Spotlight Talk: Udeido Collective

Join us for a spotlight talk with artist Dicky Takndare of Udeido Collective as they discuss the themes and content of their work featured in the 24th Biennale of Sydney at UNSW Galleries.

Takndare will offer insight into how Udeido Collective was formed, and the social-cultural dynamics of Papua, Indonesia that is explored in their work.

Dicky Takndare is a visual artist from Papua, the easternmost region in Indonesia. His artistic practice explores the socio-cultural dynamic of Papua through contemporary art and strives to advocate for Papuan political and humanism through painting, drawing, wood carving, installation, and community engagement. In 2018, Dicky co-founded Udeido Collective which unites young artists from several different regions in Papua and has come to be a new art movement in their homeland.

Presented in conjunction with the 24th Biennale of Sydney, ‘Ten Thousand Suns’ at UNSW Galleries, 9 March – 10 June 2024.

Image: Udeido Collective, The Koreri Transformation 2022. Installation view: Museum MACAN. Courtesy of the artist.