I am Indah (they/them), an illustrator, animation filmmaker and graphic designer.
The worlds and stories I create revolve around the search for identity and embracing all that you encounter along the way, contributing to a greater understanding and acceptance of discovering who you are and what you will become.
My work is associative and explorative and my interests and ambitions scatter all over the place - I like to dive into mythology and divinity, intergenerational stories, cultural identity, sexuality and genderstudies and translate my sketches, research and music into an expanding colourful universe. With the work I make, I hope to leave you some wonder and enlightenment. I want you to feel possibilities. This is not something I only want to share with others, but is important as a reminder for myself as well.
✦ In the past years, I...
- taught myself how to play guitar, bass and piano to make tunes
- was a partner of the collective komovo and design studio Atelier Pindakaas
- made de Emping Bende, a short film on queer friendships + uninhibited imagination
- was part of the NEXT talent program
✦ At this very moment, I am...
- working on a short film about the intersection of divinity, identity and sacred objects
- doing freelance projects, such as designing books, book covers and posters
- developing my art practice to combine illustration, animation, music and research
- working from my art studio in the center of Rotterdam, NL
Education
2021 - 2022 ✦ MA Animation, MIVC, St. Joost School of Art & Design
2018 - 2021 ✦ MSc. Design for Interaction, IDE, TU Delft
2015 - 2018 ✦ BSc. Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft
Nominations + grants
2023 - 2024 ✦ Selected for the NEXT talent program by Playgrounds
2023 ✦ Nomination best international student film, Merced Queer Film Festival
Film screenings + exhibitions
2024 ✦ Exhibition / Illustrada, NL
2023 ✦ Film screening + Q&A / Emping Bende / Open Doek op Zuid, NL
2023 ✦ Film screening / Emping Bende / Merced Queer Film Festival, USA
2023 ✦ Film screening / Emping Bende / Student World Impact Festival, online
2023 ✦ Film screening + Q&A / Emping Bende / Rotterdams Open Doek, NL
2022 ✦ Film screening / Emping Bende / Watersprite Film Festival, GB
2022 ✦ Film screening / Thread / Framed Filmfestival, NL
