More from Easy Tiger, #1 Asia Stickers Museum

Meiffi Oscar from Easy Tiger, #1 Asia Stickers Museum in Indonesia sent me a little more information about his background and interest in stickers and sticker culture (see also previous post on Indonesian political stickers from Easy Tiger, Asia #1 Stickers Museum). He writes:

“I [went on] a motorcycle tour from Java to Sumatra from December 2010 to February 2011. It was remarkable achievement for me cause I used my classic Japanese bike (Honda CB 100cc, 1976). Along the way I saw nature, culture, and got a lot of stickers. Instead of sticking them on my helmet, I just kept them for no reason. It was because I had no copy of them, and limited edition (in terms that I don’t wanna lose it cause it’s an artifact from my journey). Then I got a chance to visit Electric Ladyland Museum in Amsterdam and it made me kept thinking of what kind of museum that I should build.

Then voila, I remembered my motorcycle clubs stickers I had before my trip. I decided to turn the idea into a museum in August 2012 (collecting, hunting, online buying, exchange, asking for donations, etc.).

What I meant before with ignorable stuff (in my other note) is sticker is great art in a small size. People never notice it. If they have it, they stick it. They never think of the story behind it or if they won’t see it again in the future. In terms of preserving this culture, I start to built this art movement.

In Indonesia, lots of people just laugh at classic or vintage stickers from 80’s now. Those stickers are so rare. So it’s my duty to track them, give back the good old memories. In fact, it’s still relevant with nowadays issues such ‘quote’ stickers like ‘silence is gold,’ ‘time is money,’ etc. To prevent this stuff from being abandoned in the future, I also preserve the stickers from present day. I’m thinking about the legacy for the next generation.

Whether it’s for art or research or exhibition or… just for laughs. I bet 100%, once we see stickers from our youth era, we will at least smile. That’s the point. To keep the spirit alive. Even it’s small, cheap, full of tacky or cheesy words, or vulgar, or whatever, I’ll collect all of them. They are the treasure, the legend itself.”

Thanks, Meiffi!  Here is another sticker from the batch I received from him yesterday.  I’m going to need a little help making sense of it.