Artist Statement







I want to reclaim and reframe the label “Made in Indonesia” into “Designed by an Indonesian.” This intention stems from my experiences as a designer navigating cultural intersections, seeing how Indonesian craft is often reduced to mass-produced stereotypes, valued for its exotic appeal rather than its depth of knowledge and tradition. Through my work, I aim to highlight what is often unseen, merging empathy, identity, and innovation into contemporary art and design. I have not only participated in multiple exhibitions, group and independent, but also have worked as a curator and have explored being a film Art Director during my junior to senior year of high school. 

Art has always been a lens through which I explore my identity and the effects/influences that may stem from it—a practice that became deeply significant to me since a young age to now as a young adult pursuing education abroad. Growing up in a household that always reminded me to celebrate Indonesian culture, alongside my constant education being in complete English, I was immersed into multiple cultures and understandings of how cultures are digested. Now, as a senior in Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design, I’ve learned to navigate my identity without fear, merging influences from my Southeast Asian roots and Western design knowledge from my education to form a unique expression of both tradition and experimentation.

My innovation comes from difference. As a feminine-presenting woman of color in a male-centered field, I strive to design with empathy and boldness—bridging analogue craft, design, and STEM. My work is a reflection of where I come from and where I’m going: a pursuit of care, disruption, and the redefinition of what it means to design from the margins.