Antonius Wiriadjaja is an artist based in Manhattan, New York
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food · art · technology · education · queerness · end gun violence · survivor · grief · photography · code · circuits · the recently possible
food · art · technology · education · queerness · end gun violence · survivor · grief · photography · code · circuits · the recently possible
Antonius Wiriadjaja
An artist and educator bridging traditional practices and emerging technologies, Antonius Wiriadjaja (he/him/his) uses performance and protest as materials. His work has been showcased globally at events such as Paris Photo Week, Art Basel Miami, the TED Conference, and the United Nations, and has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, ArtNet, and The Jakarta Post.
He currently teaches creative coding and multimedia art at Queens College (CUNY), and has previously taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY), NYU Tisch School of the Arts, NYU Shanghai, and Institut Seni Indonesia as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar.
Current Projects
Foodmasku (2020-present)
An ongoing performance in which the artist makes meals into masks and then eats them. The project began during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as a daily ritual and meditation on isolation, identity, and sustenance. It has since evolved into a widely exhibited body of work exploring themes of protection, absurdity, and cultural memory through food-based self-portraiture.
Post Papa (2025-present)
A series of sketches on Post-it notes drawn while sitting with the artist’s father in hospice care. Post Papa began as a quiet act of presence and grief, capturing fragments of memory, humor, and tenderness during his final days. The project now stands as a personal archive exploring themes of family, mortality, and the act of witnessing through sketch-based storytelling.
Since the Shooting (2013-2018)
A photo series documenting the artist’s scars, taken daily from hospital release to the day of his shooter's trial. This long-term act of witnessing transformed personal trauma into a visual record of recovery, justice, and survival. The project confronts the ongoing impact of gun violence while reclaiming agency through repetition, vulnerability, and the body as evidence.