"Enemies Series #11" Drawing

Hi, I'm Heiel (b.2003), an artist from Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. Growing up in a village environment gave me a closeness to nature and various animals since childhood. These memories become an important background in the current conditions, where technological developments have created a distance between humans and nature. In response, I chose animals as artistic objects in my artwork. The animals I have met and observed have given me aesthetic and emotional experiences, which I want to pass on to the public through painting. Through a deformation approach, I explore animal figures into new, imaginative, and dynamic shapes. For me, painting does not always have to carry a deep message or anxiety; painting can also be a way to express admiration for something. The processing of shapes and the selection of contrasting colors are my artwork's visual focus, which opens up a space for interpretation for the public through changes in the form of objects that are displayed freely and clearly.

Since mid-2025, Heiel has been developing the 'Enemies' series as part of an ongoing exploration of deformation, visual spontaneity, and drawing as a way of thinking. Through drawing and painting, she transforms forms derived from everyday experiences, memory, imagination, and the constant flow of visual references encountered in contemporary life.

As the series continues to evolve, the exploration has expanded to include forms inspired by insects, plants, animals, and hybrid figures that emerge through the process of deformation. Her artistic practice is rooted in open-ended visual experimentation, where new forms arise through the intersection of observation, intuition, and responses to an ever-changing visual landscape.

For Heiel, drawing and painting are not merely methods of image-making, but spaces for exploring possibilities of form, perception, and the relationship between reality and imagination. The 'Enemies' series remains an evolving creative journey, open to new interpretations and continuously developing beyond fixed forms or meanings.