In conjunction with the Visiting International Performance Artists class, Melati Suryodarmo discusses her work.

Born in Surakarta Indonesia 1969, Suryodarmo lives and works in Gross Gleidingen, Germany and Solo, Indonesia: "Crossing the boundaries of cultural and political encounters has been a challenge that stimulates me discovering new identification. An effort to find identity is yet a dangerous act of losing the ground of origin. For me, the process of making artwork is a life long research that never stops me to put myself inside the metamorphic constellation. I intend to touch the fluid border between the body and its environment through my art works. I aim to create a concentrated level of intensity without the use of narrative structures. Talking about politics, society or psychology makes no sense to me if the nerves are not able to digest the information. I love it when a performance reaches a level of factual absurdity."

When: February 10, 2010, 12:15 pm
Where: Room B208

Image: Melati Suryadarmo, Butterdance, 2000–ongoing. Performance.