Ari Bayuaji

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Born in 1975 in Mojokerto, Indonesia. After studying civil engineering and working as an engineer in Indonesia, he studied fine art at Concordia University in Montreal from 2005 to 2010. Throughout his artistic career, Bayuaji has traveled the world to create art installations that incorporate natural materials and ready-made objects, while focusing on local stories and history, as well as environmental issues.
Bayuaji launched the Weaving the Ocean project in Bali, when his travels between Bali and Montreal came to a halt due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Working with traditional Balinese craftspeople, nylon fishing net threads that washed up on beaches were transformed into elaborate tapestries. Through this project, he proposes a sustainable economy and resource utilization model for Bali that does not depend on tourism. Rather than merely criticizing modern challenges, he draws inspiration from them for his creative process, incorporating them into his expression as an aesthetic and collaborative practice.
Bayuaji’s major exhibitions include solo shows, Sounds of the Ocean (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, 2025) and An Act of Meditation (The Prince Takamado Gallery at the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, 2025), and group shows at the Cheongju Craft Biennale (Korea, 2023) and Bangkok Art Biennale (Thailand, 2024). His works are in the collections of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, etc.

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