BUDI SANTOSO

Budi is a sculptor from Yogyakarta.  He makes art in response to what he sees and directly experiences living in a tightly and often violently controlled environment.  He deals with issues including the struggles facing labourers with whom he collaborates, bashing out stone sculptures for a barely livable wage. He also challenges the pressures and constraints experienced by his women friends and family members.  He is a strong critic of the violent, inhumane and destructive effects of industrialisation on both the human and natural environments.  He is a member of the art collective Taring Padi and the collective's band Dendang Kampungan.