Photography Talk: Leonard Suryajaya

Leonard Suryajaya (b. Indonesia) uses his work to test the boundaries of intimacy, community and family. He uses photography, video, performance and installation to show how the everyday is layered with histories, meanings and potential. You can read more about his work and see some photos here.

Suryajaya’s photographs are held in major institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Photography, and The Block Museum. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Benaki Museum in Greece, Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, National Library in Singapore, Esker Foundation in Canada, and Aperture Gallery in New York. He’s received awards from prestigious institutions such as Guggenheim Fellowship, Artadia Awards, DCASE Esteemed Artist Award, Aaron Siskind Foundation Award, and Robert Giard Foundation Fellowship. He received MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BA and BFA from California State University Fullerton. He lives and works in Chicago, IL.