Menala | Tuning-In: A Solo Exhibition by Etza Meisyara

ISA Art & Design in collaboration with Art Sociates is pleased to announce an exhibition by Etza Meisyara curated by Agung Hujatnikajennong. Meisyara is an Indonesian new media artist who calls herself a “Composer of Sound Artist.” She maintains music and sound as her first love and infuses it in every one of her creations. She weaves together both art and music with humanist concepts and her values, aided with the technology of the 21st century. Through the artwork created and curated for the show, Meisyara discusses the current global social environment. She aims to "capture the psychological state of the current situation of the new normal with a sense of deep personal contemplation." 

As an interdisciplinary artist, Meisyara uses mixed media to connect to "the notion of the energy transformation." She chooses to use metal as her primary medium, as inspired by the concept of change and impermanence. To amplify her artistic expression, she uses the technique to scratch, burn, erase, and overprint the colors with mixed media: photo etching on a metal plate with sulfur, asphalt, and acrylic paint. The image and color are not only printed and painted on but emerges as a result of the chemical process. Meisyara adds, "The etching and burning process itself is the manifestation of my emotions as an artist." Both cannot be controlled or contained with ease.” 

The exhibition will be held at Wisma 46 in Jakarta and open for viewing from October 23rd until November 20th, 2021.