Khairani Barokka

An experimental work of creative non-fiction that challenges art history, confronts colonial ableism, and reclaims a stolen spirit. In Annah, Infinite, the dominant narratives surrounding Paul Gauguin's famous painting Annah la Javanaise (1893-1894) are turned upside down. The book argues a simple point: what if the portrait is not one of a consenting muse, but a child in pain? Annah,...