Oberlan Luna

Oberlan Luna is a conceptual artist whose practice centres on the exploration of new media. A graduate of the Sculpture Department, Fine Art Programme at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 2021, his work proposes a “Mindscape” perspective—an alternative mode of thinking that re-examines inherited dogmatic frameworks which are often flawed or no longer relevant to contemporary life. Through a thoughtful integration of visual and auditory elements, Oberlan creates works that invite audiences to interact, inquire, and reflect on social realities, particularly those concerning mental health and human interconnectedness.

He has participated in numerous group exhibitions and art competitions, receiving the Best Sculpture Award from ISI Yogyakarta in 2021. He is also a two-time finalist of the Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) in 2019 and 2022, as well as a finalist for the Erlangga Installation Art Award 2022 and the Basoeki Abdullah Art Award 2024.

Oberlan continues to expand his conceptual approach by developing new forms of artistic engagement that speak directly to wider societal experiences and collective consciousness.

Judul : We don’t know what we don’t know

What if everything we believe to be consciousness is merely a repetition of knowledge shaped by habit? What if our calls to protect the Earth, so loudly echoed in digital spaces, are no more than hollow gestures trapped within the aesthetics of modern awareness? This installation is a response to our collective absurdity: a world convinced it is aware enough, caring enough, informed enough. Consumption bottles once promises of allure, identity, confidence, and desire now hang like IV drips that never truly heal, enclosed in a system of their own making, like memories of needs we never fully understood. Some are no longer even recognisable as things once valued just remnants of our unknowing devotion. Each element is threaded through medical tubing, forming a loop of artificial vitality like a body endlessly pumped to survive, raising the question: who nourishes whom? Who depletes whom? Scrolling text delivers quiet, lingering questions about our roles in consumption, care, and the absurdity of a time that constantly resets mirroring our cycles of buying, using, discarding, and wanting again. Rituals void of meaning, yet endlessly repeated, with no pause for reflection.

This installation does not point fingers it offers a pause. A moment to listen and observe. To recognise that ignorance is not simply about not knowing, but more often about thinking we already know everything. It is a portrait of silence filled with the noise of consumption, where ecological awareness merges with aesthetics divorced from real action. Perhaps the most dangerous pollution is not in our air, soil, or water but in self-satisfied ignorance dressed as awareness.

Ukuran : 40 x 5 x 80cm

Medium : Instalasi: Pil Kapsul, Botol Infus, Elektronik,Sensor

2025