The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has entered its second year, resulting in global conditions in an extensive crisis, degrading all aspects of human life, particularly on health; economic; social; cultural; and tourism sectors. Inevitably, all aspects of global life have been radically disrupted.
In such conditions, Indonesia as a big, strong nation that has the spirit to continue to grow, must be able to survive in various attempts. Therefore, all elements and components of the nation are very important to unite hearts, draw closer to the Almighty, ask for His wisdom that the pandemic will end soon and the world condition becomes better.
One of the attempts to bring good values is to create positive momentum, relying on the value of cultural wisdom, such as a cultural practice of some Javanese people by drawing the symbol of Ceplok Mangkoro. Ceplok Mangkoro Motif comes from the backside of the headdress or “sumping” of the Javanese wayang epic costume. “Mangkara” comes from the sentence “ora ana sekara-kara” which means “there are no obstacles”. Drawing the Ceplok Mangkoro symbol (in painting or batik) is an expression of hope and prayers which means to prevent mischance or disaster.
This positive momentum of cultural practices and prayers will be held together with the Jogja International Batik Biennale (JIBB) in October 2021, coinciding with the World Batik Day. Yogyakarta, which is recognized as the World Batik City, initiates the momentum to express prayers and cultural rituals through drawing the Ceplok Mangkoro batik motif, sending a message of unity and prayers for the world peace and safety. This activity is entitled JOGJA BATIK THE WORLD.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES:
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- People’s Republic of China
- Japan
- South Korea
- India
- Russia
- New Caledonia
- Bahrain
- Lebanese
- Turkey
- Jordan
- Germany
- England
- France
- Italy
- Belgium
- Portugal
- Czech
- South Africa
- Australia
- New Zealand
Jogja Membatik Dunia will be held in Virtual Live through the Hybrid Event system. The committee will send a link to participants to be able to join live. The event can also be attended via zoom and Youtube. The event will be held sequentially on the same day as the 2021 JIBB main event. Both events will be held on:
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Time: 2 PM to 5 PM Western Indonesia Time
Bale Kambang & Pendopo Agung, Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel
Live Streaming via Zoom: https://bit.ly/JogjaMembatikDunia
meeting ID: 833 8507 1729 Passcode: JIBB
Live Streaming Youtube: JIBB 2021