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Atreyu Moniaga is an Indonesian ar=st based in Jakarta. He graduated with a degree in Communica=ons and Visual Design from the Jakarta Ins=tute of the Arts (IKJ) and started his career in the crea=ve scene as a freelance illustrator and photographer before fully immersing himself as a fine ar=st. His works are influenced by dark fantasies with a =nge of surrealism, in which he combines visual symbolisms as a way to communicate his most private thoughts, feelings, and desires. His works are characterised by a whimsical universe , led with beau=ful ornamental details. ‘Complex emo=ons that are oDen perceived as nega=ve, such as despair, grief, and anguish are fuels to my ar=s=c process. I try to convey these emo=ons through the visual universe I invented, though I hope my audience can find a source of hopefulness and self- acceptance to confront their own grim facets. I oDen allow myself to be lost in my own thoughts, where I feel unbound in crea=ng these fic=onal stories and characters found in my works, my universe.’