THE REFLECTION OF THE CITY AS THE IDENTITY OF JAKARTA'S MARUNDA BATIK MOTIF

Abstract

Indonesian batik was named a Humanitarian heritage for Oral and Intangible Culture by Uneso in 2009, and since the award became a moment for the emergence of the batik industry in each region with local identity, accompanied by the birth of regulations as a form of copyright protection for batik motifs contained in Copyright Law No.19/2000. This paper discusses batik in Jakarta, conceptually its existence, batik in Jakarta is closely related to sociographical and cultural conditions, where Jakarta is the capital city of the country, which also functions as the centre of government while having its regional functions, the centre of economy-commerce-business, political activities, social, cultural, and geographically is a melting pot of various cultural, ethnic, racial, tribal and religious groups. Batik Urban Marunda is one of the batik centres located in North Jakarta, established in 2013, to empower the community and family members from the Pluit reservoir area who were relocated to the coastal area on Marunda Beach. Marunda batik artisans distinguish themselves as an identity in the motifs that reflect the city of Jakarta with a variety of visuals, representing Jakarta's identity differently, outside of government regulations, focusing on storytelling narratives about the condition of Jakarta today, recording various activities and iconic cities, and exploring stories and moments that are not explored from urban stories for the public to know about the city of Jakarta.