An Introduction to Cemara 6 Galeri
Cemara 6 Galeri founded by Prof. Dr. Toeti Heraty N Roosseno, in 1993. The Gallery has a main exhibition hall, a back yard for art and cultural activities such as discussions, video art presentations, performances, poetry readings and other cultural activities. A café and an intimate homestay are attached to it.
The special programs of Cemara 6 Galeri has dominantly been conceived conceptually so that the relation between art and society, between Culture and our basic rights and human capacity to express ourselves freely and creatively are emphasized; through active promotion and having a large and broad audience who frequent the exhibitions and special events we hope that the message also reaches the audience.
Cemara 6 Galeri focuses also on the promotion of emerging artists, through group and solo exhibitions, and hereby emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange and an International network. The gallery has been actively organizing and participating in international art exhibitions, a.o. in The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Bosnia Herzegovina, Japan and Canada. Cemara 6 Galeri focuses also on the promotion of emerging artists, through group and solo exhibitions, and hereby emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange and an International network. The gallery has been actively organizing and participating in international art exhibitions, a.o. in The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Bosnia Herzegovina, Japan and Canada.
In 1996, the Gallery coordinated a Cultural Exchange Program including a process oriented workshop and a group exhibition of Indonesian and Dutch artists, co-organised by FINED (Forum Indonesia Nederland) and FNI (Forum Nederland Indonesia)” at the Erasmus University – Rotterdam. In the same year Cemara 6 Galeri also co-ordinated the Indonesian Pavilion at the Venice Bienniale, “Modernities and Memories, Recent Works from the Islamic World”, which was organised by The Rockefeller Foundation and the Jakarta Foundation for the Arts. In 1998, Cemara 6 Galeri organised the prestigious art exhibition of the works of 16 Indonesian women artists “Women in The Realm of Spirituality” at Pontifical University of Gregoriana, Rome – Italy.
In 1999, the gallery co-ordinated the art exhibition which was held parallel to a symposium about Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis in Indonesia: “Against Impunity”, Rai Congress Centre Amsterdam. Cemara 6 Galeri also has a private collection of works by famous Indonesian artists, collected through the years by its founder Prof. dr. Toeti Heraty, featuring a permanent collection of more than 60 Indonesian well known artists such as Basoeki Abdullah, S. Soedjojono, Srihadi Soedarsono, Popo Iskandar, Affandi, Mochtar Apin. And there is also a special room with around 50 paintings of Salim, an Indonesian painter who has been spending most of his life in Paris.
This private collection was shown in 1995, “Choices of the Heart, Modern Indonesian Paintings from Toeti Heraty’s Collection”, at the Museum voor Volkenkunde in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
One of the works from the gallery’s collection “Raden Ayu Oentari Roosseno”, painted in 1938 by Basoeki Abdullah had been shown on the traveling exhibition in Japan from May to November 1997 at the Fukuoka Art Museum, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Recently, another gallery’s collection : “ Boat” a painting by Indonesian Maestro Mochtar Apin also loaned by Fokuoka Art Museum, Japan. The work included for exhibition “ Asia Cubism”, which travelled to Singapore.
In Memoriam of
Prof. Dr. Toeti Heraty Noerhadi - Rosseno
27 November 1933 – 13 June 2021
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Toeti Heraty (also known as Toeti Heraty Noerhadi-Roosseno; 27 November 1933 – 13 June 2021) was an Indonesian poet. She has been singled out as the "only woman amongst the leading contemporary Indonesian poets". Toeti Heraty was born in Bandung, Java on 27 November 1933.
Her father was a well-known engineering expert Roosseno Soerjohadikoesomo and her siblings all work in the hard sciences.[1] Following her family tradition, she pursued medicine at the University of Indonesia (UI) from 1951 until 1955.[2] Then she took an advanced degree in psychology in 1962 and wrote her thesis on Simone de Beauvoir. At Leiden University, Netherlands she took her degree in Philosophy and produced a dissertation on "The I/Ego in Culture" or "Aku Dalam Budaya".[2] While living in the Netherlands, she met her future husband, the Indonesian biologist Eddy Noerhadi. They married in 1958.[2] Heraty completed her doctorate in philosophy at the University of Indonesia in 1979 with a thesis on "The Self and Culture".[2]
Despite her studies in hard sciences, she found her inclination towards arts and literature. Besides being a poet, she was a philosopher, an art historian and a human rights activist.[3] She first began to write as a college student and since 1966 has been a frequent contributor to Indonesia's leading cultural and literary journals. She has since then occupied herself actively in the academic world. She taught in the Faculty of Psychology at Padjadjaran University. She co-founded (along with Soerjanto Poespowardojo) the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts at [UI] and served as a lecturer. She also remained the chairperson of both the Department of Philosophy and the post-graduate program for Philosophy Studies. Heraty also served as dean of the Lembaga Pendidikan Kesenian, Jakarta Institute of the Arts, and as acting professor at the Faculty of Arts at UI in 1994.[4]
Bulantrisna Djelantik portraying Calon Arang in a Balinese dance drama based on Heraty's version of the story
Toeti Heraty has been singled out as the "only woman amongst the leading contemporary Indonesian poets".[5] Her poetry has been described as difficult to understand, combining a "deliberately cultivated ambiguity" with an "often unexpected, purely associative kind of imagery".[5] But it is possibly her effective use of irony to highlight the unfavorable position of women in a patriarchal society that sets Toeti's poetry apart from that of her peers.[5] She released her first major collection of poems, "Sajak-Sajak 33" (Poems at 33) in 1974, including "Dua Wanita" (Two Women), "Siklus" (Cycle) and "Geneva Bulan Juli" (Geneva in July).
She released her second volume of collected poems, "Mimpi dan Pretensi" (Dreams and Pretenses) in 1982. She has also edited a volume of Dutch and Indonesian poetry, and a collection of poetry by women.[6] Her poem, "Calon Arang: the Story of A Woman Victimized by Patriarchy", a book-length lyric, provides critical insights into the standard perception of Indonesia's great archetypal figure, Calon Arang.
The poem presents a three-dimensional picture of a woman who stands against the repressive, patriarchal society, but unfortunately is perceived as a legendary witch.[2]
Heraty is considered to belong to the first generation of Indonesian feminist thinkers and has written extensively on issues of importance to women.[2] Heraty's poetry reflects not just her feminist stance, but also her love for arts. Her house in Menteng, Jakarta, doubles as a gallery, housing a number of paintings by prominent painters, among them Affandi, S. Sudjojono, Srihadi Soedarsono. She also headed the Yayasan Mitra Budaya Indonesia, (YMBI, Foundation for Lovers of Indonesian Culture) in 1998.[7] She was the founder of Jurnal Perempuan, a feminist magazine that raises issues concerning women.[8] Heraty also offered her services to a non-government organization, Suara Ibu Peduli, that works for the empowerment of women.[9]
Heraty died on 13 June 2021 at the Metropolitan Medical Center Hospital in Jakarta.[8]
Toeti Heraty has been singled out as the "only woman amongst the leading contemporary Indonesian poets".
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Born in Amsterdam February 16, 1958. In 1983 graduated from Archaeology Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia. From 1983-1984 continued study at Point Park College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 1986 Master of Arts in Art History, The Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
In 1996 curator assistant of Prof. Dr. A.D. Pirous in cooperation with The Rockefeller Foundation and Jakarta Arts Foundation to exhibit “Modernities and Memories Recent Works from the Islam World” Venice Biennale, Italy. In 1998 organized the exhibition of “Woman in The Realm of Spirituality” by 16 Indonesian women artists at The Pontifical University of Gregoriana, Vatican, Rome, Italy. In 2000 Solo exhibition “Cultural Sensitivity” at The Gallery Chedi Hotel, Ubud-Bali. 1998 invited for “The Directors and Curators of Museums” Program by The Japan Foundation in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Mito. In 1999 attended the International Seminar “Towards an Education, Policy for Galleries and Museums” The British Council, London.
In 2004 Doctoral Degree in History, The Faculty of Sciences and Humanities, University of Indonesia. From 2003 – 2006 and 2013 – 2015 Fine Arts Committee at Jakarta Arts Council. 2002 – 2012 Curator Team at The National Gallery Indonesia. Lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences and Humanities, University of Indonesia and Jakarta Arts Institute. In 2005 one of AGSI founder (Association of Indonesian Fine Arts Gallery). Intellectual Property Consultant at Biro Oktroi Roosseno from 2009 until now. From 2011-2017 Organizing Committee of the
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Association of Indonesian Archaeologist. In 2017 Doctoral Degree in Law, University of Pelita Harapan. From 2017 until now the Central Organizing Committee for The Association of Indonesian Archaeologist. In Februari 2019 organized the art exhibition and Book Launching of “Indonesian Women Artists: Into The Future” by 21 Indonesian Contemporary Women Artists at The National Gallery Indonesia. September and November 2019 Artists Exchange Program and Joint Exhibition Indonesia-Hungary “Celebrating Diversity”. November 2000 represent the Association of Indonesian Archaeologist as speaker for the International Conference on Indonesian Culture “Connectivity and Sustainability: Fostering Cultural Common in Indonesia”, topic “Intellectual Property Rights: Traditional Cultural Expression and Artworks”. In 2021 - 2025 Board of Controller for Association of Indonesian Fine Arts Gallery. Since 1993 until now, director of Cemara 6 Galeri-Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. Inda Citraninda Noerhadi
Born in Amsterdam February 16, 1958. In 1983 graduated from Archaeology Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia.