Soloevent.id – The name of Melati Suryodarmo seems familiar to art lovers. The daughter of Solo senior dancer, Suprapto Suryodarmo, was famous for her performance art works that often explored the body.

Melati Suryodarmo was born in 1969 in Solo. She began her education at the Department of International Relations at Padjajaran University. She studied art and performance at Hochchule fuer Bildende Kuenste (HBK), Braunschweig, Germany. Melati studied with Anzu Furukawa from Japan regarding body choreography and research for the creation of works.

For Melati, the human body is an important source of inspiration for her works. She rewards the human body without seeing the form, but rather assesses it through body aesthetics that can be displayed by anyone and at any time. When performing, the body is used as a medium for speech.

Melati Suryadarmo’s performance art works include “Der Sekundentraum” (1998), “I Love You” (2007), “Perception of Patterns in Timeless Influence” (2007). Melati also created choreographic works, such as “Rindu”, “Sur le Vent Du Temps” (1997), “Sisyphus” (20014), and more.

Melati’s works often appear at international festivals, for example The Exhibition of the Life of Egon Schiele at the Van Gogh Amsterdam Museum (2005), the 52nd Venice Biennale Dance Festival (2007), the Luminato Festival of the Arts in Toronto (2012), and others -other. Melati has also collaborated with Tulus as the “Own Space” videoclip model.

Since 2007, Melati facilitated PALA (Performance Art Laboratory Project) and made a performance art event titled Undisclosed Territory held every year at her art studio, Plesungan Studio, Karanganyar.

2018, Melati Suyodarmo was appointed as the mascot of the Solo International Performing Arts (SIPA) performance. Melati said, she would present her new work on the 2018 SIPA stage.