A Degree Is Just a Piece of Bibitulit

40 x 36 x 36 cm |  Woodbox structure, Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, 10” Portable Monitor, Printer, Arcade Control System, Zero Delay USB Encoder, 20cm Ring Light, Custom Python Script, and Inkjet on BC Paper | 2026
PRESENTED HOLY MARKET #32, GUDSKUL EKOSISTEM, JAKARTA |  7-8 MARCH 2026

The obsession with the authenticity of diplomas has grown increasingly unsettling in recent times. Amidst the clamor to validate the legality of a mere sheet of paper, we have neglected what is most crucial: the very Essence of Education. Diplomas are now idolized as the sole benchmark of credibility, yet they frequently fail to represent an individual's actual competence.
In truth, every individual is a lifelong learner entitled to recognition on their own terms. This work stands as a critique of such validation fetishism—an invitation to reclaim education as a space that liberates the mind, rather than a mere institution for rubber-stamping recognition.