A Little Potluck party pai ti Kong with the ghosts (Double-happiness) – maitland regional art gallery

A Little Potluck Party Pai Ti Kong with the Ghosts (double-happiness) | Jayanto Tan

Maitland Regional Art Gallery 3 December – 12 March 2023

In A Little Potluck Party Pai Ti Kong with the Ghosts, Jayanto draws inspiration from a family tradition experienced in everyday life – the ritual of offering food made by his beautiful mother. These ceramic food offerings were created whilst in conversation with family and friends during COVID-19 lockdowns. Navigating personal racial attacks, gender identity, migration and familial narratives, these charged conversations are rendered as a moving still-life ceramic ‘soul foods’ and offered as everyday ritual.

Photographs by Leighsa Cox

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/indonesian/en/article/forced-to-change-his-name-in-indonesia-jayanto-now-lives-loudly-through-his-art-in-australia/lfug3bjb0

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/indonesian/en/podcast-episode/to-trace-childhood-memories/l4ya3ju6x

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