Poster; Bildquelle: Deutscher Comicverein e.V. / Grafik: Yulian Ardhi

In her presentation, Sheila gives a brief overview on the most important developments in Indonesian comics history from the early beginnings in the first half of the twentieth century, thereby introduces her countries’ classics like RA Kosasih and Teguh Santosa until she presents the trends and representations of comic art and its protagonist in Indonesia today, of which Sheila herself is a successful representative.

Her presentation is based on the current exhibition on Indonesian Comics »Equatorial Imagination«, curated by Hikmet Darmawan & Michel Wittock, shown from November 22, 2017 until January 21, 2018 in Bibliotheca Wittstockiana, as a part of the Europalia Festival in Brussels.

Sheila Rooswitha Putri; Bildquelle: Jörg Huhmann

Sheila Rooswitha Putri was born 1980 in Jakarta, Indonesia and is a comic artist and urban sketcher. She has loved comics since she was 8 or 9 years old, through Western comics, such as Tintin and Asterix; while her Indonesian comic influences include the late RA Kosasih, the artist considered the father of Indonesian comics.

She studied at the Faculty of Arts and Design Trisakti, Jakarta from 1998 to 2002. She has been working as a freelance illustrator and a storyboard artist for big-screen Indonesian movies and for TV commercials in various production houses, apart from drawing her very own stories: Her autobiographical blog »Sheilas Playground« circles around her everyday family life and made her one oft he most read & followed comic artists in Indonesia. She has published several titles, including Lovely Luna, Cerita si Lala, Duo Hippo Dinamis, Komikriuk, Antologi 7, Liquid City anthology and most recently Komik Jakarta with Muhammed Mistad and Haryadhi.

In 2013 she was 2nd Place Winner of the National Comic Competition held by Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Sheila also works as a part-time lecturer in Animation Department, SAE Institute Jakarta and is currently focussing on creating illustrations and comics about her city Jakarta. Sheila lives in Jakarta with her husband and two children who also draw really well. Veranstalterinfo