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Dialectical Hermeneutics in the Participatory Artwork “Salting the Sea” by Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina

Authors
Fransisca Retno Rahardjo1, *, I Made Gede Arimbawa2
1Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Tangerang, Indonesia
2Institut Seni Indonesia Bali, Denpasar, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: fransisca.retnosetyowati@lecturer.umn.ac.id
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Fransisca Retno Rahardjo
Available Online 18 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-612-8_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
contemporary artists; experimental design; performance art; dialectical hermeneutics; relational aesthetics
Abstract

Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina are a pair of contemporary artists from the Visual Communication Design department at the Jakarta Institute of Arts. They are known for their innovative and bold works. Their creations often explore social and political themes using experimental visual strategies. Their creativity can be found in installation art, video, photography, and performance art. One of Ahmett-Salina’s controversial works is “Salting The Sea,” and this research will examine the meaning embedded in the work through the visual semiotic analysis tools of Charles Sanders Peirce to Charles William Morris, and then conclude it within the context of hermeneutic understanding. After further elaboration, the author finds a dialectical relationship in the work “Salting The Sea,” which will reveal the nature of the artist’s artistic approach in today’s contemporary era and its connection to the zeitgeist of art in the past. The Western world has identified the method of participatory art creation, or what is often called involved fine art, as a quality of aesthetic rationality.

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2025)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
18 March 2026
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978-94-6239-612-8
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2667-128X
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