Artists Open ‘Earth, Our Shared Home’ Exhibition to Amplify Ecological Alarm

JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — The ‘Earth, Our Shared Home for Shared Prosperity’ art exhibition opens on Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 in Jakarta to voice growing ecological concern through visual art as environmental, social, and economic pressures intensify across Indonesia, a move aimed at fostering public reflection and collective responsibility.

The exhibition was inaugurated at the National Library building by APEI Executive Director A. Lily Widjaja, who said art served not only as expression but also as a catalyst for awareness and ethical reflection.

She said Indonesia entered 2026 still grappling with environmental degradation, recurring natural disasters, and widening social and economic gaps that demanded shared accountability.

“Through these paintings, the public is invited to look again at the condition of the earth we all inhabit,” Lily said during her opening remarks.

Golden Rose Community representative Yohana Sri said the exhibition ran from Friday, Jan 4, 2026 to Thursday, Jan 9, 2026 and featured both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works.

She added that the organizers would also hold an open painting workshop for the public on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2026 as part of broader community engagement.

Yohana said the exhibition concept had been developed more than six months earlier, long before ecological crises and disasters became more intense.

The theme, she said, emerged from artists’ concern over environmental conditions and the social realities surrounding urban life.

The exhibition also adopted an inclusive approach by involving artists with disabilities as well as creators from densely populated urban areas across Greater Jakarta.

These communities, organizers said, were among those most directly affected by today’s ecological and economic pressures.

The organizers highlighted how exploitative views toward nature had driven deforestation, pollution, and environmental damage that weakened both ecosystems and social resilience.

Through ‘Earth, Our Shared Home for Shared Prosperity,’ participating artists said they hoped art could remind society that caring for the planet required sustained commitment rather than temporary attention.