Nalakala

Roby Dwi Antono’s Nalakala brings the Indonesian artist’s imagined world into public space through bronze. Produced through Volery in 2024, the sculpture stands 2.75 metres high and weighs approximately 1.2 tonnes. Its scale gives a familiar element of the artist’s practice a new physical relationship with the viewer.

Nalakala was first presented on Passeig de Vara de Rey in central Ibiza as part of CAN Art Fair’s 2024 public art programme, from 20 June to 9 September. The placement took the work beyond the fair’s exhibition spaces and into the everyday movement of the city, where it could be approached from different directions and encountered without a ticket.

In 2025, the sculpture travelled to the gardens of Puente Romano in Marbella. The new setting changed the experience of the same work: architecture, planting and the slower movement of a garden replaced the activity of an urban square.

Across the two presentations, the project follows Volery’s commitment to developing work with artists beyond the gallery. Nalakala connects the intimate, imaginative character of Antono’s imagery with the material presence and technical demands of monumental sculpture.

Artist

Roby Dwi Antono

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

2.75 × 2.50 × 2.30 m

Weight

Approximately 1.2 tonnes

Edition

3

Presentations

Ibiza, 2024 · Marbella, 2025