IRENE TANUWIDJAJA
Composer
Artist Statement
My artistic practice is driven by a need to uncover what lies beneath what is immediately visible, audible, or understood. I am drawn to the unseen: hidden structures, connections, and patterns that exist both literally and metaphorically, whether in sound, image, space, or social context. I do not confine myself to a single medium. Instead, I move between sound, visual, and spatial thinking, allowing each form to inform the other. Through this process, I dissect everyday perceptions and abstract ideas, searching for underlying musical, structural, and emotional gestures. What begins as fragmented observation often transforms into something coherent through attention to detail and intuition. This curiousity too extend to my interest in research so far in the lense of traditional Indonesian music and cultures.
At its core, my practice are personal and reflective. It is a way of engaging and challenging identity and uncertainty. Through this process, I often find a kind of fragile clarity or beauty in what could have been overlooked. Ultimately, I aim to create works that immerse the audience in this way of seeing and listening, a space where perception is slightly shifted, and where hidden layers of experience become temporarily audible, visible, or felt.
List of Selected works
2026
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upcoming new works for big ensembles.
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Cubedesk for 8 channels tape. 20'
2025
2024
2023
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Kretek for Mixed Ensemble. 5'15
2023
2022
2021
2023
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Kretek for Mixed Ensemble. 5'15
















