Hendra HeHe Harsono (b. 1983)

Born in Kediri, works and lives in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Hendra Harsono, also known as HeHe, has long been engaged with painting, drawing, and resin toys, grounding his practice in personal experiences of everyday life as well as the broader dynamics of contemporary culture. His works are distinguished by childlike, surreal figures, often anthropomorphized objects animated with distinct personalities, as though they were alive.

For HeHe, painting is an imaginative process, a celebration of color that transforms personal experiences and social phenomena into fantastical figures rendered in acrylic. Amidst today’s overwhelming flow of digital information flow and the dominance of social media algorithms, his works seek to ignite imagination and wonder, encouraging us to move beyond passive consumption. His recent solo exhibitions include Once Upon a Blue Light, Think Space, Los Angeles, USA (2024).