Iwan Bagus: A collection of new works

Iwan Bagus

Curated by Iza Thomas & Robert Cwiok


February 25th - March 21st, 2026

 Iwan Bagus brings to you a testament to self reflection in his latest collection. These pieces investigate identity, life-journey, and the ways we navigate our own “ strange, new” worlds. Freedom and confinement; hope and uncertainty are juxtaposed symbolically, while an accumulation of experiences are carried along an unknown path - willingly or unwillingly - into the life ahead. Come explore with Bagus’ new works.

This self-portrait metaphorically expresses the multifaceted and paradoxical aspects of my life-journey, my deeply rooted identity, and my “strange new world.” Freedom/confinement, readiness/stasis, and hope/uncertainty are juxtaposed symbolically, while an accumulation of experiences is carried along an unknown path into the life ahead. I am guided by lighthouses - real and symbolic - dwarfed by natural forces.

Russet grasses whisper a quiet resilience, their brittle forms piercing a frozen silence. The columns ascend from a shroud of ephemeral snow – monuments to a roof long surrendered. They stand as a testament to what endures when the heavy structures of power are stripped away, a meditation on impermanence and the steady dignity of remaining firm while the horizon shifts.