"Soul Ties is a thematic exhibition of art of colonial and post-colonial Indonesia. The exhibitions thematic focus on Indonesian landscapes and portraitures of the peoples and cultures of Indonesia is underpinned by a curatorial interest in the perceptions and conditions which have influenced local and foreign-born artists in the way they have imaged the land and her people through the centuries. In spanning the period of coverage from the 19th century to the present, the exhibition aims to surface the historical and cultural impulses which have given shape and substance to modern art in Indonesia."--Curatorial statement