The Dono Code

The contemporary universe of artist Heri Dono
The Dono Code

The work of artist Heri Dono (1960, Jakarta, Indonesia) includes drawings, paintings, installations and performances. It addresses social and political issues through eccentric imagery. His work displays great openness towards art forms, which are outside the accepted disciplines of the visual arts: he uses cartoon-like elements taken from the wayang kulit, the Indonesian shadow theatre. Heri Dono addresses a wide variety of issues, from famine in Africa to unemployment, drugs, ecological hypocrisy and political violence.


Royal Tropical Institute