The Art of Batik Workshop with Sabine Bolk

Name: The Art of Batik Workshop with Sabine Bolk
Start: 2024-10-26T13:00:00+07:00
End: 2024-10-26T17:30:00+07:00
Location: Suite 407-8 BACC, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 939 Rama 1 Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok 10330

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 01:00 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC+07:00

Location

Suite 407-8 BACC, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 939 Rama 1 Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok 10330 | Bangkok, BM

Event background
Batik art is a mesmerizing, rich and diverse cultural heritage of the Indonesian archipelago. Batik is well-known, especially the batik from Indonesia is worn, collected, and exhibited worldwide. In Indonesia the making of, the use of patterns and their meaning, and the wearing of batik are UNESCO ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ since 2009. Batik is first a technique, but also very much a philosophy of patterns. Within the different populations, batik is used to express themselves. Each region on Java and other Indonesian islands has its own specific motifs and use of color, with the batik from Java being well known also outside the island wherever the population migrated (voluntarily and not) in Sumatra, but also in Malaysia and Singapore, and as far as South Africa and Suriname
The workshop will be given by Sabine Bolk is a Dutch artist and researcher who has a great passion for batik (see below). For this workshop organized by SEA Junction, Sabine will be sharing her expertise in a two-session workshop on Saturday 26 October 2024 from 1pm to 5 pm at SEA Junction, 4th Fl., BACC.
The 4.5-hour workshop will be divided into two sessions with details as follows:
Session I: Paper Sarong & The Art of Batik – 3 hr.
In the Paper Sarong workshop, participants will explore the rich culture of pattern-making inspired by Javanese Batik. Participants will have a unique opportunity to create and design batik sarong on paper, explore process of batik making and explore the following questions: how do we make a pattern, what can a motif tell us about ourselves and our surroundings?
Session II: Research Batik Workshop – 1.5 hr
During the Research Batik Workshop, participants will learn more about how to research batik kept in Dutch museum collections, to use the database of the Wereldmuseum (World Museum) and discover new or different insights on batik history. During the workshop, Sabine will guide participants to work on an assignment using the databases and books at SEA Junction and share practical tips and tricks. This workshop focus on researching Batik, but it is useful for anyone searching for information on objects from Southeast Asia kept within Dutch collections. is highly recommended for art enthusiasts, specialists and curators who want to learn more about fabric art and how to navigate a world premier online database of fabric and arts from around the world.
Please bring your own paper notebook and pen/writing instruments, and if possible, please also bring a laptop or iPad/tablet.
Cost – 200 THB for two sessions (independently of whether participants choose to attend only one). Registration and payment is required upfront in order to prepare for the materials of the workshop.
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