[Lecture] Batik and Community: Spiritual Resilience and the Artistry of Pesisir Batik

Name: [Lecture] Batik and Community: Spiritual Resilience and the Artistry of Pesisir Batik
Start: 2025-04-10T19:00:00+08:00
End: 2025-04-10T20:00:00+08:00
Location: 1 Empress Place, Singapore, Singapore 179555

Schedule

Thu Apr 10 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

1 Empress Place, Singapore, Singapore 179555 | Singapore, SG

𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲:
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐧

This lecture is free.
Registration (with a $10 refundable deposit) is required.
Click here to register: https://batikandcommunity.peatix.com

The 𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑟 (north coast of Java) was a key batik-producing region in the 19th century, known for its multiculturalism and hybrid designs. However, under Dutch colonial rule, ethnic communities were segregated, and workshop owners exerted varying degrees of control over batik artists, impacting their artistic output.
This talk explores the changing relationship between batik artistry and community in the 21st century. It examines the connection between batik making and spirituality in Muslim 𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑟 culture, and the role batik plays in fostering communal happiness and resilience. Interviews conducted with batik makers reveal multi-directional influences: creating batik gives them the emotional and spiritual resilience to endure hardships, which in turn engenders greater artistry in their work.

𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟
𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐧 is Associate Professor of Community Development Studies at the Department of Islamic Community Development, Mataram State Islamic University. He holds postgraduate degrees from VHL Scholen, Wageningen University, Australian National University, and Yogyakarta State Islamic University. His research focuses on community education, resilience, and the role of education in social transformation.

𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐞 is the author of 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑒𝑏𝑎𝑦𝑎: 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 1500–1950 and co-author of 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠: 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎, 1500–1900, both published by ACM. He is the Founding Curator of NUS Baba House and host of The Mark of Empire on CNA.

This talk is organised in conjunction with the special exhibition 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐍𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, at the Peranakan Museum until 31 August 2025.