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Batik is not just a patterned fabric product, but also a symbol of culture, creativity, ancestral heritage and national pride. One of the efforts to preserve this batik culture is to introduce it to ...

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Villagers draw batik patterns at a workshop in Gulin County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. Batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group has a history of more than 2,000 ...

For Arif, batik allows him to convey a multitude of stories visually - from history and social values to the lived experiences of the communities he seeks to highlight through his art. Photo: Bernama ...