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Anjasmara's Naive Nudity in CP Biennale Exhibition
Anjasmara was on the top of his career as an actor when he agreed to participate in a supposedly artful and limited exhibition of 2005 CP Biennale. Had he never imagined his striking pose in the Pink Swing Park would draw violent protest from a radical front and cause him much depression.
Category : Indecency, Pornography, Religious Disgrace
Case : Anjasmara vs FPI on Nude Photography in CP Biennale Exhibition
Indictment : Article 282 Criminal Code on Indecency
Celebs involved: Anjasmara, Isabel Yahya
Year : 2005
Time Span : Begun in September 2005 and ended in November 2006
Here's the Case
The 2005 CP Biennale exhibition with “Urban Culture” theme took place in the Bank of Indonesia Museum, displaying various art installations and digital photography. One of the artwork, called “Pink Swing Park” showed Anjasmara and Isabel Yahja appearing almost nude in a park, mirroring the image of Adam and Eve in paradise. The installation that was photographed by Davy Linggar drew violent protests from "Islamic Defenders Front” (FPI). The exhibition that was supposed to held for one month from September 5 – Oktober 5, 2005 was then abruptly closed in September 27, 2005.
The Lawsuit and Its Journey
The Islamic Defender Front originally intended to report the case on the basis of pornography and religious disgrace as the photo was interpreted as blasphemy towards the prophet Adam A.S and Siti Hawa. The official lawsuit however was mainly about the indecency case which were filed by the FPI in October 2005, against:
Anjasmara, as the model
Isabel Yahya, as the model
Davy Linggar, as the photographer
Agus Suwage, as the idea originator
Jim Supangat, as the founder and chief curator of CP Biennale foundation
Anjasmara was reported to deal with a lot of stress due to the lawsuit. On October 17, 2005, during the fasting month, Anjas went to FPI headquarters and publicly apologized for the controversial photo. Anjas claimed that:- The photo was planned to be displayed for limited audience only and not for public view
- He did not received any honorarium for his participation as it was intended for non-commercial use
The apology was well accepted by the Islam Defenders Front, but the law process was uninterrupted.
Anjasmara and Isabela Yahya still had to attend the police investigation in Polda Metro Jaya on February 3, 2006 which took 2,5 hours. Afterwards, they both were named as suspects and face the threat of 1 year in prison. He was not held in detention due to this new status, but it has depressed him enough. A report said that due to his disappointment with his then lawyer, Elza Syarief, he decided to hire a new one, Yan Mustafa Amir, who was known close to FPI.
How It Ends
Anjas was quite relieved when FPI dropped all charges against Anjasmara as the continuation of their peace agreement in the fasting month.
In November 24, 2006, Polda Metro Jaya issued the SP3 which basically put the investigation agains Anjas into an end. After the case, Anjasmara hardly seen in public or act in TV shows. He chose to work behind the scene and focus on his family life.
Anjasmara Prasetya is an actor and model, born in Blitar, East Jawa, on November 13, 1975. He is most well-known in his role as a mental-retarded boy name Cecep in TV comedy “Wah Cantiknya!!”
Do you know?
In the aftermath of this case, the CP Biennale exhibition was decided to be terminated for good. This was announced by Jim Supangkat as the Chief Curator, in the pers conference on September 27, 2005. The underlying reasons were:
The exhibition has sparked unintended controversy on pornography and misinterpretation.
To protect the BI Museum as one of historical site from destruction.
With the Anjasmara-Isabel case, the original goal of the exhibition was clearly unachievable.
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