Jayanto Damanik Tan has lived in Sydney since late 1997 after fleeing the authoritarian regime in Indonesia at the time.
The Sumatran-Chinese descent admitted that his past life was oppressed, making him unable to express his true identity.
Through 'Lanterns and Tea', Jayanto said he wanted to share his family's Lunar new year tradition -- drinking tea together during the new year and making lanterns to be taken to the ancestral tombs as offerings.
In the event consisting of three sessions, the visual artist also provided various traditional snacks, both original and those made of ceramics, as accompany for the tea.
While related to lanterns, Jayanto said that the rainbow colours from these papers also held another important meaning to him.
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