Born in 1959 in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, Suwage graduated in 1986 from the Bandung Insti- tute of Technology, majoring in Graphic Design. His works were shown in solo exhibitions "Playing the Fool" (2004, Malaysia); "Fabulous Fable" (2004, Singapore); "Pause / Re-Play" (2005, Bandung, Indonesia); "I/CON" (2007, Jakarta). He joined numerous group exhibitions, some of the recent are "Thermocline of Art" (2004, Germany); "Shanghai Contemporary Art 2007 & 2008"; "Inanimate Perfor- mance" (2008, Taipei); "CIGE" (2008, Beijing). His work has been collected by world-wide art centers such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; the Singapore Art Museum; and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Japan) among other international institu- tions.