The second show at new Sydney project space 16albermarle opened Saturday 29 February. Mythlines and memories: new batiks by Dias Prabu features 15 three metre batiks swarming with images and motifs from ancient Javanese culture and folklore interpreted through the filter of contemporary Indonesian agro-pop art.
The public programs featured talks by Thienny Lee and Dias Prabu, while the exhibition was opened by well known Indonesian/Australian artist Jumaadi.
Based in Yogyakarta, Dias Prabu sees the works as his way of making a contribution to the national dialogue around issues as diverse as environmental degradation, the extinction of species and the values Indonesia should follow as a complex land of over 17,000 islands with a large, ethnically diverse population.
16albermarle is open Thursday to Saturday 11am-5pm, by appointment, until 7 December. We are located at 16 Albermarle Street Newtown, in Sydney’s inner-west.