JOURNAL

Truntum, A Love Story Written by A Woman, for Women

The story of Batik Truntum can be read as an allegory for what Javanese women face within patriarchal structures—whether in royal courts or ordinar...

The Quaint Downtown Of Semarapura

Paintings, traditional ikat, museums, and beautiful pasar makes Klungkung a quainty old town. Located between Gianyar and Karangasem, Klungkung con...

Pithe Meets: Aloysia Neneng

With her perseverance, Neneng established Abyakta Budaya not only to teach traditional dance but also instill the values and ethics embedded in Jav...

OF BIRDS AND BEASTS

The migration of symbolism from Chinese culture to the coastal batik of Pesisir Indonesia reflects a fascinating interplay of tradition and artistry.

Pithe Meets: Putu Arista Dewi

Each of us has their own journey to find the core of themselves. For Arista, she’s finding herself through dance. Arista dances to find what does i...

EXPLORING JOMBANG'S WAYANG POTEHI

The oldest potehi ever found in Indonesia is archived in a temple in the Chinese kampungin Gudo village, Jombang. The kampung was officiated by the...

Pithe Meets: Tjok Istri Ratna Cora

Tjok Istri Ratna Cora is a force of passion behind many wastra (traditional textile) preservation projects. She works both as an academic to a desi...

UNRAVELING PALEMBANG'S BATIK

Musi River is the heart of Palembang. On the river side of Musi, immigrants from all around the globe arrived in the 13th century. One of the group...

BULAN DAN PERAYAAN

The moon marks the passage of time in China, laying the flow and pattern for agriculture and rites of passage. As the Chinese migrated outside of t...

EVERYDAY CONSIDERATIONS: NEW SERIES OF ECO BAG

Consider this scenario is something that’s bound to happen. It's the weekend and you have just received a text; an invitation for a cafe and museum...

PITHE MEETS: RETRACING MEMORY THROUGH BATIK

Her first time coming to Bali mapped so much memory of Indonesia, now Zoe Lin, 15 years later, tried to retrace and cherish the memory back - throu...

PITHE MEETS: PAPERMOON PUPPET

Following intuition is what Maria Tri Sulistyani (R) and Iwan Effendi (I) have been doing ever since. Together, they work on their humble little dr...