A 75-year partnership in wood carving between Greece and Indonesia
Greece's Athens At the workshop "Balinese Traditional Wooden Arts on the Hellenes Olive Tree." in Athens on Wednesday, August 21, the Indonesian Ambassador to Greece, Bebeb AKN Djunjunan, stated, "We hope that the Greek community can better understand and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Indonesia, and strengthen the good relations that have been established over the past 75 years." This art workshop is a part of the "Indonesia Expo 2024" series, which honors Greece and Indonesia's 75-year bilateral relationship. This event, which is being arranged by the Indonesian Embassy in Athens in partnership with the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, brings to life the masterwork, a 2.4-meter-tall wooden sculpture made of olive wood, an iconic symbol of Greece, by two of the best woodcarvers from Bali, I Made Nyoman Sumantra and I Made Nyoman Suparta. The two Balinese artists will illustrate a Ramayana epic, concentrating on two events