Cephas' works on at Erasmus Huis

Cephas' works on at Erasmus Huis

JAKARTA (JP): Rare photographs of people and daily life in the
Yogyakarta Sultanates taken in the 18th century by noted Javanese
photographers, Kassian Cephas and son Sem, will be on display for
three weeks beginning on Wednesday.

Titled 'The Transfixed Spectator: Kassian Cephas, Pioneer of
Photography', the photo exhibition at Erasmus Huis in Kuningan,
South Jakarta, will display photographs of members of the royal
family, theatrical performances and court ceremonies.

Works in the exhibition are drawn mainly from the photographic
collection of the Royal Institute for Language, Land and
Ethnology in Leiden.

Relating to the exhibition, a book titled 'Cephas, Yogyakarta:
Photography in the service of the Sultan', was launched on June
11 at the Keraton (Palace) Yogyakarta.

Kassian Cephas died in 1912 at the age of 67. Six years later,
Sam, who took over his father's profession, passed away at the
age of 48.

Former Indonesian ambassador to Australia Sam Siagian will
open the exhibition. (bsr)