Baobab is a Big Tree: Valentine's Day 2013

Despite the rain and the homeworks, this year's valentine was perfect for me. I got chocolate and whishes, I was even involved in a friend's romantic mission to get his girl back -___- , but what makes the day really special is how it ended in the night.

I attended a gig called Pameran Patah Hati #2: Move On Phobia in Kedai Kopi, Jalan Kaliurang. This unique exhibition involved people who are still broken hearted after their lovers left them. Here they showed a compilation of 'artifact’ left by ex-lovers. The idea was very unique, and the presentation was so cool.

They displayed eyeglasses frame, dolls, harmonica, and even a condom that was sadly never been used. Visitors also can taste a jar of apple jam made by a participant during his/her darkest hours after the break up.

They also exhibit a series of nude photographs by Ocha (Lady Gorgom) that was spleeendddiiddd!!! To sweeten the cheerful broken heart parade, there were performances of musical poems, absurd groups of people, and pop bands Between the bands there were Gorong-gorong, a group of boys playing Javanese ethnic music complete with flowers and inscence. The nuance were so intense in gloom, and they were playing as if they were a group of shamans that accepts broken hearted clients who wants to voodoo their lovers back (reminds me of someone I know).

The second absurd group was Penjaskes (Penjahat Kesenian) who distributed eleven pieces of paper to eleven persons. The persons should read the valentine philosophy written in the papers, and to burn them if they did not agree with what was written, and to write them on the wall if they agree. The philosophical ideas were usually sexual ones, and I saw a lot of burned papers. They ended the show with a poem. These people were amazing. I hug my friends and told them how much the show really amused me.

The bands were Jalan Pulang and Summer in Vienna. The two bands were really really sweet, I fell in love with them eventually! It was precious to listen to Jalan Pulang in a rainy evening surrounded by friends, to listen to the songs of love and broken heart, sweeten with piano and glockenspiel, and the bass player and the guitar player who sang their heart out as the backing vocals. Summer in Vienna closed the show beautifully and cheerfully, with nice cello parts and sing-a-long lyrics such as "Kita nggak jadi pergi karena kita malas!", ensured us that it is okay to be broken hearted! The exhibition lasts for three days in three different coffee places in Jogja: Kedai Kopi, Philokophie, and Djendelo Cafe. Tonight is a Saturday night, and it will be the closing of the exhibition in Djendelo with jazz performances.

(note written at 16 Feb 2013, for full photos display visit my FB here)

(additional info: I got a 'wedding' proposal from Summer in Vienna to be their bass player at the end of the night. It really made my day. I played my first gig with them the next weekend).

Pameran Fotonya Ocha