Angki constantly challenges and re-questions general perceptions in the world of art-photography. In Out Of Degree, the artist contemplates on the meaning of knowledge acquired throughout the course of one’s life. The figure manages to achieve perfect balance and is able to withstand hardship and challenges ahead. Angki studied in the Modern School of Design, Yogyakarta, in 1993-1994, and furthered his studies at the Indonesian Institute of Art, Yogyakarta, in 1994-1999. He received the Asian Artist Fellowship from the National Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea, at the Changdong Art Studio in 2005-2006. He had solos in Kuala Lumpur (Kissing The Methods, Richard Koh Fine Art, 2009), Singapore, Hong Kong and Bali, Indonesia. He was included in the ‘Space and Shadows’ Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia exhibition at the Haus World Cultural House in Berlin in 2005.