Details
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
Object numberS2013-0002-006-0
TitleResting Time: Mbak Tri Muliyani & Ibu Tukirah
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 mother and daughter pair of Ibu Tukirah and Mbak Tri Muliyani works at Batik Wahyu Putro. Ibu Tukirah assists with colouring while her daughter does the tracing of motifs on cloth. In a single day, Mbak Tri is able to complete the motifs on three different pieces of fabric. She is one of the young ladies in Kebon Indah’s batik industry and started at the workshop after completing her secondary education. Here, mother and daughter are taking a break from work.”
(Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 28).
Production date 2012 - 2012
Object categoryPrint
TechniqueCyanotype, Printmaking
Dimensions
H:: 105 cm
L: 170 cm
L: 170 cm
Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi.
