BATIK: A SPIRITUAL LEGACY
BATIK: A SPIRITUAL LEGACY By Herdiana Surachman ( in Interview with Ms.Era Soekamto, Creative Director of Iwan Tirta Private Collection ) I never would have thought that a conversation about Batik would lead to the realm of spiritual understanding. This is a realm that is contained within the many Javanese Batik motifs that have long been a part of Indonesia's cultural life. Ms. Era Soekamto, the creative director of Iwan Tirta and a big name in the Indonesian fashion industry, spoke to me about Batik and the importance of preserv…
SACRED RITUAL: LABUHAN JALADRI
SACRED RITUAL: LABUHAN JALADRI - I had less than 12 hours before I catch the night train to Bandung and what I was thinking is a beach. I know it is not a leisure beach but, I justwant to see Parangtritis that day and it doesn't really far from Yogyakarta, it was about less than 2 hours by car, initially I just want to killing the time waiting my train, moreover I rent a car, I need to use it right? Nothing really happened during the trip, butttt after a second when I arrived, for a moment I can't believe what I see. There were so…
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