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Mella Jaarsma
Dutch-Indonesian painter
Mella Jaarsma (born Emmeloord, 1960) is an artist originally from the Netherlands but now residing in Indonesia.[1][2]
Early life and career
She spent her childhood in the Netherlands, where she also studied at the Minerva Academy of Visual Arts in Groningen.[3]
Jaarsma's work comments on social and political issues within Indonesian society, mainly: discrimination, racialism, minorities and identity.
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Her most well known work are body-covering shelters made out of unexpected materials.[4] For example, frog skins, squirrels, bats, snakes and chickens are employed to create a wearable piece. The garment symbolises protection, and visually represents fear or a need for a 'security blanket'.
Her work also alludes to the isolation of human beings and the need for a filtered approach to the world.[4]
Jaarsma has achieved international recognition, having been presented in international art