Rayastre (1968) is an Indonesian self taught artist interested in folk art and enlightenment. He has experimented extensively with entheogens like Bufo Alvarius. After a deeply transformative and mystical experience his artistic work changed profoundly. His work is a mystical process in which he gives active control away and becomes the vehicle of his subconscious.

“All my work will decay to a certain extent. The colors of the dried flowers will fade. Some yellowing of the cellotape may occur. All antique frames have minor damages due to their old age and may well deteriorate further. All will fade away into brown shades. I see this decay as part of my work- They’ll lose some current beauty, but an extra quality will be added. Especially in respect to memory, time and will deepen it psychologically.”

Between 1991 – 2023 Rayastre was active as a musician and composer of avant-garde music, with a discography of over 110 titles (see selected discography here). Since 2023 he shows his visual work to the public.