Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...

SINGAPORE – Seen from afar, you might mistake Singaporean artist Sunar Sugiyou’s Wiseman (2023) for an arcane sinograph dashed off in Chinese ink. Upon closer inspection, the illusion dissolves. The ...

Designer Janet Teowarang had the opportunity to bring batik works from Indonesia to be exhibited in Australia. What makes this work different? The Fabrics of Modern Australia (FOMA) Exhibit and Runway ...

For Abel Hesed Tandadjaja, batik is more than a textile tradition – it is part of Indonesia's cultural identity and a craft he has known since childhood through his family's fabric business. That ...