As part of the MTN Seni Budaya platform at Art Central 2026, Puri Art Gallery is one of eight galleries representing the plurality of Indonesia’s art scene.
Coming from Bali, Puri Art Gallery presents “Threads of the Archipelago,” featuring the works of Irene Febry and Ni Luh Pangestu. Their presentation explores the intersection of local knowledge and global concerns—from eco-conscious paper and textile collages to the reconstruction of traditional wayang narratives.
Art Central Hong Kong 2026
Booth A14 | Central Harbourfront, HK
25 – 29 March 2026
Irene Febry
Irene Febry (b.1989) is an Indonesian mixed-media artist currently based in Bali. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. Irene’s practice explores the intersections of color, form, and materiality, often inspired by the organic patterns and textures found in nature—ranging from sand, stone, and fungi to microorganisms and insects.
Her works often incorporate recycled materials and found objects, granting them a renewed presence and meaning through artistic transformation. In her recent explorations, Irene turns to grains such as rice, corn, and other natural materials as both medium and metaphor, embedding them into her surfaces as a reflection of the nation’s current social and environmental conditions.
In her latest series, Irene expands this dialogue between ecology and human experience.
Ni Luh Pangestu
Born in 1991, Niluh explorations in printmaking goes beyond the paper as she prefers to investigate relief as her visual language. She delves into carved linoleum extracting three-dimensional visuals from a two-dimensional material.
She finished her Fine Art Bachelor Degree from Ganesha University in 2013, and completed her master degree in Graphic Art ISI Yogyakarta in 2016.
She reframes the art of wayang depicted in Kamasan painting and shadow puppetry, and reconstructs tales, religious epos and teachings. Her work convey alternate perspectives on the socio-cultural traditions of the modern-day with the intent of preserving, and at times, questioning values and norms found in societies.
