Senayan (Can’s Jakarta)

Velocity Vision, in collaboration with Land Rover Indonesia, Jakarta (Can’s Gallery)

Reality Check - Chelsea college of art in collaboration with Adema, London, United Kingdom

Art Jakarta Garden, Plataran Senayan (Can’s Gallery Jakarta)

On Representation, Ruang Dini Gallery, Bandung

Art Jakarta Garden (Represented by D Gallerie Jakarta)

On Connectivity, Srisasanti Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Poem, Meditation and Transience, Dia.Lo.Gue Artspace, Jakarta

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Art Jakarta, Again 2022
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Timeless Creativity Exhibition by KuCasa and TIME International, Jakarta

Art Moments, Sheraton Hotel, Gandaria Jakarta

Mode of Seeing, Sal Project, Bintaro-Tangerang

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Art Jakarta - Art Fair
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Art Moments Jakarta Online Exhibition
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BrightSpot Artist NFT Exhibition
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Project Mei, Group Exhibition, Singapore

Bunga Yuri Despita x Danjyo Hiyoji for Jakarta Fashion Week

Planes|Spheres, Duo Exhibition with Nunung WS, D Gallerie Jakarta

ART for Sampoerna, Group Exhibition with musician Ramen Gvrl

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XYZ, Bandung Art Fair
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Ruang Salam ArtSpace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Art Jakarta 2019
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Spacial Traces, Duo Exhibition with Erwin Pradipta, D Gallerie Jakarta

Precursory Two-Dimensional Media Painting and Its Derivatives, Purwokerto, Indonesia

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XYZ, Bandung Art Fair
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Grab Indonesia x Brightspot Market | Art Dept Indonesia

The Grand Mixture, Gallery Hidayat, Bandung, Indonesia

Janna – Jangan Pameran, Group Exhibition, Bandung, Indonesia

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Titik Temu, Bandung, Indonesia
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Mereklamekan Pelem | An Imaginary Poster, APA Space & Art Dept Indonesia

Gallery Tie Dye, Group Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia

Time After Time, Art and Music Collaboration featuring Rumah Sakit Band

Smile is the Answer, Catalyst Arts & Kopi Keliling

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Rendering Regime, Jakarta
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Art Moments Jakarta, Grand Sheraton Indonesia

Art Jakarta Fair, Can’s Gallery Jakarta

Curriculum vitae