ABSTRACT
I have chosen the words 'quo vadis' especially because of the crisis situation which faces the traditional batiks of Indonesia today. Many of you probably remember the book and the subsequent movie by the name Quo Vadis, in which the apostle Petrus, fleeing the Imperial City of Rome from the atrocities inflicted by the Emperor Nero, encountered the Lord outside the city walls. In answer to his question 'quo vadis, Domine?', he was told to return to Rome and face the challenge.
