Heri Dono born in Jakarta, 1960,  graduated from the Indonesian Institute of Arts Yogyakarta. He is well known in the international contemporary arts community for his installation works, many of which were inspired by his experiments with wayang, the complex shadow puppet theater of Java, as he studied wayang with a prominent puppet master from Yogyakarta, Ki Sigit Sukasman. Wayang performances are composed of a number of artistic and non-artistic elements: visual arts, mantra, sound, storytelling, social criticism, humor and for the mythological promotion of a philosophy of life. These components are merged into his artwork’s narrative to give a generic interpretation to which elements of multimedia are added. These creative artworks express Heri Dono’s interest in revitalizing arts that are deeply rooted in Indonesian traditions. His artistic excellence has earned him international acclaim, with exhibitions ranging from solo showcases to group presentations held in prestigious institutions such as Zendai MOMA Museum, Shanghai, China (2007), Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2009), Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMoA), Guangzhou, China (2011), Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2011), Redbase Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2015), and many more. He also has participated in more than 300 exhibitions and 35 international biennales such as Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2018), Bangkok Art Biennale (2018), the 56th Venice Biennale: Voyage-Trokomod, (2015), the 50th Venice Biennale in the Arsenale’s Zone of Urgency (2003), Guangzhou Triennial (2011), Gwangju Biennale (2006 and 1995), Sharjah Biennial (2005), Taipei Biennial (2004), Venice Biennale (2003), Asia Pacific Triennial (2002 and 1993), Yokohama Triennial (2001), Havana Biennial (2000), Shanghai Biennale (2000), Sydney Biennale (1996), São Paolo Biennial (2004 and 1996).