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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS2013-0002-003-0 TitleFamily: Ibu Juminem, Tri Sugiarti, Hartini & Children CreatorSamantha Tio, Budi Agung Kuswara DescriptionThe artwork is from Malam Di Jari Kita (The Wax On Our Fingers), a series arising from the collaborative efforts of Singapore photographer Samantha Tio (Mintio), Indonesian artist Budi Agung Kuswara (Kabul) and the batik makers of the Sido Luhur group from the village of Kebon Indah in Central Java. The series consists of nine artworks - four individual pieces, three diptych, a triptych and a quadtych - which combine the traditional art of batik with contemporary photography. The ladies featured are the batik makers who participated in the making of these works.“This family portrait shows Ibu Tri Sugiarti with her children, her mother Ibu Juminem, and aunt Ibu Hartini. After lunch, the children usually gather in the living room either watching television or lying down next to their mother who cuddles them as they take an afternoon nap. Ibu Juminem would be working on batik pieces in the compound outside. Ibu Hartini’s house is a few meters away and on some afternoons she drops by for a chat. At night, the children would often sleep in the same space with the adults, an arrangement that is captured in this portrait.” (Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 29). Production date 2012 - 2012 Object categoryPrint MaterialBeeswax, Natural Dye, Dye, Cotton, Fabric TechniqueCyanotype, Printmaking Dimensions H:: 350 cm L: 250 cm Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi.

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS2013-0002-003-0

TitleFamily: Ibu Juminem, Tri Sugiarti, Hartini & Children

DescriptionThe artwork is from Malam Di Jari Kita (The Wax On Our Fingers), a series arising from the collaborative efforts of Singapore photographer Samantha Tio (Mintio), Indonesian artist Budi Agung Kuswara (Kabul) and the batik makers of the Sido Luhur group from the village of Kebon Indah in Central Java. The series consists of nine artworks - four individual pieces, three diptych, a triptych and a quadtych - which combine the traditional art of batik with contemporary photography. The ladies featured are the batik makers who participated in the making of these works.“This family portrait shows Ibu Tri Sugiarti with her children, her mother Ibu Juminem, and aunt Ibu Hartini. After lunch, the children usually gather in the living room either watching television or lying down next to their mother who cuddles them as they take an afternoon nap. Ibu Juminem would be working on batik pieces in the compound outside. Ibu Hartini’s house is a few meters away and on some afternoons she drops by for a chat. At night, the children would often sleep in the same space with the adults, an arrangement that is captured in this portrait.” (Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 29).

Production date 2012 - 2012

Object categoryPrint

MaterialBeeswax, Natural Dye, Dye, Cotton, Fabric

TechniqueCyanotype, Printmaking

Dimensions

H:: 350 cm
L: 250 cm

Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi.

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