About

HOW IT BEGAN

The project started through conversations between Nidiya Kusmaya in West Java, Indonesia, and Bintan Titisari, an Indonesian researcher based in West Yorkshire, UK. Joined by Kirstie, these exchanges revealed how colour practices shift across regions, even when materials appear similar.

Natural Colour Atlas is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture programme and aims is as a living platform exploring bio-regional colour

Our Approach

Natural Colour Atlas is not about comparison or classification.
It is about listening, learning, and sharing diverse ways of working with colour—across geographies, cultures, and disciplines.

A Living Archive

Natural Colour Atlas is not a fixed catalogue.

It grows through participation

Shaped by the people who contribute, the stories they tell, and the colours they choose to share.

A Supported Project by British Council

This Project is part of Connections Through Culture Programme

The British Council’s Connections Through Culture (CTC) Programme

support artistic collaboration between the UK and countries in the Asia-

Pacific and Europe. The grants support collaborative projects between

artists, creative practitioners and arts organisations, fostering cross-

cultural exchange and lasting relationships.

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations

and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building

connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and

countries worldwide. We do this through our work in arts and culture,

education and the English language. We work with people in over 200

countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries.