Acak Aderaf

I was behind an old man

Walked under a pressure

His white shirt

His wrinkled skin

And the smell of his body

 

The wind blew gently

Dust flew and patted me

Colorful flowers covered in mist

Around a fallen tree which got a hard fist

 

The regular and slow movements

Bored me and overtook it with no hesitation

A woman came over

Her eyes winked

Hinted me to keep going on

 

Bended my hands to meet waist

Woman joined my ways

Restlessness feels uneasy

Rhyming the movement behind me

 

The old man kept singing

In his silence

Not everyone captured the meaning

But it cut the distance

And created a peace

Which we all missed

 

Arrived at our destination

Fresh air without pollution

Shady green leaves around

Some beautiful fish in the pond

Made us felt so safe

The whole earth seemed happy opened the door

Seeing a glimmer of hope ahead

The returned of what people missed so bad

The actor met the director

 

The old man turned around

Accompanied by a warm smile

 

I saw his eyes

So calm

Wet the skin of his arm

By the tears I dropped

35 Megamendung batik collections from Rumah Batik Komar are exhibited in visual form with a variety of beautiful patterns and colors. The batik was exhibited at once in an effort to restore the popularity of batik in the midst of the Corona virus pandemic

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So many industries were affected by the corona virus spread, and art industry is one of them. Since early March, batik sales turnover is unstable and it’s getting worse now. Besides, there are some art agendas that should have run throughout 2020, were eventually delayed to an unspecified time. In response, Batik Komar, which was supposed to hold an exhibition in Jakarta, now replaced it with an online exhibition titled ‘Batik Komar Virtual Exhibition. The exhibition itself will take place continuously every week with different themes. For the initial step, the theme taken is Mega Mendung, one of the most popular designs in Indonesia originating from Cirebon.

This is the first time that Batik Komar organizing an online exhibition. Usually, they open their galleries on Jalan Cigadung and Jalan Sumbawa, Bandung. With this virtual exhibition, art connoisseurs are expected to still be able to see and enjoy a variety of batik fabrics with Megamendung motifs through video shows on social media Instagram and YouTube.

Furthermore, this is done as a form of their commitment to the art workers who have jointly struggled to develop batik art. In addition, this is also one of the efforts to adapt to the current situation so that it can survive and find solutions and benefit for batik business. Moreover, they still have responsibility for the survival of the employees who are rested at home.

In the future, Batik Komar has prepared several themes to be raised at the next exhibition. Among the many later themes, some of which have been prepared are the exploration of Shibotik motifs (Shibori and Batik), and also West Java ornamental motifs.

The owner, Mr. Komar, who is the chairman of the Batik Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs Association (APPBI) is trying to build a new platform (based on digital) to conduct visual communication through VBE "Virtual Batik Expo" by utilizing the technology of Augmented Reality, but considering the considerable costs, now alternatives are being sought that are more efficient and have a greater positive impact.***