Hasrul articulates his ideas through various mediums, such as art installations, video art, and performance art that utilize sensors. These sensors play a crucial role in creating interactivity between the artwork and the audience, allowing viewers to engage directly with his works. For Hasrul, the audience’s direct involvement is vital in creating an aura that strengthens the communication of meaning and information through art. Additionally, he uses readymades—everyday objects arranged and configured artistically in the exhibition space—to enrich his artistic approach and strengthen the concepts addressed in his work.
For example, in the 'Bibitulit' series, he uses the onomatopoeia of the horn speaker sound programmed numerically. The sound becomes a symbol of power and is articulated as a metaphor for the socio-political chaos occurring in society. The horn speaker in his work symbolizes the power of authority, while bibitulit represents noise and social instability.
In addition to his artistic work, Hasrul plays a role as an educator, actively developing student-centered contextual learning modules and methods that use art to build critical awareness of their environment. This approach aims to explore students' potential in an interactive and reflective manner.
For Hasrul, art and education are powerful tools to enrich traditional knowledge and provide unique ways to access and distribute information. By bridging various fields such as culture, technology, and society, art can help foster alternative knowledge, collaboration, and critical awareness in the community.
(B.1991)
Moch Hasrul is a media artist and lecturer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He currently serves as the director of Serrum, an organization focused on art education, while also teaching in the Visual Communication Design program at Kalbis University. Hasrul holds a background in fine arts from Universitas Negeri Jakarta (S.Pd) and a master's degree in fine arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung (M.Sn). He is also one of the founders of GudRnD, an experimental group focusing on engineering and trial-and-error methods in the development of alternative knowledge, particularly in the fields of plastic recycling, electronics, and mechanics. Active as a part of the Gudskul Ekosistem, Hasrul also contributed to formulating a student-centered contextual education approach known as Presisi. In his artistic practice, he explores computational devices, mechanics, electronics, and plastic recycling, combining technology and social issues to reflect contemporary socio-political phenomena.
Moch Hasrul's artistic practice explores and delves into computational devices, mechanical systems, electronics, and plastic recycling. He uses art as a medium to represent the socio-political issues he directly experiences and witnesses. These phenomena are captured and then articulated through symbols and metaphors as a form of critique, with the hope that they will stimulate the audience to gain a deeper understanding of these issues. Hasrul is interested in various social topics, such as urban problems, socio-political, and cultural issues, and mapping the relationship between humans, technology, and the surrounding social reality.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
Group Exhibition
2010
Jakarta 32 c @ National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta. Indonesia
2011
“Indonesia and the World 1959-1969 Critical Decade”@ Goethe Institute Jakarta. Indonesia
“Remind” Video art exhibition @ KontraS’s Gallery, Jakarta. Indonesia
2012
Hybrid Project “Little Box”, Bentara Budaya Jakarta. Indonesia
2 City 4 Institutions “Ps Senen-Lempuyangan”, 7 Bintang Art space, Yogyakarta. Indonesia
Exhibition of ACT’s @ Bentara Budaya Jakarta. Indonesiac
Black September @ KontraS’s Gallery, Jakarta. Indonesia.
“Membaca Bumi” @ Walhi’s Gallery, Jakarta. Indonesia
2013
“Animal Instinct” @ Cipta 3’s Gallery, TIM, Jakarta. Indonesia
“Objects intervening Usability @ Asbestos Art Space, Bandung. Indonesia
“Smart City The Next Generation” @ Aedes Am Prefferberg, Berlin. Germany
“Festival OK.Video 6 MUSLIHAT” @ National Gallery of Indonesia. Jakarta. Indonesia
Indonesian Art Award 2013 "POST MEDIUM" @ National Gallery of Indonesia
“PELICIN” Satellite Program Jakarta Biennale 2013 @ Salihara Gallery, Jakarta. Indonesia
2014
“Suitcase PROJECT” @ University for the Creative Art, Canterbury. England
Exhibition Kerabat @ Gallery Serrum, Jakarta. Indonesia
“kurikuLAB” @ Galeri Cipta 2, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta. Indonesia
2015
Project “Tebet di Balik Tebet” @ Halte Park Tebet, Jakarta. Indonesia
Exhibition “Untaian Sotis” @ Gallery Oko Mama, Cultural Park NTT, Kupang, Indonesia.
Open Lab Residency” Nature & Technology” RRRECT Fest In The Valley 2015 @ Rumamera,
Tanakita Camping Ground. Sukabumi. Indonesia
2016
“May Contain Critisicm” @ Titik Temu Space, Bandung. Indonesia
2017
“Emang Jadi Omongan” @ Gallery Hidayat, Bandung. Indonesia
“Emang Jadi Pilihan” @ Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung. Indonesia
2018
"Soemardja Sound Art Project" @ Soemardja's Gallery, Bandung. Indonesia
“XSPACE” @ Foundry 8 SCBD, Jakarta. Indonesia
"ART Unlimited", Art Jakarta @ Ballroom Pasific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"It's A Match" @ Parlor, Bandung, Indonesia.
“KOTA.EDU” Project @ Auditorium Gudskul, Jakarta.
"INSTRUMENTA : Sandbox" @ National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"Jauh Tak Antara" @ NuArta Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia.
“XYZ ArtUnlimited”, PGN’s Building, Bandung, Indonesia.
2019
Artidentity 2019 @ Rempoa, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
Bandung Contemporary Art Award @ Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung, Indonesia.
2021
Merespon Lirik Lagu @ RURU Gallery, Jakarta Indonesia
“Land, Water and Border” Majhi Art Residency, Steentjeskerk, Eindhoven, Netherland
“Kultur Pangan” Artidentity, City Gallery, South Tangerang, Indonesia
2022
'Berkelanjutan' Distrik Seni, Sarinah Building Jakarta, Indonesia
2023
Nandur Srawung X 'Habitat' Taman Budaya Yogya, Yogyakarta Indonesia
2024
Peringatan Darurat’ Exhibition, OK.Video Container, Gudskul. Jakarta
2025
‘Fan Letter’ Exhibition, National Asian Culture Center Creation Space 2, Gwangju. South Korea
Performances
2018
Jailbreak : Visual-Audio Perfomance. RURU Gallery, Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem, Jakarta. Indonesia.
Festival Seni Performa Kaliwungu : Visual-Audio Performance. Mranggen Village. Central Java. Indonesia.
Sering-Sering Syering : Mantra Matra. Rumah Lifepatch. Yogyakarta. Indonesia
Residency
2015
Residency RRRECT fest in the valley 2015 “Technology and Nature”
Tanakita Camping Ground, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia .
2017
Residency Coastal Art Project
Sendang Sikucing Village, Kendal Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
2020
Al-Balad Residency, The Saudi Ministry of Culture, Jeddah. Change to Online Residency.
2021
Majhi Internatinal Art Residency, Steentjeskerk Church, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2022
Ker Thiossane, Sicap Liberte 2, Dakar, Senegal
Awards
2010
60 Best in BaCAA #2
Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung Indonesia
2013
30 Best in Indonesia Art Awards (Finalist)
National Art Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta Indonesia
2017
30 Best in BaCAA #5
Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung Indonesia
2019
10 Best in 32 Art Awards
Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Open Labs
Open Labs : Home Sprint
June 2020 | By Google Arts & Culture Lab, MIT Media Lab
Bali Fab Lab Festival 2022
Jimbaran Hub, Bali Indonesia. 2022
Curatorial Practice
Indonesia National Culture Week 2023
Assistant Curator Pendidikan yang Berkebudayaan (Culture Education). Curatorial Team : Ibe Karyanto & Rahimah Zulfa
Educational Projects
2018
Remedial (Student art in residency | Programmer | collaboration with Serrum
2020-Recent
Conceptor, Modul developer & Supervisor
collaboration with Gudskul, Sanggar Anak Akar, Erudio Indonesia & Direktorat Pengembangan dan Pemanfaatan Kebudayaan Dirjen Kebudayaan Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan dan Riset Teknologi