Setelah
hampir tiga setengah tahun bermukim di kota Yogyakarta, Easy Tiger, Asia #1
Stickers Museum harus berpindah alamat ke Pulau Dewata. Banyak sudah kegiatan
yang kami lakukan di Yogyakarta serta jaringan yang kami bentangkan, namun apa
daya, tuntutan hidup memaksa kami harus beranjak meninggalkan dari Kota Gudeg.
Setelah vakum sebulan lebih, kami mendapatkan sebuah kontrakan yang nantinya kami
sulap menjadi homebase kami di
bilangan Tambaksari, Sanur. Bagi mereka yang belum mengetahui siapa kami Easy Tiger,
Asia #1 Stickers Museum, berikut adalah sebuah cerita pendak mengenai sejarah
lahirnya museum gambar tempel ini. Cerita ini merupakan saduran berbahasa
Inggris yang sempat tampil dalam sebuah blog yang mengambil basis dari New
York, Amerika Serikat.
“I [went on] a motorcycle tour from
Java to Sumatra from December 2010 to February 2011. It was remarkable
achievement for me cause I used my classic Japanese bike (Honda CB 100cc,
1976). Along the way I saw nature, culture, and got a lot of stickers. Instead
of sticking them on my helmet, I just kept them for no reason. It was because I
had no copy of them, and limited edition (in terms that I don’t wanted to lose
it cause it’s an artifact from my journey). Then on 2012 I got a chance to
visit Electric Lady Land Museum in Amsterdam and it made me kept thinking of
what kind of museum that I should build.
Then voila, I remembered my motorcycle clubs stickers I had before my trip. I decided to turn the idea into a museum in August 2012 (collecting, hunting, online buying, exchange, asking for donations, etc.). What I meant before with ignorable stuff is sticker is great art in a small size. People never notice it. If they have it, they stick it. They never think of the story behind it or if they won’t see it again in the future. In terms of preserving this culture, I start to build this art movement. In Indonesia, lots of people just laugh at classic or vintage stickers from 80’s now. Those stickers are so rare. So it’s my duty to track them, give back the good old memories. In fact, it’s still relevant with nowadays issues such ‘quote’ stickers like ‘silence is gold,’ ‘time is money,’ etc.
To prevent this stuff from being abandoned in the future, I also preserve the stickers from present day. I’m thinking about the legacy for the next generation. Whether it’s for art or research or exhibition or… just for laughs. I bet 100%, once we see stickers from our youth era, we will at least smile. That’s the point. To keep the spirit alive. Even it’s small, cheap, full of tacky or cheesy words, or vulgar, or whatever, I’ll collect all of them. They are the treasure, the legend itself. Well, actually the place is my dorm so it’s pretty small for a ‘museum.’ But I dare to claim it though. I got involved in this project when I had inspiration from visiting a unique museum in Amsterdam called Electric Lady Land Museum.
After that I’m so eager to play a role as a museum director. And voila, I started the museum about a month later. In fact, the stickers passion is genetic in my blood since I was 15. I’m an old bike rider so we collect lots of motorcycle clubs stickers. And that push me to start to think about how to preserve this art so I can share it with others (like vintage stickers, limited stickers, etc.). I love museums and like being a museum guide, but I never thought about being the director. The way I saw the director of the museum in Amsterdam influenced me to build a small project but something fun and worthy to inspire people. I combine it with vintage stuff, music, and books, so it’ll entertain my friends who just want to chill out. We have a radio though. Haha. So yes, it’s worth having this project.”
Then voila, I remembered my motorcycle clubs stickers I had before my trip. I decided to turn the idea into a museum in August 2012 (collecting, hunting, online buying, exchange, asking for donations, etc.). What I meant before with ignorable stuff is sticker is great art in a small size. People never notice it. If they have it, they stick it. They never think of the story behind it or if they won’t see it again in the future. In terms of preserving this culture, I start to build this art movement. In Indonesia, lots of people just laugh at classic or vintage stickers from 80’s now. Those stickers are so rare. So it’s my duty to track them, give back the good old memories. In fact, it’s still relevant with nowadays issues such ‘quote’ stickers like ‘silence is gold,’ ‘time is money,’ etc.
To prevent this stuff from being abandoned in the future, I also preserve the stickers from present day. I’m thinking about the legacy for the next generation. Whether it’s for art or research or exhibition or… just for laughs. I bet 100%, once we see stickers from our youth era, we will at least smile. That’s the point. To keep the spirit alive. Even it’s small, cheap, full of tacky or cheesy words, or vulgar, or whatever, I’ll collect all of them. They are the treasure, the legend itself. Well, actually the place is my dorm so it’s pretty small for a ‘museum.’ But I dare to claim it though. I got involved in this project when I had inspiration from visiting a unique museum in Amsterdam called Electric Lady Land Museum.
After that I’m so eager to play a role as a museum director. And voila, I started the museum about a month later. In fact, the stickers passion is genetic in my blood since I was 15. I’m an old bike rider so we collect lots of motorcycle clubs stickers. And that push me to start to think about how to preserve this art so I can share it with others (like vintage stickers, limited stickers, etc.). I love museums and like being a museum guide, but I never thought about being the director. The way I saw the director of the museum in Amsterdam influenced me to build a small project but something fun and worthy to inspire people. I combine it with vintage stuff, music, and books, so it’ll entertain my friends who just want to chill out. We have a radio though. Haha. So yes, it’s worth having this project.”
Ya,
itulah kami. Bagi macan-macan (panggilan kami kepada Anda) yang ingin
mengunjungi kami atau sekedar berdiskusi mengenai sticker art, silahkan bertandang ke alamat baru kami yang mengambil
tempat di Jalan Tambaksari No. 3, Sanur, Denpasar Selatan. Kami juga terbuka
untuk segala macam bentuk pameran, diskusi mengenai bentuk seni lainnya seperti
film, musik fotografi dan lain-lain. Semoga kehadiran tempat ini menjadi sebuah
ruang alternatif baru di dunia seni alternative Pulau Dewata.
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