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CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
Numero oggettoS2013-0002-012-0
TitoloIbu Tuti in the Mitoni Ceremony
CreatoreSamantha Tio, Budi Agung Kuswara
DescrizioneThe 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.
“When this portrait was taken, Ibu Tuti was pregnant with her second child. During the seventh month of pregnancy, it is customary for the ‘Mitoni’ ceremony to be held where blessings are offered to the mother and her unborn child. A part of this ceremony is the ‘Siraman’ ritual where the mother is showered with water from a dipper made from the husk of a coconut. Batiks with the Wahyu Tumurun motif and lurik batik are commonly used in the ceremony. This artwork symbolically represents Ibu Tuti at a Mitoni. She is seated for the Siraman, surrounding her are the Wahyu Tumurun motifs and draped on her shoulders is a batik lurik.” (Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 22).
“When this portrait was taken, Ibu Tuti was pregnant with her second child. During the seventh month of pregnancy, it is customary for the ‘Mitoni’ ceremony to be held where blessings are offered to the mother and her unborn child. A part of this ceremony is the ‘Siraman’ ritual where the mother is showered with water from a dipper made from the husk of a coconut. Batiks with the Wahyu Tumurun motif and lurik batik are commonly used in the ceremony. This artwork symbolically represents Ibu Tuti at a Mitoni. She is seated for the Siraman, surrounding her are the Wahyu Tumurun motifs and draped on her shoulders is a batik lurik.” (Kebon Indah. Mintio & Kabul, Kelompok Batik Tulis Sido Luhur, Collaboration, page 22).
Data 2012 - 2012
Categoria dell'oggettoPrint
MaterialeSynthetic Dye, Natural Dye, Dye, Cotton, Fabric
TecnicaCyanotype, Printmaking, Batik Tulis, Batik, Wax Resist Dyeing, Resist Dyeing, Hand Painting, Painting
Dimensioni
H:: 140 cm
Length: 105 cm
Length: 105 cm
Linea di creditoGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi.

