Taring Padi was founded in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 1998 by a group of artists and activists involved in the sociopolitical uprising against the corrupt and violent dictatorship of Haji Mohammad Soeharto, known as Suharto. Taring Padi’s mission is to use art as a tool of political unrest, solidarity, and education in order to effect social and democratic change, working in solidarity with community groups on environmental and social justice issues. Its practice is characterized by the collective creation of wayang kardus, murals, banners, sculptures, and street theater actions.