Artist

Completed

2025 - 12

ABOUT THE MURAL

In My Diary of Depression, Muklay takes the audience on a personal emotional journey, now shared in Tokyo, a city that balances vibrant energy with quiet moments of reflection. The long-unseen black-and-white drawings resurface as symbols of the roots of depression: raw, honest, and sometimes heavy entries of a visual diary. Beside them, the colorful paintings step in like visual antidotes, radiating energy, healing, and hope.
By presenting this body of work in Japan, Muklay opens a conversation between personal experience and universal human emotion, showing how art can cross cultures to express vulnerability, resilience, and transformation. Together, the two mediums build a layered visual story: from facing the pain to reshaping and releasing it through creativity.
This exhibition becomes both an intimate reflection and an invitation for viewers to recognize that even in the darkest moments, there is always a path toward light even if the journey is messy, complex, and beautifully colorful.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Muchlis Fachri, known as Muklay (b. 1993, Jakarta), is an Indonesian visual artist recognized for his colorful and playful style that blends street art, pop culture, and cartoon-like characters. Working across murals, paintings, digital media, and installations, his work reflects the energy and humor of contemporary youth culture. Muklay has exhibited internationally and collaborated with global brands such as Uniqlo and Coach. He has also collaborated with BnA on multiple occasions, creating vibrant works that bring his distinctive visual language into the space.