Dieng Plateau Borobudur Java, © Isidore van Kinsbergen Estate
The introduction of photography into the Dutch East Indies during the mid 19th Century was an opportunity for individuals to open photographic studios. Very soon the Dutch colonial government used the new technology to record local society and they engaged Isidore van Kinsbergen as a ‘scientific photographer’ to document, amongst other things, Javanese antiquities. This presentation will introduce the work of Van Kinsbergen and investigate how his images shaped the visual identity of the Dutch East Indies.
MARIANNE HULSBOSCH
Marianne is an independent researcher exploring identity construction in colonial contexts through sartorial means. Some selected publications are: Pointy Shoes and Pith Helmets (2014), Leiden: Brill; Rites of Passage and Rituals in Indonesia; Cross-Dressing in Indonesia; Colonial Influence on the Sarong in Java In J. B. Eicher (Ed.), The Berg Encyclopaedia of World Dress and Fashion. (2010) (Vol. 4), Oxford: Berg Fashion Library Ltd. and Asian Material Culture (2009), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
She is also a director of the SoulStitching Studio Sydney, where she conducts textile workshops to raise funds for Women’s Community Shelters NSW.
The emperor of Boleng, Bali with his daughter 1865 © Isodore van Kinsbergen
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