THE INSPIRATION OF RASI PROCESSING FROM KAMPUNG ADAT CIREUNDEU AS BATIK'S MOTIFS

• Main Author: Nada Fadilla, Saskia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/81830
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

UNESCO designated Indonesian Batik as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. Batik is considered an expression of cultural elements which form an identity. Likewise for Cimahi, a small city adjacent to Bandung, West Java. In June 2009, through a competition organized by the Mayor of Cimahi, five batik motifs were established with the hope of becoming an identity of Cimahi which is favored by its people and throughout Indonesia. However, in reality, not many people are aware of them. Observed from its resources and culture, Cimahi has symbolic potential, namely the existence of the Kampung Adat Cireundeu. Since 1918, Kampung Adat Cireundeu has been preserving ancestral food culture, consuming rasi as a staple food. It has received many awards from the government. Therefore, through the processing of rasi and the interesting objects in Kampung Adat Cireundeu became the main topic for this research. The results of the research exploration are processed into batik illustrations that are philosophical, aesthetic, and functional on fabric using the batik technique. The research method was achieved through field studies in Kampung Adat Cireundeu, interviews with Kampung Adat Cireundeu spokespersons, and exploration of motif forms resulting from the visual adaptation of rasi processing and interesting objects in Kampung Adat Cireundeu with a stylization drawing style. In addition, a literature review is needed regarding food as a gateway between cultures, cassava plant anatomy, batik, motifs on batik, as well as basic theories on color, drawing styles, and composition. The results of this research are expected to be an alternative innovation for the decorative variety of Cireundeu batik, an icon of Cimahi, and can be enjoyed by a wider range of consumers.