Merchandise Crossover ft. Varsam Kurnia
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Light to Night aims to diversify our regional collaborations by commissioning Southeast Asia illustrators and designers to design exclusive festival merchandise. These collaborations reflect the range of Southeast Asian art collection in the National Gallery. Each selected illustrator or designer drew inspiration from an artwork of their choice to inform their creative designs, producing unique merchandise items that can be won in exclusive giveaways.
Varsam Kurnia is an artist and illustrator based in Jakarta, Indonesia, working in both water-based media and digital formats. His work combines elements of surrealism, symbolism, and whimsy, and has been exhibited throughout Asia, with commercial patrons including Starbucks, Mossery, Nestle China, and Gramedia. He has also participated in an Indonesian initiative to provide protection against Covid-19, by designing masks. Varsam is also the maker behind @somethingtokeep, a store stocked with keepsakes and story-based trinkets that are based on his artworks.
