Going beyond the role of collector

TOM TANDIO

33, Indonesian

Managing director of an automotive company

TOM Tandio isn't just an art collector - he is also passionately involved in promoting the art of his country, Indonesia. For one thing, he helped raise 50 per cent of the budget for this year's Jogja Biennale and sits on the board.

He also founded IndoArtNow, a three-year-old non-profit organisation actively run by Natasha Sidharta that presents an online archive of all Indonesian contemporary exhibitions worldwide.

Though his day job is that of managing director of an automotive company, his commitment to art is unstinting. He says: "When I choose to collect an artist's works, I collect them in-depth. I will find out more by knowing the artist personally, the ideas behind his works, his character and personality, and what his …