Tijdens Proeflokaal #80 brachten Husc aka Sander Bolk & Koen de Wit een dadaïstische performance van de futuristische dichter Mayakovsky. Voor hun optreden maakte ik een objet trouvé stop-motion. Iets meer als 400 digitale foto's van 2006 t/m 2010 selecteerde ik, op kleur, verval, vorm, opbouw, reizen, lucht, natuur & tijdelijkheid, en plaatste ze in een loop. De foto's die ik op Java maakte zitten er ook in verwerkt.
Bij de opening van "2 sides of a story" betreden Husc & Koen de Wit nogmaals het podium met "Mayakovsky".
April 30, 2010
March 19, 2010
Old photos of Japan
A journey through old Japan!
Pet Bird Shop, 1930
Found this beautiful website full of photo's (and old postcards) called Old photos of Japan. Enjoy!
Shimabara Tayuu, 1920
Pet Bird Shop, 1930Found this beautiful website full of photo's (and old postcards) called Old photos of Japan. Enjoy!
Shimabara Tayuu, 1920
March 11, 2010
L'Indonesie comment elle vit
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
A short black-and-white movie by Dutch film pioneer Willy Mullens about Indonesia in the 20s. The later added French audio is very (politically) incorrect, but the movie itself show beautiful images of historical Indonesia.
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
The Batik culture is also presented in "L'Indonesie comment elle vit". In a few images they show the making of Batik with caps and canting. The voice-over tells that 'the old craft Batik is stimulated with finance by the Dutch government'..'and that the Art of Batik is improving'..
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
The movie is beautiful, and I still recognize the Indonesia of today in it. The movie "L'Indonesie comment elle vit" is part of the DVD box "Nederlands Indië, Van Nederlandsch-Indië naar Indonesië, but you can also watch it partly online.
A short black-and-white movie by Dutch film pioneer Willy Mullens about Indonesia in the 20s. The later added French audio is very (politically) incorrect, but the movie itself show beautiful images of historical Indonesia.
The Batik culture is also presented in "L'Indonesie comment elle vit". In a few images they show the making of Batik with caps and canting. The voice-over tells that 'the old craft Batik is stimulated with finance by the Dutch government'..'and that the Art of Batik is improving'..
Still from "L'Indonesie comment elle vit"
The movie is beautiful, and I still recognize the Indonesia of today in it. The movie "L'Indonesie comment elle vit" is part of the DVD box "Nederlands Indië, Van Nederlandsch-Indië naar Indonesië, but you can also watch it partly online.
February 24, 2010
Pembatik
Opvallende overeenkomsten & tegenstellingen op het web. Tijdens het googlen trof ik een foto aan van een Batik makende mevrouw.
Deze foto staat tevens ook op Wikipedia om Batik Tulis, het met een met de hand, canting, een Batiklap voorzien van was, toe telichten. Schokkend dat dit beeld hiervoor gekozen wordt, omdat voor mij dit beeld juist een vertegenwoordiging is van de ondergang van Batik. Het ultieme beeld naar toeristen toe, in een winkel vol Batik zit een vrouw Batik te maken om te illustreren dat de te koop zijnde Batiks echt zijn.
In mijn boek (in wording) "De reis naar Batik, een vergeten industrie" illustreert deze foto (een andere vrouw, maar dezelfde plek) juist deze tegenstrijdigheid. Hoe is een fijne kunstvorm als Batik geworden tot een commercieel toeristen souvenir? De Batik die de ambacht, de techniek & kennis dreigt te verliezen en daarmee al zijn schoonheid.
Deze foto staat tevens ook op Wikipedia om Batik Tulis, het met een met de hand, canting, een Batiklap voorzien van was, toe telichten. Schokkend dat dit beeld hiervoor gekozen wordt, omdat voor mij dit beeld juist een vertegenwoordiging is van de ondergang van Batik. Het ultieme beeld naar toeristen toe, in een winkel vol Batik zit een vrouw Batik te maken om te illustreren dat de te koop zijnde Batiks echt zijn.February 1, 2010
The art of batik to be taught in schools
Newspaper article in The Jakarta Post
Slamet Susanto , The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Fri, 01/29/2010 11:04 AM | The Archipelago
Photo I made during my stay in Indonesia
Batik reaches new heights in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, with the administration planning to include batik as a school subject for elementary to senior high school students as of the next school year. The regency also plans to require students and teachers to wear batik uniform three times a week, from Thursday to Saturday.
“We hope all schools can implement the new school subject properly to ensure that all students understand batik from an early age,” Bantul Regent Idham Samawi said.
He said he has issued a regulation requiring schools to include batik as a local school subject as part of its teaching model, which is based on local wisdom and culture. Head of Bantul regency basic education office, Sahari, said the inclusion of batik as a school subject is intended to ensure of batik’s survival as a component of local culture. He said his office would also work together with the Indonesian Art Institute to determine the standard of curriculum for batik as school subject.
“We’re currently working with universities on details to set the standard for the curriculum,” he said.
He said batik would likely be ready to be included as a school subject in the upcoming new school year.
Apart from batik, several schools have taken the lead in including local content in the school subjects. Sriharjo elementary school in Imogiri, Bantul has taught karawitan and gamelan traditional music orchestra as well as batik-making to its students.
“Currently, we just start introducing karawitan and batik-making for first graders. Soon, the subjects will be given to all students,” said teacher Budi Haryoto.
He said the school cooperates with local group near the school for the subjects, including in providing gamelan orchestra and teachers. “Learning about karawitan and gamelan is good to shape children’s characters,” said Ngadiran, the ka-rawitan and gamelan music teacher.
He said the key to teaching the subjects was patience. “Children are impatient so we have to be patient.”
Slamet Susanto , The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Fri, 01/29/2010 11:04 AM | The Archipelago
Batik reaches new heights in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, with the administration planning to include batik as a school subject for elementary to senior high school students as of the next school year. The regency also plans to require students and teachers to wear batik uniform three times a week, from Thursday to Saturday.
“We hope all schools can implement the new school subject properly to ensure that all students understand batik from an early age,” Bantul Regent Idham Samawi said.
He said he has issued a regulation requiring schools to include batik as a local school subject as part of its teaching model, which is based on local wisdom and culture. Head of Bantul regency basic education office, Sahari, said the inclusion of batik as a school subject is intended to ensure of batik’s survival as a component of local culture. He said his office would also work together with the Indonesian Art Institute to determine the standard of curriculum for batik as school subject.
“We’re currently working with universities on details to set the standard for the curriculum,” he said.
He said batik would likely be ready to be included as a school subject in the upcoming new school year.
Apart from batik, several schools have taken the lead in including local content in the school subjects. Sriharjo elementary school in Imogiri, Bantul has taught karawitan and gamelan traditional music orchestra as well as batik-making to its students.
“Currently, we just start introducing karawitan and batik-making for first graders. Soon, the subjects will be given to all students,” said teacher Budi Haryoto.
He said the school cooperates with local group near the school for the subjects, including in providing gamelan orchestra and teachers. “Learning about karawitan and gamelan is good to shape children’s characters,” said Ngadiran, the ka-rawitan and gamelan music teacher.
He said the key to teaching the subjects was patience. “Children are impatient so we have to be patient.”
January 22, 2010
Disposable-camera photos, last film
January 9, 2010
Beyond the Dutch
Ruang Sikabayan van Tisna Sanjaya
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