World Hope Forum Indonesia - MANG MOEL

Mang Moel, also known as Mulyana Mogus, is an artist based in Yogyakarta who uses yarn and cloth in his work. Mogus is an alter ego in the form of an octopus monster character created by Mangmoel, complete with an ecosystem that resembles underwater. Mangmoel’s practice indirectly has an impact on the environment, using leftover yarn from factories in Bandung City as material for his creations. Apart from being cheaper compared to new yarns, Mangmoel found the idea of repurposing as a form of managing creative materials. The process that Mangmoel employs takes three elements as the main framework: aesthetic, functional and amalgamative. In sociology itself, amalgamation is a form of unity consisting of several ethnicities. Repurposing also provides information related to the consumption of materials for sustainable creative practices. The magical objects that Mangmoel creates also include installations, two-dimensional images and videos.

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