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JOGJA INTERNATIONAL BATIK BIENNALLE 2016

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BATIK TRADITION FOR INNOVATIONS,
Royal Ambarukmo Hotel, October 13, 2016
(as of 3/9/2016)

General Information
1. Background

Batik Indonesia is a Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, as

inscribed by UNESCO in October 2, 2009. As stated in the UNESCO, 2009:
- Batik is traditional handcrafted textile rich in intangible cultural values, passed down
for generations in Java and elsewhere made by applying dots and lines of hot wax to
cloth using chanting or copper stamps, as resist to hand-dyeing later removed by
boiling and/or scraping, repeating the process for each color.
- Batik patterns and motifs possess deep symbolism related to social status, local
community, nature, history and cultural heritage
- Indonesian Batik: The techniques, symbolism and culture surrounding hand-dyed
cotton and silk garments known as Indonesian Batik permeate the lives of
Indonesians from beginning to end: infants are carried in batik slings decorated with
symbols designed to bring the child luck, and the dead are shrouded in funerary
batik.
In 2014, Yogyakarta was declared by the World Craft Council as the World Batik
City. Batik of Yogyakarta meets the criteria to be the World Crafts City from the
historical value, originality, conservation efforts through regeneration (trans-generation),
economic value, environmental friendly, international reputation, and consistency.
Located within the Yogyakarta Special Region, the city of Yogyakarta is known
as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, royal dance, folk
dance, drama, music, poetry, many types of crafts / folk arts and puppet shows. It is
also one of Indonesia's most renowned centers of higher education. At the city's center
is the Sultan's palace called the Kraton Yogyakarta, and the smaller palace lead by the
Paku Alam X called the Puro Pakualaman. While the city sprawls in all directions from
the kraton, the core of the modern city is to the north.
There are over 75,000 handicraft makers that spread out in the villages and
urban villages all over in Yogyakarta Special Region producing everything from key
chains to furniture. Most of the crafts, including batik, in Yogyakarta relates to the
agriculture and the activities of women who works at home while raising her children.
And Batik has developed since ancient time even before the establishment of
Borobodur temple (Mataram Buddhas Kingdom in 7th century.
In compare to the other areas of batik in Java, the batik from Jogja has directly
connection to the original of Mataram batik. As in the Giyanti Treaty in 1755, the Islamic
Mataram was divided into 2 (two) Kingdoms, there are Solo and Yogyakarta. Based on
the manuscript Serat Jati Sari, 3 important components from Islamic Kingdoms of
Mataram should be brought to Yogyakarta rulers. There are customs, heirlooms, and
culture. This is including batik motifs and styles. Currently, Batik (hand painted and
stamped) are spread out in the area of Yogyakarta city, Bantul, Sleman, Kulon Progo,
Gunungkidul in Yogyakarta Special Territory.
Since the inscription of Batik as UNESCO Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible
Heritage of Humanity in 2009, the curiosity people on how is called batik tradition has
increased. Moreover, when Yogyakarta declared as the World Batik City the questions
have flourished. What is referred to Yogyakarta batik? What are the outstanding of
Yogyakarta that makes Yogyakarta declared as a World Batik City? Meanwhile, as well
as other variety of folk arts, innovation from time to time is always developed. The
question than, how is the innovation of batik without ignoring the tradition.
Reflecting the challenges of batik development in Yogyakarta as well as other
place in Indonesia and other countries, the proposed overall theme of the International
Symposium is Batik: Traditions for Innovations". Meanwhile, the OC intends to
publically share new knowledge from many distinguished speakers and experts from
this symposium through Public Lectures program in various universities and local
institutions.

2. Structure of Public Lectures & Symposium

2a. Public Lectures

The structure of the symposium will be 2 hours solo lecture and QA in the same
time in different venues and topics. Each topic does not only focus on batik but related
to, such as Creative Industries, World Heritage City and Batik City, etc.

2b. Symposium
The structure of the symposium will consist of 3 parts there are Keynote Speech,
Session 1 is Panel Discussion and Session 2 is Talk Show.
Learning from the understanding of public on the history of Yogyakarta batik is
still limited, the key note speech will focus on the History and Outstanding of Yogyakarta
Batik Tradition. This presentation will be supported with the very rare of Yogyakarta
batik motif show.
Session 1 is Panel Discussion on Global Innovation of Batik. There are many
challenges in innovating of the Batik traditions. Therefore, we would like to tackle the
questions below:
- Instead of learning from the speakers experiences on their efforts on managing
traditions of batik for the innovations, the question arose to what extent the
development of batik can be called innovation product without neglecting the
traditions?
- What is the goal of the innovation?
 - How do we deal with the conflicts between global innovation and conserving the
tradition?
- How do we integrate the batik traditions in the process or the motifs? Do we
prioritize the process or the motifs?
- Who is the actors of this innovation? And how is the role of the batik crafters?
- Questions and answers with audience.
Session 2 is the Talk Show on the Current Issues on Batik Innovations. A moderator
will raise questions to several resources on current Issues on Batik innovations on their
opinion, conflict resolution, and recommendation to solve the problem. Floor will have
chance to raise issues, questions and comments. Some current issues to be discussed:
- Is printed batik motif innovation or fake?
- Why is printed batik motif developed?
- What is the legal standing of printing a tradition batik motif?
- How to avoid the printed batik?
- How is the global concern on the innovation of batik tradition?

3. Organizers

OC Jogja International Batik Biennale In collaboration with:

- Government of Yogyakarta Special Territory
- Dekranasda DIY
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
- various universities and institutions

4. Venue /Date

Public Lectures in various institutions and universities, 12 October 2016, and

Symposium in the Royal Ambarukmo Hotel, 13 October 2016.

5. Objectives of the Public Lectures and Symposium

5a. Public Lectures

Sharing new knowledge from distinguished speakers and experts around the
globe directly to local societies from various universities and institutions.

5b. Symposium

- Promoting the concept, history and outstanding of the tradition of Yogyakarta batik
since the Buddhist-Hindu Mataram period.
- Learning the global innovation of batik in various countries.
- Finding the successful cases to solve the current issues of batik
- Drafting recommendations to be discussed in the Jogja International Batik Biennale
2019.
6. Tentative program Schedule

6a. Public Lectures (proposed)

Tuesday, 12 October 2014, 2-4 pm

1. Center for Tourism Studies, UGM hosts Mr. Edric Ong, Architect, Fashion
Designer, Senior Vice President of World Craft Council-Asia Pacific
Region & Vice President of World Craft Council South East Asia Sub-
region, Malaysia, on Creative Industries.
2. Balai Besar Kerajinan dan Batik DIY hosts Mdm. Annegret Haake, Batik Expert
and Writer, Germany
3. Islamic University Indonesia hosts DR. Ghada Hijjawi-Qaddumi, President,
World Craft Council-Asia Pacific Region, Kuwait
4. Chamber of Commerce DIY hosts Mdm. Surapee Rojanavongse, Former
President of World Craft Council-Asia Pacific Region, Thailand
5. Indonesian Arts Institute hosts DR. Min-Chin Chiang, Associate Professor,
Center of Traditional Arts, Graduate Institute of Architecture and Culture
Heritage, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan, on Art and
Intangible Heritage Conservation
6. BAPPEDA DIY & Jogja Heritage Society hosts Prof. DR. Yoshifumi Muneta,
Professor, the Department of Environmental Design, Kyoto Prefectural
University, Kyoto, Japan, on "Urban Policies on Cities Culture
Development and Its Modern History of Textile Industries, Cases Kyoto-
Japan, Florence-Italy, Lyon-French".
7. Indonesian Architect Institute DIY hosts Yann Follain, Director, Principle
Architect, Co-founder of WY-TO Architects Singapore/France, on
Museum Design and Architectural Practices

6b. Symposium

Wednesday, 13 October 2014

09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony: Batik Dance
10:00 - 10:30 Keynote Speech:
Moderator: DR. Laretna T. Adishakti, Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)
Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Manu Jayaatmaja Widyaseputra, Lecturer and Filolog, Universitas Gadjah
Mada (Indonesia) presents The History and Outstanding of Yogyakarta Batik
Tradition

10:30 - 12:30 Session 1: Global Innovation of Batik

Moderator: Prof. DR. Ida Rochani Adi, Professor, Universitas Gadjah Mada.
Panelists:
 Mdm. GKBRAy Paku Alam X, Vice President, Yogyakarta Regional Crafts
Council (Indonesia)
Mr. Edric Ong, Senior Vice President of World Crafts Council Asia Pacific
Region & Vice President of World Crafts Council South East Asia Sub-
region (Malaysia}
Mdm. Annegret Haake, Batik Expert and Writer (Germany)
Mdm. Tatyana Agababaeva, Batik Artist (Azerbaijan)

12:30 13.30 Lunch Break

13.30- 15:30 Session 2: the Current Issues on Batik Innovations.
Moderator: Retno Murti, Fashion Writer (Indonesia)
Resources:
Prof. DR. Rahadi Ramelan, Former Minister of Trade (Indonesia)
Mr. Triawan Munaf, Head, Creative Economy Board, Indonesia (proposed)
DR. Ghada Hijjawi-Qaddumi, President, World Craft Council-Asia Pacific
Regional (Kuwait)
Mdm. Surapee Rojanavongse, Former President, World Craft Council-Asia
Pacific Regional (Thailand)
DR. Min-Chin Chiang, Associate Professor, Center of Traditional Arts,
Graduate Institute of Architecture and Culture Heritage, Taipei National
University of the Arts (Taiwan)
15:30 - 16:00 Wrap-up Session
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break