Born as a member of a displaced Malukuan community in exile / diaspora. Indigenous islanders, resilient people with a long turbulent history. More than 400 years of resistance, genocide and tribulations. But their descendants are still here today.

a man with a blue bird on his head

Born & bred, raised & based in multicultural Amsterdam the Netherlands, but originally from occupied South-Maluku in West-Melanesia, Oceania; the Liquid Continent.

a sunset with palm trees and a lake in the background

Tamata Siwalima

A descendant of tribal highlanders &

indigenous mountain-dwellers.

Tifa totobuang tunes;

indigenous percussions, legendary musicians.

Home is where the sopi is;

Leitimor Ambon-Gunung

his ancestral home in the hills.

With matrilineal bloodlines from

Haruku, saparua & nusa ina.

two people walking down a trail in the jungle

Jau dari mata, deka di hati. ❤️‍🔥

“Poi! Poi! Peeeuuu!..”

an image of a shark with a sword in its mouth

In his artwork he likes to incorporate symbolism, surrealism, the intrinsic, mystical & visionary themes, indigenous cultures & disruptive activism.

a man holding a sign that says the golden rule
the fall of colonialism i'm not self made i'm community made i'm family made i'm all

He finds his inspiration & purpose through his life experiences, storytelling & teachings of elders,

cultural- & spiritual insights, conversations with radical aRTISTS & disruptive ACTIVISTS

and the global revolt and resistance of indigenous- & oppressed peoples today.

a man with a backpack holding a sign
a statue with a quote about the revolution being born out of life, not hated for others


“..When I’m not making art, I like to explore,

I enjoy deep talks, indigenous philosophy,

unconventional / disruptive thinking,

Exploring new ideas,

live music,

singing (Maluku) songs

& 4 glasses of whisky,

at a nightly campfire

on full moon..”


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🎶 🔥 🎶

🌱🥃🥃🥃🥃🌿

a cartoon of a man riding on top of an ostrich

“..All Cassowaries Are Beautiful..”