Akiq Abdul Wahid was born in 1976 in Kediri, East Java. Akiq is known as an artist and curator. Akiq AW, Yogyakarta based artist and curator, is a member of MES 56 artists collective and The Trengginas, a punk rock wannabe band based also in Yogyakarta.
Akiq’s artistic practice explores everyday narratives and visual documentation through conceptual approaches. His early photo series The Order of Things, which captures spontaneous “installations” created by ordinary people, gained him initial recognition for its unique perspective on overlooked public gestures.
Akiq's recent works have been featured at Neglected Ordinaries, Redbase Foundation Indonesia, Yogyakarta (2016) and Neglected Ordinaries Jakarta, Redbase Foundation Indonesia, Jakarta (2016).
Akiq was Artistic Director for ‘Kuasa Ingatan’ Archive Festival Exhibition organized by Indonesian Visual Art Archive (2017) and Co-Curator of 15th Edition of Jogja Biennale 2019
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