Aku dan Kain: Wonders of Weaving

Event: Aku dan Kain, part of Wonders of Weaving "Urban Wonders" 2022 Program
Date: 11 August - 10 September 2022
Venue: Ruang Pameran Temporer, Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.12, Gambir, Kecamatan Gambir, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Contact Information: Helen (081909087872)

In celebrating the harmony among Indonesian fabrics' past, present, and future, Aku dan Kain: Wonders of Weaving installation was created as a manifestation of collaborative action among fashion designer, architect, weaving specialist, and lighting designer. 

The weaving technique, well-known as the traditional way of Indonesian processing fabric, is designed and formed in a contemporary three-dimensional spatial composition by Seniman Ruang to present an immersive experience that generates ingenuous beauty within the darkness. Each area is a contemplative journey of discovering Indonesia cultural richness that delivers the oldest Indonesian fabric collection of Museum Nasional, complemented with the finishing space which elevates the contemporary approach of Oscar Lawalata's fashion design sensibility.

As the space-forming weaving artwork by ByoLiving, the curved sectional panels are made from specially designed textile weaving patterns winning Japan's Good Design Award 2021 for the latest computational customization technology applied to modernistic machining panels as weaving patterned structures. Furthermore, the lighting constellation arrangement unveils intertwining time-like dimensions of past, present, and future through negative space dimming of the weaving panels presented by ErreLuce.

The installation redefines the essence of timeless beauty by disrupting our notion about "old" and "new", combining the two shapes in our living space where tradition and local ingenuity can be the weaving essence of current society and future generations.

Aku dan Kain: Wonders of Weaving is a part of Aku dan Kain: The Age of Diversity event initiated by Oscar Lawalata. Aku dan Kain: Wonders of Weaving is an installation resulted from collaborative action among Oscar Lawalata (fashion designer), Seniman Ruang (architect), BYO Living (weaving specialist), ErreLuce (lighting designer), and Museum Nasional Indonesia (fabric collections), supported by architectural photographer & videographer Mario Wibowo and Global Pro Audio.