Meet Davina Stephens
From the very first voyages, pictures were fashioned for Europeans of the far lands that the sailors visited. Sometimes an...
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Contemporary Photography in Bali
Step inside any reputable bookstore in Bali and your eyes are quickly seduced by glossy, colourful images adorning the covers...
Meet Nathalie Hocquart
Meet Nathalie Hocquart, the woman who turned her patisserie into the hot new venue for international and Indonesian artists. Wide...
An Endangered Creature called Gambuh
If you have ever been curious about Indonesia?s Majapahit Kingdom, you might like to see a performance of Gambuh -...
The Silver Girls
Vanessa Campagnaro doesn’t so much walk into a room, rather at a touch over 6-foot 1-inches, she lopes. Following closely...
Under My Skin: The Explosion of Tattooing
Hidden away in a modest apartment in Gifu, central Japan, 79-year-old tattoo artist Horihide (meaning to carve) is preparing his...
Casa Vintage
Anyone can walk into a department store and pick a mass-produced item of clothing and probably walk into a party...
Riding the Trade Winds
Welcome to Bali’s largest kite festival! On cue, as if summoned, in early July the trade winds arrive. One day...
Jacob Vredenbregt
Meet Jacob Vredenbregt. The humanitarian, educator, and art collector from the Netherlands. Somewhere hidden in Ciputat is a walled estate....
Tintin in Indonesia
Belgian reporter Tintin is one of the world’s most enduring comic book characters, especially in Indonesia, which was the setting...
Wayan Kun Adnyana – An Up and Coming Balinese Artist
The contemporary art market has always been a hazardous place populated with commercial cowboys, wannabe experts and Bohemian flotsam and...
Ashley Bickerton-Bali’s Least Known Famous Artist
When Ashley Bickerton left New York City for Bali in 1997 he was a major star on the international arts...
Benny & Mice
My Indonesian language skills have never been that good. I struggle to put three or four words together and when...