The Jakarta Post : Haunting Horror of Comfort Women

One piece of art at the Cemara 6 art gallery looks like a chandelier from afar, but upon a closer inspection it turns out to be something totally different. The chandelier-looking installation is a work consisting od 1,100 condoms pointing downward that are attached to a chrysanthemum-shaped frame. Underneath the condoms is an installation of a transparent plastic kebaya (Javanese blouse), which has a gesture that mimics a woman who is helpless.

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ExhibitionComfort Women/ Ianfu Artwork for Pameran Kitab Visual Ianfu

WriterHans David Tampubolon

PublisherThe Jakarta Post