cross wall hanging

Textile artisan Desak Nyoman Parwati creates a casual dress replete with natural Balinese elements. Leafy motifs are created through a traditional batik dying process, which involves an artistic application of wax along with the tie-dying technique to create complex layers of color. Vibrant indigo and cerulean evoke a seaside feel.

Working with ancestral textile craft techniques, Yuni Kristina depicts Java's trumtum motif. It covers a blue silk scarf, stamped by hand and embellished with batik. A symbol of awakening love, it refers to a queen who felt neglected when the king took a mistress. She took up batik, creating stars in the dark sky, stars that became her friends. The king was so impressed with her batik that he rediscovered his great love for his wife.