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FORMULAIC - GEOMETRIC - RHYTHMIC
MEDLEY OF NITIK soundtrack and video
In the videos below, drummer Cipi lays down a rhythmic response to the textile Medley of Nitik. The trumpeter, Wuri, brightens this with a touch of brass.
Improvised musical motifs inspired by Medley of Nitik textile
Instrumentation: drum kit and trumpet
Musicians: Cipi Prasetyo and Wuri Hastuti
MEDLEY OF NITIK textile
Designed by American collector Donald Harper and crafted by Javanese artisan Prasaja, this riotous batik is a veritable encyclopedia of geometric patterns called nitik. Each large circle showcases a different staccato sample.
Nitik are said to imitate plaiting, wickerwork and weaving. Many were inspired by the classic patterns on patola cloths once traded from Gujarat, India.
The zigzag pattern is called tirta teja, and means light glittering on water.
This percussive fabric is popping with visual rhythms akin to paradiddles and rolls played on the cymbals, snare and toms of a drum kit.
Kain panjang – long skirt cloth, batik tulis (cotton) Yogyakarta, Central Java
Designer: Donald Harper
Maker: Prasaja
Kindly lent by Kadar and Anton Lucas
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