Diyan Achjadi's exhibit at Oboro is an intriguing take on the powers of iconic representation. It's been touring around the country and this time finds itself in an appropriately decked out venue. The exhibit is comprised of prints, video, and installations which spread across the entirety of the red gallery space. From wall to wall one encounters the face of the iconic 'girl' who is multiplied in each medium. She's a flat and simplified medley of many of the cliches of girlhood rendered into an easy to swallow and mass produced form. Cartoons, posters, flags and little sculptures reminiscent of lawn ornaments all cross reference her figure in a series of reds and lush colours. Sometimes it feels like looking at Dora The Explorer filtered through a post-Superflat version of Maoist propaganda.
