Ada suatu keasyikan saat kita seorang diri menyusuri kota yang baru pertama kali didatangi. Bukan hanya kita jadi bebas melakukan apa saja, tapi juga interaksi dengan orang lain dan obrolan yang terjadi saat kita sendirian. Cobalah. Bisa juga dengan makan di luar rumah sendirian. Kita tidak perlu jaim; kalau memang mau, silakan saja makan pakai tangan dan jilat jemari jika sudah selesai dan makanannya memang seenak itu. Lalu ke bioskop. Tertawa atau menangislah sebebasnya, tidak usah pikirkan komentar orang lain---toh memang gelap kan. Sendirian bukanlah kisah sedih atau kondisi tidak enak. Sendirian justru bisa membebaskan. Selling Point: - Mengangkat tema kesendirian, bagaimana menikmati hidup secara sendirian. - Tanpa teks, penuh ilustrasi full color. - Karya Emte, ilustrator berbakat yang sudah berpengalaman dalam dunia ilustrasi. - Lanjutan Life as We Know It Profil Penulis: As life shapes him Mohammad Taufiq, better known by his mononym Emte, is a selftaught artist. As a young boy in kindergarten, he enjoyed drawing so much that no books and walls were free from his doodles. He continued his study in Visual Communication Design and received his degree from the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ). Over 25 years, Emte single-handedly built a versatile portfolio that spans from comic strips, magazine illustrations, album covers, book designs, merchandise and fine art paintings. With rich influences rooted in music, pop culture, humor, and everyday, urban experiences, Emte’s signature visual language lies in his meticulous, melted colors shaped by watercolor’s unpredictable strokes. Emte’s works have been exhibited in Indonesia and abroad, including presentations in Art Jakarta (2015, 2017, 2019), Unknown Asia – Japan (2018), London Book Fair (2019), several group shows in Australia, The United States (2019), and Canada (2023), and most recently a solo exhibition in Germany (2024). Emte is also the author of several zines and graphic novels, including Nyampah (Binatang Press, 2016) Gugug! 1&2 (GPU, 2018 & 2019), and Life as We Know It (GPU, 2023). Emte lives and works (mainly) alone in Jakarta – but is always open for collaborations. https://www.madebyemte.com https://www.instagram.com/emteemte