The large charcoal on paper collage at BAB titled The Reckoning stems from the artist’s research on female mythology in Java and the stereotype these mythical figures have as the harbingers of social chaos. Her enquiry on Javanese society in fact centres on the male/female social structure, where the former is seen as the cause of disarray and indulgence, while the latter is seen as the forerunner of calm and order. In particular, The Reckoning focuses on the mythical story of Calon Arang – a character in Javanese and Balinese folklore dating from the 12th century and subsequently revived by Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s 1951 book the King, The Witch and the Priest. Tradition calls Calon Arang a widow, a witch, and a master of black magic. She is treated as an outcast and considered a disruption to social order due to her age and social condition. The drawing is accompanied by a sound installation: a poem recited by the artist, which compiles excerpts from Ananta Toer’s book and the artist’s own theories on male calm versus female chaos to emphasize that “chaos is a form of agency, and a form of feminism”.