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Cotton and tencel dyed with indigo
Bouquet batik stamp
Beeswax

This textile, woven from cotton and tencel by Craft Denim, reveals the Satu Dua Tiga motif designed by Ira Puspitasari (co-founder Craft Denim), dyed in indigo. Bleach is hand-painted directly onto the surface, recalling the enduring presence of batik tradition and its layered histories. The Chinese influences that shaped the bouquet batik of Pekalongan, once a colonial appropiation and now a recognisable style, are copied by hand. Not as imitation, but as evidence of cultural entanglement.

The weave of cotton and tencel causes the bleach to blur, creating a soft, unfixed image. This instability speaks to the impossibility of perfect reproduction when something is handmade.

Over its surface, a batik stamp is applied in beeswax. The wax is intentionally left on the fabric, rather than removed as is traditional in batik dyeing. By leaving the wax intact, the work questions authorship and ownership: what does it mean to reproduce, to inherit, to transform? What remains is not a replica, but a trace.