Details
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
Object numberS2013-0002-010-0
TitleMother & Daughter: Ibu Tukinem & Mbak Ambar
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.“The youngest participant in the Malam Di Jari Kita project, Mbak Ambar was still studying batik making in a nearby school when the artworks were being made. A few months after the end of the project, she finished her studies and is the first batch of graduates from the batik making course. Mbak Ambar presently works at a batik shop in Solo. For the designs on Ibu Tukinem’s attire, she started on the wax application process but her mother eventually helped to complete the piece.”
(Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 20).
Production date 2012 - 2012
Object categoryPrint
MaterialNatural Dye, Dye, Cotton, Fabric
TechniqueCyanotype, Printmaking, Batik Tulis, Batik, Wax Resist Dyeing, Resist Dyeing
Dimensions
H:: 180 cm
L: 80 cm
L: 80 cm
Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi.
