Tian Taru :
The Tree That Grows Between Heaven and Earth
I have been invited to the remote home of my friends Seba and Ayu of TianTaru to experiement with indigo dyeing and scuplpting raw clay. The family live here on a farm overlooking an untouched valley where they grow assam indigo plant and host indigo dyeing workshops for artists.
Seba has invited old friend Pak Putu from the local village to share the traditional techniques of building with clay soil. Togerther they’d built a large clay wall togther 20 years ago that was still standing strong. As one of the village elders he has retained knowledge of the old ways which have been passed down.
Many homes, walls and structures would have been made from the natural earth here previously, a few of which still remain in the surrounding village