Harsono states “I choose to move on, even if it means stumbling, colliding, or falling into unseen holes—these are consequences I must accept. I am not alone in this struggle. It has become a collective trauma, a shared sorrow carried by minority communities when facing power.”
Indonesian multimedia artist FX Harsono (b. 1949) is a leading Indonesian contemporary artist known for his politically engaged work exploring identity, history, and social injustice. As a Chinese-Indonesian, his practice often addresses issues of discrimination, cultural erasure, and collective memory, particularly in relation to the 1998 anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia. Working across installation, performance, sculpture, and mixed media, Harsono has exhibited widely in Asia, Europe, and the United States.