Heri Dono has been a leading figure in Indonesian art since the early 1980s. He was part of a generation of Indonesian artists working before the fall of Suharto’s dictatorial rule in 1998, creating work that operated as a form of political resistance while employing figurative styles imbued with Indonesian culture, such as his training in ‘wayang-kulit’ (leather puppetry). Created in 1992, Makan pelor (Eating bullets) depicts monstrous creatures that represent the forces involved in modern power struggles, referencing both Indonesian and global contexts where those struggling for basic needs are often caught in the midst of violent conflicts.