Tromarama
PROJECT
These works examine the ways in which social media and the digital economy have redefined the boundary between labour and leisure. Markers of economic activity, including receipts and punch cards, are combined with images of mattresses, reflecting rest and intimacy. The artists consider our everyday participation in the global economy and how even spaces of rest are no longer separate. The lenticular prints recall the gestures of scrolling and swiping to activate content, reflecting on how information is conveyed in the modern age.
The acquisition of this artist’s work is supported by The Cox Family Foundation
ABOUT
Established in 2006 in Bandung, Indonesia, Tromarama is an art collective consisting of Febie Babyrose, Ruddy Hatumena and Herbert Hans. They create work in a wide range of media, from stop-motion animation and video art to installations and lenticular prints. The trio met while studying at the Bandung Institute of Technology, which since the 1990s and 2000s has supported video art and other emerging innovations that flow out of Bandung’s creative currents. The group has held solo exhibitions at Centre A, Vancouver (Canada), The Kitchen, New York (US), the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (the Netherlands), the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (Australia), and the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (Japan).