Press / Artist Interviews:

KADIST (International Art Foundation) – August 2017
"Working in photography and video, the Indonesian artist Wimo Ambala Bayang embraces the conceptual possibilities of digital image manipulation. With humorous overtones, his practice comments on cultural identity, cliché, and mythology..."

Indonesia Bertutur (Ministry Cultural Showcase) – August 8, 2024:
"Profile on his project An Invitation to Put Yourself in My Shoes: "Karya Wimo Ambala Bayang ini menampilkan gambar dengan serangkaian narasi yang terfragmentasi dan tidak linear. Seniman Yogyakarta ini tertarik untuk membawa penonton pada momen penerimaan...""


Catfish Asia (Interview Highlight) – May 2, 2019:
In an interview exploring Indonesian contemporary photography: "Wimo's work has been exhibited internationally, including in exhibitions held at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum... He plays with visual reality, combining the real visual view and imagined fantasy."

Artsy (Editorial Spotlight) – April 3, 2026
"His works reflect unique perspectives on culture that are not made under a pretense to criticize, but to make us re-think the habits that seem 'to have always been there'... he play[s] with visual reality, combining the real visual view and imagined fantasy.

Kohesi Initiatives – April 2024
Regarding his Proverb Transmission series: "Wimo portrays war as a futile competition, wherein victory inevitably leads to defeat. If the universe is composed of interconnected things... then what is our connection to war?"

SMU Art Collection (Catalogue Entry) – May 4, 2012
Documentation for the work Portrait of Wimo Ambala Bayang: "Wimo is portrayed as a living vampire. He has a large collection of vampire paraphernalia."