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The flowers with the outstretched palms, pun intended, can be taken at different ends - that of triumph in fully open stance, or despair reaching out for help. Whatever, the lolling stalks with the opened buds are jostling to get to the top, for air and sunshine - a metaphor of strife and freedom.For Amrus Natalsya, this holds a special significance, for he was imprisoned in Tangerang from 1968 to 1973, just on suspicion of being a member of the outlawed People's Cultural Legacy of the Communist Party better known by the acronym Lekra (its most famous members being Pramoedya Ananta Toer and Hendra Gunawan), in Indonesia. He lived, to tell his stories in the best way he knew how, in his art. Trained at ASRI (Fine Art Academy) in Yogyakarta in 1954, he is also adept in sculptures, taking part among others in the Jakarta Triennale of Sculpture at the Ismail Marzuki Cultural Centre (TIM).Born in Natal in Medan, North Sumatra, Amrus believes in art for the community in his involvement with the group, Artists Love.