Biography
In English
Rudi Waisnawa was born in Singaraja, Bali, 1976. He graduated from English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University. He is a photographer who cares about social issues.
His eye-catching photos and documentaries are about people with mental disorders who are confined in Bali. These works were exhibited in several places including at Bentara Budaya Bali (2014). In the same year the work was recorded as a photo book entitled “Pasung” and exhibited again at Rafles Hotel Galery Singapore 2015. In October 2017 Rudi was invited to exhibit at the Anti Stigma International Conference Copenhagen, Denmark and continued to exhibit at Die Erste Etage, Hamburg with an exhibition entitled "Approach". Rudi's works have also attracted the attention from people with leprosy in Balinese villages. Apart from being active in the Lingkara Photography Community, Rudi is also active at the Suryani Institute for Mental Health (SIMH), a foundation that assists people with severe mental disorders (ODGJ) in Bali.
In Balinese
In Indonesian
Rudi Waisnawa lahir di Singaraja, Bali, 1976. Dia lulusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Udayana. Dia adalah seorang fotografer yang peduli terhadap masalah-masalah sosial. Foto-foto dan film dokumenternya yang menarik perhatian adalah tentang orang-orang dengan gangguan jiwa yang terpasung di Bali. Karya-karya tersebut sempat dipamerkan di beberapa tempat termasuk di Bentara Budaya Bali (2014). Pada tahun yang sama karya tersebut dibukukan sebagai foto buku berjudul “Pasung” dan dipamerkan kembali di Rafles Hotel Galery Singapore 2015. Pada Oktober 2017 Rudi diundang berpameran pada Anti Stigma International Conference Copenhagen, Denmark dan lanjut bepameran di Die Erste Etage,Hamburg dengan pameran bertajuk “Approach”. Karya Rudi yang juga menarik perhatian khalayak adalah foto-fotonya tentang masyarakat bekas penderita kusta di sebuah desa di Bali. Selain aktif di komunitas Lingkara Photography Community, Rudi juga aktif di Suryani Institute for Mental Health (SIMH), yayasan yang mendampingi orang-orang dengan gangguan jiwa (ODGJ) berat di Bali.
Examples of work
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