On 22 April from 19h till 20.30h I gave a presentation for Stichting Hibiscus for their online Cultural Month. This year the focus is on ‘Batik Lasem’. In my talk I take you through my journey to Batik of the last 12 years. As special guests Romée Mulder and Myrthe Groot of Guave made an appearance to share their first Batik journey and we revealed more on our collaboration for their new collection!
The Webinar is in Dutch
In this Digital Batik Consultation we talk with Cindy Smits about two special Batiks from her grandmother. What can these Batiks tells us? This Batik Consultation was released online on Instagram in June as part of our Batik Stand Online Program for Tong Tong Fair 2020.
The Batik Stand online is a collaboration between Guave, Tong Tong Fair & Sabine Bolk
Editing: Myrthe Groot & Sabine Bolk
Batiks: collection Cindy Smits
Photos & videos: Cindy Smits
The third and final part of my article in three parts in the magazine ‘Tribale Kunst’. It was great to write in more depth on the development of Batik in the 19th century and to zoom in on some of the collections that make it possible to learn more about this time. It was wonderful to get to see the Dr. Elie van Rijckevorsel collection up and close and to write about the Batiks now on display at the Wereldmuseum (NL).
The magazine is only available for members of ‘Tribale Kunst’, you can see the magazine on their website tribalekunstencultuur.org & download it as a PDF. You can also send me email at sabine@sabinebolk.nl to request it as a PDF. I am working on the English version, hopefully soon more news on that!
Made my first Zine! It is on one of those Batik story that I wanted to tell for a long time already & a little Zine in Riso turned out to be the perfect match for this strange tale; ‘The Penguin & The Batik’. I made the Zine with the great guidance & support of Michael van Kekem at his studio in Rotterdam (NL)
The Zine tells in 20 pages the story from the moment I discover a penguin on a Batik. A visual story made in Riso Print in edition of 25 pieces.
~ The Zine is sold out ~
In this second Batik Consultation we talk with Rachel de Vries who we met in 2019 at the Tong Tong Fair when she visited our Batik Stand and showed us two amazing Batiks. Both Batiks have an interesting place in the history of the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia. This Batik Consultation was released online on Instagram in June as part of our Batik Stand Online Program for Tong Tong Fair 2020. It is now on Youtube with Dutch & English subtitles.
The Batik Stand online is a collaboration between Guave, Tong Tong Fair & Sabine Bolk
Editing: Myrthe Groot & Sabine Bolk
Batiks: collection Rachel de Vries
Photos & videos: Rachel de Vries and Sabine Bolk