The Message Behind Eco-Friendly Marine Biota Batik
Marine biota batik exhibited to visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai was created using innovative bio wax paraffin, which is used as a substitute for crude petroleum-based paraffin wax to paint batik motifs.
Since Expo 2020 Dubai, United Emirates, opened on October 1, visitors to the Indonesian Pavilion have been most interested in reviewing the diversity of cultures and products from the natural resources of the archipelago. One of the highlights is the batik exhibition that tells the story of the richness of Indonesian marine biota.
Batik was chosen as an exhibition object because it is an Indonesian cultural heritage that has been recognized worldwide. Batik motifs can also convey messages and become a medium for storytelling through art that is poured into every symbol, color, and stroke of the canting.
"Our presence at Expo 2020 Dubai is an extraordinary momentum and through the marine biota batik demonstration, we also want to invite the world to love the sea and build a sustainable life for the future of future generations," said Sulthan Muhammad Yusa, Acting Head of the Community Institutions & Civil Society Division, Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS), in a written statement, on Saturday (10/23/2021).
As an archipelagic country with 70% of its territory being ocean, Indonesia has extraordinary marine biodiversity. Consisting of more than 8,500 species of fish, 555 species of seaweed, and 950 species of coral reef biota.
The motifs on batik used to be a symbol used by artisans as a form of gratitude to nature and humans. Batik activists brought batik to Dubai with marine biota motifs which aim to express the gratitude of the Indonesian people for the gift of the richness of the underwater world they have.
"If you look at it, the blue color in this batik motif depicts the ocean, while the symbols of fish, coral reefs, and seaweed depict the richness of Indonesia's marine biota," said Siti Zunaiyah Budiarty, a batik artisan fostered by BPDPKS, who was present at the Indonesian Pavilion.
Visitors to the Indonesian Pavilion exhibition at Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE, enthusiastically followed the process of making traditional batik using canting. Dozens of children created images, to simple patterns that they had previously made on a sheet of cloth that had been provided. Then they were guided from the beginning of taking wax with a canting, to using the canting correctly.
The marine biota batik exhibited to visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai was made using innovative bio wax paraffin, which is used as a substitute for crude petroleum-based paraffin wax to paint batik motifs. Products made from palm oil are able to provide brighter and sharper colors to each fabric.
The colors produced range from red, light blue, to dark and light brown. This product is more environmentally friendly because the waste produced can easily decompose back into nature. Palm oil has also been proven to produce environmentally friendly and renewable products.
In addition to paraffin bio wax, BPDPKS also exhibited a series of palm oil-based products, including aromatherapy candles and palm hand sanitizers. This exhibition is part of a series of activities carried out by BPBPKS to support Indonesia's participation in Expo 2020.
In addition to educating visitors with interactive activities, the Indonesian pavilion also continues to introduce batik through the rolling exhibition area. Where for 182 days without stopping, batik continues to be exhibited in a special place and continues to increase every week because each ministry/institution that is present will bring batik from fostered MSMEs.
Batik cloth has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity 12 years ago, precisely on October 2, 2009. This date was later designated as National Batik Day.
In addition to batik, the Indonesian Pavilion also presents a variety of other Indonesian cultures through exhibition installations and interactive activities with the theme "Creating the Future, From Indonesia to The World".
Indonesia established the Indonesian Pavilion by occupying an area of 1,860 m2 and a building area of around 3,000 m2. The Indonesian Pavilion consists of three floors and is located in the opportunity district zone with the concept of Indonesia Emas 2045.
The Indonesian Pavilion, which displays three time zones, namely yesterday, today, and tomorrow, will open the world's eyes to see the strength of Indonesia's past, present, and future as a global power.
Expo 2020 Dubai, was opened by Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi, Friday (1/10/2021). Indonesia's participation in Expo 2020 Dubai is an effort to show the nation's image to the world through cultural diversity and the uniqueness of the nation for six months until March 31, 2022.
According to the Director General of National Export Development and Commissioner General of the Indonesian Pavilion, Didi Sumedi, until the third week of October, more than 50 thousand people had visited the Indonesian Pavilion.
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