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Resist / Exist is on Fri, Oct 16 at Fumi in Portland. Times shown in local Portland time.

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Resist / Exist takes place at Fumi, 4007 N Mississippi Av, Portland.

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Resist / Exist is free to attend.

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Resist / Exist

Name: Resist / Exist
Start: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-31T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Fumi

Thu, Oct 15

Fumi · Portland

Exhibition and artist talk of batik textiles by Gaby Tirta at Fumi. About this Event Come by for a month-long window installation of contemporary, narrative-based hand-drawn batik on view at Fumi for…

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Fri, Oct 16

Where

Fumi4007 N Mississippi Av

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Date and time: Fri, Oct 16
Location: Fumi4007 N Mississippi AvPortland

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Exhibition and artist talk of batik textiles by Gaby Tirta at Fumi.

About this Event

Come by for a month-long window installation of contemporary, narrative-based hand-drawn batik on view at Fumi for Portland Textile Month. The pieces are made with wax resist and natural dyes sourced from Indonesia and foraged or grown in the Pacific Northwest, connecting the two regions through traditional craft and personal storytelling.

Gaby Tirta is a Chinese Indonesian American artist and designer working in Portland who learned the craft of batik and natural dyeing from artisans at Threads of Life in Ubud, Bali.

Batik has always traveled; it moved through a history of trade, colonization, and changes with every crossing and landing. The work asks what survives migration, what stays hidden, and what gets revealed, decided by intention and accident in the process.

Fumi is a natural home for this work. Mia Reiko Braverman built the shop as a way to stay close to her Japanese roots and her biracial identi