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Brides Should Not Sew Their Own Wedding Dresses

Music and Performances

02 November 2025 | 17:30 - 18:00

Join a visual-performative work by Indonesian artist Agnes Christina, unfolding across seven sheets of translucent drafting paper painted with poster colour, each paired with poetic text. The steps of dressmaking, including measuring, cutting, embroidering and stitching, become metaphors for the body, intimacy and the delicate negotiations of marriage. From a mother’s touch to a partner’s leap of faith, sewing becomes a meditation on love, compromise and trust. Through image and word, the audience is drawn into a journey both tender and intense, concluding with one question: who can measure our back, the part we can never see ourselves?

Ikuti karya visual-performatif seniman Indonesia, Agnes Christina, yang tersaji dalam tujuh lembar kertas kalkir transparan berlukis cat poster, masing-masing dipadukan dengan teks puitis. Langkah-langkah membuat pakaian, dari mengukur, memotong, menyulam, hingga menjahit, menjadi metafora tentang tubuh, keintiman, dan negosiasi halus dalam pernikahan. Dari sentuhan seorang ibu hingga lompatan keyakinan seorang pasangan, menjahit hadir sebagai meditasi tentang cinta, kompromi, dan kepercayaan. Melalui gambar dan kata, penonton diajak menapaki perjalanan yang lembut sekaligus intens, sebelum akhirnya dihadapkan pada satu pertanyaan: siapa yang bisa mengukur punggung kita, bagian yang tak pernah bisa kita lihat sendiri?

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Agnes Christina is an Indonesian multidisciplinary artist, intrigued by the problems we face in our daily lives and how to negotiate with them. She often presents her work in the form of performances, paintings, embroideries, and fashion. Her visual artworks have been showcased at events such as Bazaar Art Jakarta, Artjog, Jogja Biennale, Singapore Art Week, and Sydney Contemporary. Her theatre plays have been published by Aurora Metro UK and Kalabuku, and her play anthology Forbearance/ Utang Emosi received the Indonesian Literary Awards 2024 from the Indonesian Ministry of Education. Her clothing line, leafthief clothing, continues to grow as a cult favorite among audiences in Indonesia and Singapore.

Agnes Christina adalah seniman multidisiplin asal Indonesia yang tertarik pada permasalahan kehidupan sehari-hari dan cara menanganinya. Ia sering menyajikan karyanya dalam bentuk pertunjukan, lukisan, sulaman, dan fashion. Karya seni visualnya telah dipamerkan di berbagai acara, termasuk Bazaar Art Jakarta, Artjog, Jogja Biennale, Singapore Art Week, dan Sydney Contemporary. Naskah teaternya telah diterbitkan oleh Aurora Metro UK dan Kalabuku, sementara antologi dramanya Forbearance/Utang Emosi meraih Penghargaan Sastra Indonesia 2024 dari Kementerian Pendidikan Indonesia. Lini pakaiannya, leafthief clothing, terus berkembang dan menjadi favorit dengan penggemar setia di Indonesia dan Singapura.

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