Yudha Kusuma Putera (Magelang, 1987), commonly known as Fehung, is a visual artist who lives and works in Yogyakarta. In 2011, he began working together with the Mes 56 artist collective, which focuses on the development of contemporary art photography in Indonesia. Fehung is interested in interpersonal relationships and the close and intimate relationship between humans and nature. The medium of photography is used as a way of thinking and seeing, giving rise to the possibility of cross-medium and cross-disciplinary works. Starting from the pandemic in 2020, and the impossibility of physical contact, Fehung directed his work towards studio-based works. Studio work allows Fehung to explore the world of materiality and analog work. Fehung’s artistic practice today elaborates the relational aesthetic methods that he often practiced in the past and the studio-based work that he has begun to pursue in recent years. Fehung believes that everyday life is the main inspiration in his work. Complex everyday life cannot simply be embedded in a certain style or art language, making his work change and develop over time and as his living space moves.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 2005 – 2012 : Majoring in Photography Faculty of Media Rekam, Indonesian Institut of Art Yogyakarta
- 2010 – Now : Member of artist collective Mes 56
Award
- 3rd Place Redbase Foundation Young Artist Award 2016
- Finalist Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize 2021
Solo Exhibition
2012 Alam Bawah Sadar dalam Staged Photography, FSMR ISI Yogyakarta
2012 Meminjam Mata dan Melihat Ruang, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta
2013 Outkick the Coverage, Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta
2022 Talking with Freud, Kohesi Initiative, Tirtodipuran Link, Yogyakarta
Grup Exhibition
2024
- Touching the bottom, Pre event Aichi Triennale 2025, Seto, Aichi
- Represent Kenduri Rasa in Indonesia Pavilliun for Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
- Indonesia Bertutur 2024, Visaraloka, Ubud Bali
- Kontaminasi, exchange program Ruang Mes 56 X Hysteria, Semarang-Yogyakarta
- Salon at Cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta
- FOUNDATIONS, Srisasanti Syndicate, Online Art Fair on Artsy
- MAT Exhibition vol.14, Minotomachi POTLUCK BUILDING 3F, Nagoya, Japan
- Seeing things, Kohesi Inisiatives, Yogyakarta
2023
- Final presentation Residency Program Assembridge Nagoya, Minatomachi AIR Exchange 2023, Nagoya
- Swallow and Spit, A+ Works of Art, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Broken White Project #20 THE THING ARE THE THINGS WHOSE THINGS DO NOT ONLY MEAN THINGS, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta
- Kenduri Rasa, Pekan Kebudayaan Nasional 2023, Produksi Film Negara, Jakarta
- Intermission, Kohesi Initiatives, Galeri RJ Katamsi, Yogyakarta
- ARTJOG 2023-Motif: Lamaran, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
- Unturned Stone Unclimbed Mountain, Artotel Artspace, Jakarta
2022
- Emotional Asia, Miyatsu Daisuke Collections x Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
- WIB, Titik Dua Ubud, Bali
- Collective (Im) Possibilities : Deconstructing Misfortune, Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta
- WARTA Exhibition, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta
- Art Jakarta Gardens, with Kohesi initiatives, Hutan Kota by Pelataran, Jakarta
- Salone del Sneakers, Art and Sneakers Exhibition, C On Temporary, Bandung
2021
- Iwaya Community Art Biennale, ICAB Lagos 2021, Lagos
- Cerita Nyah Lasem, Museum Nyah Lasem, Lasem-Rembang
- Mereka Rekam, Festival Kebudayaan Yogyakarta 2021, Citraweb Yogyakarta
- Vantage PointSharjah 9, Sharjah Art Foundation, Al Hamriyah Studio
- “On Heavy Rotation: Material on Memories”, Mes 56 on Artjog MMXXI, Jogja National
- Museum Online exhibition, Finalist Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize, Singapore
2020
- Serigram exhibition, TERATOTERA 2020, Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta
- Art Jakarta Virtual exhibition, booth Bale Project Bandung
2019
- Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Wirama, Festival Kebudayaan Yogyakarta 2019, Museum Sonobudoyo, Yogyakarta
2018
- Common Id – eas, Kersan Art Studio, Yogyakarta
2017
- Biennale Jogja XIV, Age of Hope, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
- FOAM x Ruang MES 56, FOAM Photography Museum, Amsterdam
- UNSEEN CO-OP, Ruang MES 56, Wetergasfabriek, Amsterdam
- Pra Biennale Jogja, PKKH UGM, Yogyakarta
- Getok Tular #2, Omnispace, Bandung
2016
- Time-Space Loop, 435 art zone, New Taipei City, Taipei
- DEAR ART WORLD, Visma Gallery, Surabaya
- Co-Temporary: Artist Exchange, Jogja Contemporary, Yogyakarta
- Redbase Young Artist Award, Redbase Foundation, Jogja Gallery Yogyakarta
- Indonesia in SongEun, MES 56 – Keren dan Beken, Seoul Korea
- NEGLECTED ORDINERIES, REDBASE Foundation, Yogyakarta
- HISTORIA DOCET Historia Vitae Magistra, D Gallerie , Jakarta
2015
- Pasang Air #1 exhibition, Residency Project, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta
- Family and Friends, Roh Projects, Jakarta
- NEW FUTURE, ART 1, Jakarta
- Istirahat di Tempat, 17-an dan bagaimana kita merayakannya, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta
- Photo Bangkok 2015, International Photo Festifal, BACC, Bangkok
- BitterSweet, Exhibition about importance of Humour, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta
- Now: Here-There-Everywhere, Semarang Galery, Semarang
- “Hello 15, nderek langkung”, soft opening Kebun Bibi, Yogyakarta
- The Shift “Imported Secondhand Clothing Project”, Awanama Art Habitat and Pasar Senen Jakarta
2014
- Kontrak dan Transaksi Lainnya, Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta
- Larut Dua Jadi Satu, Studio Bumi Pemuda Rahayu, Yogyakarta
- ARTE Indonesia Arts Festival 2014 (Regenerasi), Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta
- Art Projects Gallery x 1600 Pandas World Tour HK exhibition, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong Border v2.0, CHAN Contemporary Art Space, Darwin
2013
- Faraway So Close, Group exhibition of MES 56 collective,Galeri Semarang, Semarang
2012
- Claim, Galeri Nasional,Jakarta (Project MES 56, Melawan Lupa)
2011
- Beyond Photography, Ciputra Artpreneur Center, Jakarta
- New Folder, Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta
- New Folder, Incubator Asia, Jakarta
Residencies
2014 Pesanggrahan Bumi Pemuda Rahayu, Yogyakarta
2015 The Shift “Imported Secondhand Clothing Project, Pasar Senen, Jakarta
2015 Pasang Air #1, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta
2016 Exchange program Mes 56 with Open Contemporary Art Center, Taipei
2023 Assembridge Nagoya, Minatomachi AIR Exchange 2023, Nagoya, Japan
2024 Kandang Tandang, Hysteria Collective, Semarang, Jawa Tengah
2024 Taneri Studio, pre-event of Aichi Trienalle exhibition 2024, Seto-Aichi, Japan
Screnning
2023
- Festival Seni Peforma Kaliwungu, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
- Meja Makan, 9 acts of remembering, curated by Fransisca Angela, Angkor Photo Festival
2022
- Meja Makan on Bioskop 56, Ruang Mes 56 Yogyakarta
Collections
2019 Series from Past Present and Future Comes Together acquisition National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
2018 Video installation is that reality? Acquisition by Akili Museum Jakarta