Some prominent illustrators whose caricatures are frequently seen in Kompas newspapers exhibited their latest artworks in Bentara Budaya Jakarta ahead of the Indonesian presidential election. Continue reading A satire in Serangan Fajar Kartun Politik
The Indonesian article titled Pulau Sepa, Jakarta is also featured in Travel Fotografi magazine, Volume 18.
On the white sand beach of Sepa Island, among the vast archipelago of the Thousand Islands, a Spaniard leaned against the breeze while sharing the beauty of the islands formation far ahead with a person next to him. He muttered in awe that he had never seen anything like this in his long journey as an avid traveler. It is not a rocket science to envisage how high the district development will have leveraged the wealth of the islands and their scattered local inhabitants, if and when it happened. But rapid development has not reached this edge, considered to be one of the farthest parts of the district from the north coast of Jakarta. Continue reading “ONE OBSTACLE TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS”
People strolling around every corner of this city is a common view. It becomes a habit for Hong Kong people. There are many youngsters and senior citizen mingle on the sidewalk. Even past midnight on weekdays, the crowd still fills the streets looking for food or just enjoying the city’s atmosphere. Continue reading Well-planned perspective
The late Ahmad Sadali (1924-1987) was touted as the father of Indonesia’s abstract art. But the artist himself made a unique statement when he shunned people’s reference to him as an abstractionist, although he confided to his son that culturally there is no other way to describe his works besides an abstract. Continue reading Ahmad Sadali in retrospective
Jazz is not for the faint-hearted, especially those who make a living out of it in Indonesia. Unlike any other places, jazz is more than just a choice for Indonesia’s aspiring musicians. Continue reading East meets west in jazz concert at Goethe Haus Jakarta
There is more to string instruments than just classical pieces. To those who regularly frequent Suropati Park on typical Sundays, Johann Sebastian Bach or Beethoven are just symbols of aspiration on their foreheads. Continue reading The Sunday orchestra
Perayaan Ceng Beng atau ziarah ke kuburan leluhur oleh warga Tionghua biasanya dilaksanakan setiap tanggal 4 April dan merupakan sebuah perayaan penting dalam kebudayaan Tiongkok yang memegang teguh penghormatan terhadap leluhur. Tetapi menurut kebiasaan orang Tionghoa di Kalimantan Barat, Ceng Beng biasanya dilaksanakan dua minggu sebelum tanggal 4 April. Kali ini saya mengikuti Ceng Beng di kota kelahiran ibu saya , Sambas. Kegiatan Ceng Beng di kota Sambas sedikit berbeda dengan kota-kota lain di Kalimantan Barat. Continue reading “PERAYAAN CENG BENG”
Called Waterlooplein, built in 19th century in the newly expanded area of Weltevreden during the Dutch colony era, the name was changed to what now means the Buffalo Plain in the transitional era to independence, and stayed so until the modern times of Jakarta. Continue reading THE OUTPOST IN CITY PARK
PHOTOGRAPHS I SALLY CONDRO, JEANE SHEIMANO Danau Toba Caldera is the latest entry into the list of 100 Geopark sites around the world. With so far attributed to 23 countries, the UNESCO-supported natural heritage site conservation program has shorter list than the World Heritage Site, but it lays more emphasis on ecology and its correlation with social condition. Danau Toba is Indonesia’s second caldera after Mount … Continue reading The caldera
The construction of Asemka flyover has received mixed reviews for not only it brought traffic solution to the cramped old quarter of Jakarta that apparently could no longer sustain increasing economic activities, but also the impact to the surrounding environment. Since 1989, rumours spread that the once thriving business center of the 19th century had started to see an imminent downturn due to the flyover … Continue reading The strong mural of Asemka flyover
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