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  • Putu Oka Sukanta  + (Putu Oka Sukanta was born in Singaraja, BaPutu Oka Sukanta was born in Singaraja, Bali, 29 July 1939. He is a writer, writer, journalist and health and humanitarian activist. He started writing when he was in middle school. He was a high school teacher in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. Because he was involved in the Lekra organization, he was detained by the New Order government in 1966 - 1976 in Jakarta and Tangerang without ever being tried.</br></br>His published books include I Belog (Balinese Children's Stories, 1980), Selat Bali (a collection of poems, 1982), Salam or Greetings (a collection of Bilingual Poetry, 1986), Luh Galuh (A Collection of Short Stories, 1987), Tas or Die Tasche (Collection of Short Stories, 1987), Luh Galuh (Collection of Short Stories, 1988), Sweat Pearls (Collection of Short Stories, 1991), Matahari, Berlin Wall (Collection of Poems, 1992), Water Jokes, Air Berjoke (novel, 1999) , Knitting Harkat (novel, 1999), Glittering Mozaik (Novel, 2000), Above the Day Under the Night (Novel, 2004), Missing Hurts (Collection of Short Stories, 2004), Longing for Hurts (Collection of Short Stories, 2005), Pearl Sweat (Short Story Collection, 2006), Lobakan (Stories About the 1965/1966 Tragedy in Bali, 2009), Istana Jiwa (Novel, 2012). Some of his works have also been translated into English, German, French.</br></br>His works are also published in several international anthologies: Indonesian Contemporary Poetry (Indonesia 1963), This Prison Where I Live (London 1966), Voice of Cosciences (USA 1955), Bali Behind the Scene (Australia 1997), Silences Voices (Hawaii 2000 ), Menagerie IV (Indonesia 1998), Another Kind of Heaven (Boston 2008).</br></br>Apart from that, he made a documentary on the theme "Social Impact of the Human Tragedy of 1965/66". He also wrote health books and became an activist for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program.</br></br>He lives in Jakarta, opening an acupuncture practice. Together with his wife he manages "Taman Sringanis", a cultural movement in the health sector. He was invited several times to countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and America as a writer and humanitarian activist.ica as a writer and humanitarian activist.)
  • Putu Satria Kusuma  + (Putu Satria Kusuma, born in Singaraja, MarPutu Satria Kusuma, born in Singaraja, March 28, 1963. His last education was Bachelor of Law. Since he was a teenager he has been involved in the arts, especially theatre, film, and literature. He joined the Coffee Drink Studio. </br></br>His achievements include 1st Place in the Contest for Modern Drama Manuscripts, UNUD 1986, the best national drama scriptwriter, 1995 Menpen RI, the best national drama scriptwriter in 1997, Menpen RI, Hope I in the national drama script competition at the Jakarta Arts Council 1998, Harapan I The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism's Film Scenario Competition in 2005, an award from the Governor of Bali Widya Pataka 2015, the Bali Jani Nugraha award from the Bali Provincial Government. </br></br>His works include: Kidung Classical Tanah Bali (a radio play broadcast on RRI Singaraja 20 episodes), Cupak Tanah, Watu Gunung, Sukreni Gadis Bali (adaptation of the novel with the same title by AA Panji Tisna), Revolution in Nusa Damai (adaptation of a novel with the same title) Similar titles by Ktut Tantri), soap operas Adi and Ayu (10 episodes aired on Bali tv), soap opera Memedi (10 episodes aired on Bali TV), soap opera comedy series Wayan Katel (10 episodes aired on Bali tv), soap opera for children Ketut Koran (TVRI Bali) , Slave from Bali Untung Surapati, Short folk drama series about Bung Karno (10 titles), He wrote a number of short stories published in the Bali Post, and short stories anthologies Lobakan, Tower, and the Indonesian Literary Community, etc.nd the Indonesian Literary Community, etc.)
  • Putu Suasta  + (Putu Suasta was born in Denpasar, 1960. HePutu Suasta was born in Denpasar, 1960. He completed his elementary to high school education in his hometown. Then he continued his studies at Gajah Mada University (UGM), majoring in International Relations (HI), graduating in 1985. He then attended post-graduate studies at Cornell University. He also taught at Asian Studies/Dept. Modern Language and Linguistics, Cornell University, 1988.</br></br>In Bali, Putu is known as a critical activist. He formed a number of discussion forums such as the “Red-White” forum and Non-Governmental Organizations as a means to build people's critical awareness of their rights as citizens. Through these civil institutions, he organized masses to criticize the government for not taking sides with the people and not being transparent in running the government. Through his writings, he is diligent in conveying various ideas and constructive criticism for the government and society.</br></br></br>Putu Suasta's long struggle in the civil movement eventually led to the realization that the most effective way to promote change was politics. He increasingly reminded the relationship between government and politics. So to be able to convey and fight for the aspirations of the community, it must be more effective, political channels are entered. He later joined the Democratic Party.</br></br></br>Putu Suasta's works have been published in a number of books, both on political, socio-cultural, and artistic themes. These books include: “Idiology, Development and Democracy” (1986), “Made Wianta: His Art and Balinese Culture” (1990), “Bali Living in Two Wold” (Schweben Basel, 2001), “Kembara Budaya ” (Bali Mangsi Foundation, 2001), “Enforcing Democracy, Escorting Change” (Lestari Kiranatama, 2013), “Gung Rai, Sang Mumpuni” (2017), “Sanur: Caring for Traditions in the Midst of Modernization” (2018).ons in the Midst of Modernization” (2018).)
  • Putu Sucita Yanthy  + (Putu Sucita Yanthy is a lecturer at the FaPutu Sucita Yanthy is a lecturer at the Faculty of Tourism. She completed her Doctorate Program in 2016 at Udayana University. Her dissertation is titled Kontribusi Perempuan Dalam Mengangkat Kuliner Lokal Untuk Mendukung Pariwisata Bali (Women’s Contribution in Promoting Local Food to Support Tourism in Bali). She actively conducts research and joins activities at Udayana University. Her research interests include women in tourism, gastronomy and culinary fields. She had an opportunity to take part in Mobility for Teaching Staff program at the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 2018. Since 2019-present she doing research postdoctoral program entitled Tourism Education and Women in Bali at University of Angers, France.n in Bali at University of Angers, France.)
  • I Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena  + (Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena is an artist-Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena is an artist-scholar currently holding positions as faculty member at Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. His research interrogates discursive conceptions of “noise” in Bali and the United States as they intersect with Cosmology, Indigeneity, and Performance. He focuses on how people in places with long colonial histories reclaim Indigenous identity through popular idioms. As a music practitioner and composer, Hiranmayena continues to perform in improvisation/noise ensembles and creates contemporary works for Gamelan and Heavy Metal. He is co-founder of Balinese experimental project, ghOstMiSt and artistic director of Denver, Colorado’s non-profit organization, Gamelan Tunas Mekar.-profit organization, Gamelan Tunas Mekar.)
  • Richard Horstman  + (Richard Horstman, (b 1964 in Melbourne, AuRichard Horstman, (b 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) has more than 25 years of experience in</br>Indonesia, first visiting Bali in 1986. He spent extended periods in Sumatra and began living in</br>Bali in 2004. He has worked in the Bali and Indonesian art worlds since 2008 as an writer,</br>journalist, a co-creator with artists and an art tour presenter to national and international guests</br>from 2014. He has participated intercultural exchange events in Thailand, the Philippines and</br>Indonesia, while regularly attending events in Singapore, Jakarta and Yogyakarta.</br></br>Richard consults professionally and non-professionally to Indonesian and foreign artists,</br>collectives, galleries and art spaces. Richard is passionate about reporting on developments in</br>the Bali art infrastructure and innovations in the Bali art world. He previously made and</br>exhibited sculptures and installations and is currently painting in his spare time.</br></br>During 2022 Richard experienced growth in his writing genres penning his second social cultural</br>observation piece on Bali, entitled Duality and the Exploitation of the Spirit published in</br>NOW!Bali Magazine in the January/February 2023. He began writing book reviews published in</br>the Jakarta Post and NOW!Bali with his fourth review Masks of Bali: Between Heaven & Hell</br>published in the Post in February.</br></br>An article for the Australian quarterly hardcopy magazine ArtLink, a special edition on</br>Indonesian art was published in April 2023 and a review of the Bali art scene, post-pandemic</br>with international tourism open for Singapore magazine Plural Art Mag. He is currently writing</br>articles for NOWBali Magazine. Unfortunately since July 2023 the Jakarta Post is no longer</br>publishing its Features section, meaning no more specialized reporting on Indonesian art and</br>culture which is a massive blow for the country and the global audience.</br></br>In November 2022 Richard began initial steps for his next book, WINDS OF CHANGE: Women</br>in Balinese Art, the first study into the pioneering women in Balinese art, due to be published</br>later in 2023. This is the follow-up to his first book published late 2019 Ubud Diary: Celebrating</br>the Ubud School of Painting - the Diversity of the Visual Language launched at the opening of</br>Ubud Diary a new gallery in Lodtunduh, Ubud where he worked as a consultant from June 2019</br>until March 2020 when the pandemic impacted on the Bali and global economy.</br></br>In the past Richard has been a contributor to the Jakarta Globe newspaper, Ubud Now & Then</br>online magazine, the Yak Magazine, Art Republik, NOW! Singapore, NOW!Jakarta,</br>Art&Market, Singapore, the art columnist for UbudLife Magazine, Arti, Art Malaysia, Art One</br>Nation, Indo Expat & Ubud Community News magazines. He have been a regular contributor to</br>the Jakarta Post for over ten years and am the art columnist for NOW!Bali Magazine.</br>As an art activist Richard has a strong social platform and is passionate sharing ideas and</br>brainstorming with artists, gallerists, art spaces and collectives about professional structuring,</br>communications, vision, branding, building community and the ongoing development of the Bali</br>art infrastructure. Richard is currently working on a series of geometric paintings for his</br>upcoming Universal Eye Mandala Art website.</br></br>Richard’s articles are published:</br></br>www.lifeasartasia.art</br>www.lifeasartasia.weebly.com</br>Facebook Page: Bali Art Reviews</br>Instagram: @lifeasartasia</br></br>Previous art roles:</br>Member of the Board of Directors of the Bali Art Society 2013-2014</br>Art Presenter Artpreciation (2016-2018)</br>Advisor</br>Cata Odata Art House 2014 – 2018 Penestanan, Ubud Bali</br>Ubud Diary Jul 2019 – MARCH 2020, Ubud, BaliLodtunduh, Ubud, Bali</br></br>o Ubud Diary is a new art gallery in Ubud with the mission to raise the profile of the</br>historical Ubud School of Painting. It is planning its grand opening late in</br>November 2019 with a group exhibition of works by senior artists of the Ubud</br>School, including the launch of the book 'Ubud Diary: Celebrating the Ubud School</br>of Painting - the diversity of the visual language" written by me and translated into</br>Bahasa Indonesian by Richard Nixon Tambalo. Ubud Diary's annual exhibition</br>program will include three solo exhibitions by senior artists, along with one annual</br>event in Jakarta. The renown Ubud School of Painting which was 'founded' in the</br>late 1920s - early 1930s in Ubud is destined to die out, through its program of</br>exhibitions, book and catalogues, and other annual events Ubud Diary's vision is</br>to reignite the genre and encourage regeneration that can lead to its future</br>sustainability.e regeneration that can lead to its future sustainability.)
  • Rosvita Flaviana Osin  + (Rosvita is a lecturer at the Indonesian HoRosvita is a lecturer at the Indonesian Hospitality Management Community Academy, Triatma Mapindo Badung, Bali. Rosvita completed her bachelor's and master's studies from the Triatma Mulya School of Economics, Denpasar Bali with qualifications in hospitality and tourism management. Rosvita's writing include tourism village development strategies, as well as the role of women and millennials in tourism. role of women and millennials in tourism.)
  • Idanna Pucci  + (Since leaving her ancestral home in FlorenSince leaving her ancestral home in Florence, Italy, Idanna pursued her interest in diverse cultures through far-flung travels. First she worked in New York for her uncle, Emilio Pucci, when his designs ushered vibrant colors into fashion.</br>She later settled in Indonesia and began her studies of Balinese culture with particular emphasis on myth and the oral tradition. She became especially intrigued by the traditional court of justice in the ancient royal capital of Bali. Its ceiling paintings narrate a sacred epic hauntingly similar to Dante’s Divine Comedy. The quest gave birth to her first book, The Epic of Life: A Balinese Journey of the Soul (Van der Mark Editions, NY), a classic on Balinese culture.</br></br>Various writing assignments for the Hong-Kong based Asia Magazine enabled her to travel throughout the Indonesian Archipelago, South East Asia, Japan and across the Soviet Union on the last steam engine of the Trans-Siberian railway.</br></br>She returned to New York to pursue her degree in Comparative Literature at Columbia University. During this time, she obtained a grant from the Margaret Mead Institute of Intercultural Studies for a project entitled The Prince and the Pauper: Two Balinese Portraits.</br></br>Her focus then turned to the life of her American great-grandmother, Cora Slocomb, who shocked New York’s Gilded Age by launching the first nation-wide campaign against the death penalty in 1895 to save a young Italian immigrant from execution–the first woman sentenced to the electric chair. Her research gave birth to The Trials of Maria Barbella (Vintage, NY, 1996).</br></br>After she obtained the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance in Geneva, she served in the UN Mission to East Timor as an electoral officer during the referendum for independence in 1999. Later, she collaborated with the Burma Project (Open Society Foundations) on a special mission to Myanmar.</br></br>In film, Idanna produced the Italian segment of the TV series Amazing Games (ABC/Kane Productions) for which she received the Ultimo Novecento award from the City of Pisa. She also co-produced Leonardo’s Legacy, a Discovery Channel special. She then produced and directed Eugenia of Patagonia, a documentary-feature on the pioneering life in Chile of her maternal aunt who served for thirty years as mayor of a vast municipality at the end of world, battling for the people and the environment</br></br>Her following work, Brazza in Congo: A Life and Legacy (Umbrage Editions, NY) is an illustrated biography of another ancestor, the explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, after whom the capital of the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville, is named, and who is still remembered for his pioneering struggle on behalf of the rights of the people. On the same theme, she curated exhibitions at The National Arts Club in New York and La Casa Italiana of NYU.</br></br>Idanna conceived and narrated the documentary Black Africa White Marble, which recounts her battle against the ruler of Congo-Brazzaville. It won the Grand Prix at the Festival of Annecy 2012 (France), the Audience Award at the Cambridge Film Festival 2013 (UK), and Best Documentary at the Berlin Independent Film Festival 2014.</br></br>She was also responsible for the donation to the National Museum of Cameroon in Yaoundé and permanent installation of a sixty-foot masterpiece of contemporary art by the Poto Poto School of Painting in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. In 2015, she produced The Transformative Power of Art, an exhibition at the United Nations in New York.</br></br>With her husband, Terence Ward, she then produced Talk Radio Tehran, a documentary by Mahtab Mansour that follows high-spirited Iranian women as they fulfill their aspirations in spite of the gender-apartheid system that dominates daily life in Teheran.</br></br>In a collection of true stories between East and West, The World Odyssey of a Balinese Prince (Tuttle, 2020), she narrates the extraordinary life of a cultural visionary and medical doctor whose daring adventures transcend borders.</br></br>The Lady of Sing Sing: an American Countess, an Italian Immigrant, and their Epic Battle for Justice in New York’s Gilded Age (Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press, 2020) is a new expanded edition of her earlier work, The Trials of Maria Barbella.</br></br>Idanna serves as an ambassador of Religions for Peace, the world’s largest interfaith organization. She speaks fluent Italian, English and French, and reasonable Bahasa Indonesia. She resides with her husband between Florence and New York.ith her husband between Florence and New York.)
  • Sugi Lanus  + (Sugi Lanus was born in Singaraja, Bali. HeSugi Lanus was born in Singaraja, Bali. He is the curator of the Lontar Museum, Karangasem, Bali. Since studying at the Department of Balinese Literature, Udayana University has been actively working part-time as a research assistant from Princeton University, UCLA, Murdoch University, Leiden University, Osaka University, etc. He has participated in dozens of international workshops and trainings, and attended post-graduate education in several disciplines: Cultural Studies, Tourism Studies, and Theology. He was selected as a participant in the ASEAN-Japan youth exchange (1997) through sponsorship from the Prime Minister of Japan.</br></br>He has experience as a consultant for various international institutions, such as: GTZ, AusAID, UNICEF, WHO, British Council. In the field of journalism, he worked as a correspondent for Tempo Magazine (1998-2000), fixer for ABC TV, BBC, Arte TV, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine. He is also active as a consultant and provides workshops for DPRD and local governments throughout Indonesia (2005-2012) and an independent political consultant for several national politicians (2012 - present).</br></br>In 2006 he founded the Hanacaraka Society to research Balinese and Lombok lontar. 'Puja Tri Sandhyā: Indian Mantras Recomposed and Standardized in Bali', is one of the results of his research on various lontar mantras published in the Journal of Hindu Studies, 2014, Vol. 7(2), Oxford Center for Hindu Studies, Oxford University Press. Actively invited to speak in various cultural meetings, including: Cultural Congress V (2003), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (2004-2017), International Conference on Tagore, Hanoi, Vietnam (2011), Frankfurt Book Fair (2015), etc., and various Hindu clerical discussions. Previously served as Commissioner of a national company (2004-2006), and Corporate Relations Executive of an international company based in London (2014-2016).</br></br>He has written hundreds of articles in various online and print media, such as tatakala.co, Bali Post, etc. Currently conducting research on reliefs related to lontar manuscripts at Borobudur, and the Herbalian Project, a project for mapping herbs in Balinese and Old Javanese lontar.herbs in Balinese and Old Javanese lontar.)
  • Wayan Sujana Suklu  + (Sujana Suklu is known as a progressive thiSujana Suklu is known as a progressive thinker of contemporary art in Bali. With a pioneering vision that reflects a universal philosophy. Sujana Suklus’ contributions are vast in scope, encompassing multi-disciplinary fields within fine arts, academic and community platforms. Suklus’ academic research explores ways to bring art methodologies into communities cultivating and preserving local wisdom whilst expanding existing skill sets. The beauty of this research is that it has been applied and is actively growing in communities today.</br></br>He was born in Lepang, Klungkung, Bali, February 6, 1967. His works have been shown in a number of joint exhibitions at home and abroad, including: Beijing International Art Biennale. Bangladesh XI Biennale. His solo exhibitions include: "Panji, Between Body and Shadow" at the IMF International Art Event, Nusa Dua Bali (2018), "Intermingle Art Project, Light Pattern at Bentara Budaya Bali (2017), "Wings and Time" at Komaneka Fine Art Gallery (2016). The awards he has won are "The Winner of the Indofood Art Awards Competition on Abstract Category" (2003), "The Best 10 Indonesia Competition of the Philip Morris Art Awards (2003). Suklu has also been one of the curators of the exhibition “Bali Megarupa” (2019). of the exhibition “Bali Megarupa” (2019).)
  • Sylvine Pickel-Chevalier  + (Sylvine Pickel-Chevalier is a lecturer andSylvine Pickel-Chevalier is a lecturer and research director in geography (HDR) at the UFR ESTHUA Tourism and Culture at the University of Angers, ESO CNRS 6590 lab. She is specialized in socio-economic, cultural and environmental aspects of tourism, questioning the notion of sustainable development, in France and Indonesia. Also specializing in sports tourism and more particularly the equine sector. President of the scientific committee of the French Equestrian Culture Mission. About forty international publications.n. About forty international publications.)
  • Nepasin Narkoba di Buléléng  + (Taruna Goak is the name for Buleleng YouthTaruna Goak is the name for Buleleng Youth/War Troops under the leadership of Raja Ki Barak Panji Sakti. Goak cadets were known to be very strong, never give up, had superior character and were specially formed so they were able to attack and defeat Blambangan (East Java) at that time. The toughness of the Goak Cadets is still known today, as a symbol of the greatness of the Buleleng Youth.</br>However, what is the current situation of Buleleng Youth? Are still as tough as Taruna Goak?</br>The character of Buleleng Youth today is inversely proportional to the Character of Buleleng Youth in the past. Currently, quite a few Buleleng youth are caught in promiscuity and cases of drug abuse and illegal drugs.</br>At the end of December 2023, BNN stated that Buleleng Regency was included in the Red Zone for drug abuse cases and the most widespread was crystal methamphetamine. The Head of the Buleleng BNNK also stated that over the last 5 years as many as 397 people have been rehabilitated, who of course also come from various groups such as students, university students and others. Of course, this is a serious problem and must be resolved and handled together.</br>Several things that influence drug abuse include; firstly, the growth of curiosity and a sense of wanting to try, secondly, the influence and association of the surrounding environment which is not good, thirdly it is caused by depression or excessive stress, as well as many other reasons.</br>Regarding this problem, of course there are several solutions that can be offered apart from the government's efforts in making related regulations, namely; First, young people must get rid of their desire to try and try to think about the negative impacts of drug use. Second, try to find positive activities to avoid promiscuity and drug abuse. Third, support from family and those closest to you will also be very influential. And the important thing for young people to pay attention to is maintaining mental health to avoid depression or severe stress which can trigger drug and illegal drug abuse.</br></br>If this effort is carried out, young people will definitely be able to avoid drug abuse and grow into active, productive and superior young people, just like Taruna Goak in the past.people, just like Taruna Goak in the past.)
  • Peralihan Potensi Lapangan Pariwisata untuk Mengembangkan UMKM  + (The Potential Transition of Tourism ResourThe Potential Transition of Tourism Resources to Develop UMKM</br></br>Greetings, Om Swastyastu, Assalamualaikum Warohmatullohi Wabarokatuh, Shalom, Namoh Buddhaya. Goodwill and peace to all. We express our gratitude and thanks to the One Almighty God for allowing us to participate in the "Provincial Bali Oratory Competition" with the theme "Bali Orates" and the topic "2024 Election: What is the most pressing issue to be addressed by Bali's future leaders?". In this regard, we present arguments focusing on "how the management of tourism, by harnessing the potential shift of employment towards UMKM, can coexist with the progress of tourism for Bali's future leaders."</br></br>Post-Covid-19, Bali is assessed as unable to rely solely on the tourism sector as the sole backbone of the regional economy. Serious resource exploration is needed so that Bali has a number of alternative sources of economic income. This consideration is essential for Bali to withstand crises and global challenges. It is an opportunity to organize and pay attention to the development of UMKM in Bali, potentially redirecting the economic base from the tourism sector.</br></br>The negative impact of the current tourism sector chaos in Bali stems from arbitrary behavior by tourists towards the Balinese people. Bali's residents are disturbed by reprehensible actions by tourists, whether permanent residents or just visitors. Examples include religious desecration, inappropriate behavior in sacred areas, disturbances in public areas, land grabbing from Balinese residents, and various other disturbances, all of which have a detrimental impact on the lives of the Balinese people.</br></br>The government of the Bali Regional People's Representative Council (DPRI), a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan) faction, outlines several potential economic resources that can be seriously explored in Bali, including agriculture, marine, and creative economy sectors. Strengthening each sector, he notes, will contribute to economic equality in the Island of the Gods.</br></br>Recognizing that UMKM are a sector capable of sustaining Bali in times of crisis, support for regulations and education for the empowerment and protection of UMKM is crucial. It is emphasized that diversifying beyond the tourism sector is essential. Chairman of the Bali Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Tjok. Oka Sukawati, sees this as a significant moment for Bali's UMKM to learn from other UMKM, especially those outside Bali, fostering innovation and product quality development.</br></br>In response to Prof. Ramantha's statements, Ny Putri Koster, as the Head of the Regional Craft Council (Dekranasda), considers her actions as part of her responsibility to bridge UMKM with consumers. She builds synergy with relevant government agencies, such as the Bali Provincial Trade and Industry Office.</br></br>In conclusion, we hope that future government candidates prioritize programs in the UMKM sector over tourism, yet maintaining attention to Bali's tourism. This oration serves as a reference for future programs. In closing, we express our gratitude. Om Santih, Santih, Santih Om, Wassalamualaikum Warohmatullohi Wabarokatuh, Shalom, Namoh Buddhaya. Goodwill and peace to all.Namoh Buddhaya. Goodwill and peace to all.)
  • Program KIP ring Kabupaten Bangli kari Salah Sasaran.  + (The Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) is also calThe Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) is also called the Smart Indonesia Program (PIP). This is the Jokowi government's first program which is part of the Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS) and the Prosperous Family Card (KKS). The Smart Indonesia program aims to increase access for school-age children from poor families to school. KIP is a card intended for poor and vulnerable families who want to send their children (aged 7-18 years) to school for free. KIP recipients are given regular cash funds from the government which are stored in the KIP card function to attend school for free, both those who have registered and those who have not yet registered in schools or madrasas so that the dropout rate can drop drastically.</br></br>So, the target of KIP is for students who excel and are less fortunate. But in fact its implementation is not in line with expectations, many cases occur regarding KIP being mistargeted. One of them occurred in Bangli Regency. A real example is in my own village, namely Banua Village. Those who are entitled to get KIP (Smart Indonesia Card) are children or students whose families are on the line or in the Poor Family Card (KK) group so that at first glance the KIP program is right on target, but if you look more deeply In fact, the KIP or PIP program still finds errors in its implementation. There are many students in my village whose families are not in the poor family, but in fact these students are underprivileged students. And because of the implementation of the poor KK, students who are not included in the poor KK, who are in fact less well off, cannot make KIP. Even though these students are students who excel and really need the KIP. An example of a student who experiences KIP inaccuracies is myself. I'm not in the poor KK line so I can't get the KIP, even though in fact I really need the card myself. Not to mention that the KIP cannot be made because I am not a poor family member, but in reality my family and I are not someone who can afford it. So, that was the inaccuracy of KIP in Bangli Regency, so what about the wrong target? I have also experienced this wrong KIP target. At that time, I was in junior high school, one of my friends from Trunyan Village had a KIP and received a scholarship even though he himself was someone who was capable and quite rich, had a nice house and had no economic difficulties. This is what makes me feel that KIP in Bangli is still not on target and its implementation tends to be inappropriate and even unfair. Then what solution should the government take? In my opinion, what the government must do to overcome the problem of inaccuracy and wrong targeting of the KIP is, first to do research on the students who receive the KIP, whether they are really underprivileged students? We can see this from the condition of their homes, their parents' jobs, their parents' income every month and so on, well if someone fulfills the things that make them get KIP as I explained above and they are a smart and outstanding student then in my opinion they are worthy of getting KIP. In short, the Bangli Regency Government must be more careful in recruiting students who are worthy of receiving the KIP.dents who are worthy of receiving the KIP.)
  • Polusi Plastik Dan Pemanasan Global  + (The environmental problems we face today iThe environmental problems we face today include everything from deforestation to plastic pollution and global warming. Solutions to overcome this problem require comprehensive joint action. It is important to reduce carbon emissions by switching to renewable energy sources, promoting recycling and the use of environmentally friendly products, and protecting natural habitats through conservation and reforestation efforts. Additionally, broader education about environmental protection and policies that support environmentally friendly practices are also needed. Through collaboration between governments, companies and individuals, we can create the positive changes needed to maintain environmental sustainability for future generations.tal sustainability for future generations.)
  • Lingkungan dan ekonomi bali  + (The most pressing issues in Bali currentlyThe most pressing issues in Bali currently include environmental management, sustainable tourism, and economic inequality. Prospective leaders need to focus on solutions that promote balanced and sustainable development while enhancing the overall well-being of the community.g the overall well-being of the community.)
  • Theo Meier  + (Theo Meier was born in 1908 in Basle, SwitTheo Meier was born in 1908 in Basle, Switzerland. He was educated in the arts at the Basle School of the Arts. He had worked as a portrait painter for the University of Basle. He made his first trip to Berlin, where he met Liebermann and Hofer at the Berlin Academy, as well as Emil Nolde, one of the contemporary painters he admired most. He studied with Otto Dix who influenced him greatly.</br></br>Meier left Europe for the South Pacific at the age of 24. To finance his travels, he founded a club, where each member promised a monthly fee in exchange for which they could choose one of Meier's paintings upon his return. He sailed to Papeete via Guadeloupe, Martinique, and the Panama Canal, inspired by the beauty he encountered, but also disillusioned by the presence of Western influence.</br></br>After returning briefly to Basel, he went to Bali where his life was changed forever. In Bali, he found an innocence that he did not find in Tahiti. He befriended the German painter Walter Spies, and later moved into the German artist's bamboo house. He married his first Balinese wife in 1936. When the Japanese arrived in Bali in 1941, Meier was granted permission to stay in Bali, unlike his friend Walter Spies who met his death aboard a prisoner of war ship crossing the Indian Ocean. Unfortunately, many of his paintings were lost, some of which were given to Japanese sailors. After the war, Meier remarried, fathering a daughter.</br></br>After 15 years in Southeast Asia, Meier briefly returned to Switzerland, but then returned to Bali, followed by Thailand. In 1957, he married Laiad, his third wife. In 1961, Meier moved to Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, where he lived with Laiad in a beautiful teak house on the banks of the Ping River. He was a prolific artist and continued to paint until his death in Thailand in 1982.paint until his death in Thailand in 1982.)
  • Harga sembako naik, tidak ada tanda-tanda akan turun lagi!  + (This year, the prices of basic necessitiesThis year, the prices of basic necessities are rising, and there are no signs of them returning to normal or decreasing from their usual prices. Is it due to many crop failures in the current season causing the prices to skyrocket? Or is it because fertilizer prices are rising?</br></br>If indeed there are crop failures and rising fertilizer prices, I would like the local government to take immediate action to address the increasing prices of basic necessities. This could include subsidizing fertilizers and encouraging farmers and the community to utilize small plots for farming using hydroponic methods.</br></br>The implementation of a hydroponic farming program by the local government would assist the entire community in Karangasem and beyond, possibly throughout Indonesia, in addressing the ongoing rise in basic necessities prices.</br></br>Hydroponic farming does not require significant costs or extensive land; it only requires consistency in creating the necessary tools. The tools needed don't have to be new; recycled items like unused but still functional pipes and buckets or old paint cans can be utilized.</br></br>Therefore, I hope the implementation of a program like this can address the rising prices of basic necessities. This program could also contribute to reducing poverty rates in Karangasem and its surrounding areas.s in Karangasem and its surrounding areas.)
  • Tjokorda Rai Sudharta  + (Tjokorda Rai Sudharta was born in Ubud, GiTjokorda Rai Sudharta was born in Ubud, Gianyar, Bali. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Banaras Hindu University (1957) and a Master of Arts at Panjab University (1961). He earned a doctorate in literature at the University of Indonesia. He wrote many books about the advancement of Hinduism and Balinese culture. These books include Upadesa (1967), Sarasamuscaya (1976), Slokantara (1982), Asta Brata in Development (1998), Sri Rama's Advice to the Present (1990), Hindu Man (1993), Meeting God Within (1993), 2005), Bhagawadgita in Bhishma Parwa (2010), Between Plato's Greek Philosophy and Upanisad Indian Philosophy Bhagawadgita (2010).sad Indian Philosophy Bhagawadgita (2010).)
  • Umbu Wulang Landu Paranggi  + (Umbu Wulang Landu Paranggi, born in KanangUmbu Wulang Landu Paranggi, born in Kananggar, Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, August 10, 1943. His poems have been published in many mass media, including the Indonesian Pulpit, Basis, Pusara Magazine, Arena, Yogya Pioneer, Bali Post, Journal CAK, Kolong Magazine. Some of his poems are also summarized in joint anthologies, including Manifes (1968), Milestone III (1987), The Ginseng (1993), Saron (2018), Tutur Batur (2019). </br></br>Umbu used to take care of the literature room at the Pelopor Yogya weekly, which was headquartered on Jalan Malioboro. On March 5, 1969, together with several other figures, Umbu founded the literary community Persada Studi Klub (PSK). At that time Umbu was dubbed the President of Malioboro. The pioneers of Yogya and PSK gave birth to hundreds or even thousands of poets scattered throughout Indonesia.</br></br>Since 1978 Umbu lived in Bali and in July 1979 was asked to become the literary editor of the Bali Post daily. As he did in Pioneer Yogya, Umbu faithfully, diligently, and painstakingly, nurtured the seeds of writers to grow into well-known figures in Indonesian literature.</br></br>For his dedication to the world of literature, Umbu was awarded a number of awards. These include the 2018 Cultural Award from the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Indonesia, the 2018 Dharma Kusuma Award from the Bali Provincial Government, the Literature Service Award from the Language and Book Development Agency in 2019, and the Jakarta Academy Award (2019). Umbu died on April 6, 2021y Award (2019). Umbu died on April 6, 2021)
  • Wayan Gde Yudane  + (Wayan Gde Yudane was born in Kaliungu, DenWayan Gde Yudane was born in Kaliungu, Denpasar, 1964. He graduated from Karawitan Arts at ISI Denpasar. He has worked on many musical works for concerts, theater/performance arts, literature, and films. He won the Melbourne Age Criticism award for Creative Excellent at the Adelaide Festival, Australia (2000). He performed at the Wangarata Jazz Festival, Australia (2001), toured Europe with the Temps Fort Theatre, the France and Cara Bali Group, as well as the Munich and La Batie Festivals. </br></br>His works include the music for the films Sacred and Secret (2010), Laughing Water and Terra-Incognita, and Arak (2004), and so on. Crossroads of Denpasar is one of his works that was ordered by radio New Zealand and later purchased by radio Australia and BBC London. Another work, Paradise Regained, which was inspired by the 2002 Bali bombings, was played by pianist Ananda Sukarlan in various international performances. His collaborated with Paul Grabowsky, The Theft of Sita, performed at the Next Wave Festival, New York City, 2011.e Next Wave Festival, New York City, 2011.)
  • Wayan Gunasta  + (Wayan Gunasta alias Gungun, was born in NyWayan Gunasta alias Gungun, was born in Nyuh Kuning, Ubud. He has written poetry since he was a teenager and has been featured in many articles in the Bali Post. In addition to poetry, he pursued the art of cartoons, vignettes, sketches, painting. He has studied "character design and animation" in Japan. Since 1979 he has been diligent in exhibiting his works at home and abroad, such as Balai Budaya Jakarta (1979), Frementale Art Gallery (Australia, 1994), Oriental City (London, England, 2004), V Gallery (Yogya, 2007), etc. His published cartoon and comic books include Mahabhrata Comic Series (1992), Bali in Cartoon (1997), Gunasta Sketsa Rhythm (1999), Bali Pulau Cartoon (2004), Propoor Tourism (2006), Balinese Coloring Book Series (2008). He initiated and published a collection of poems by eighty-one Balinese poets whose works were published in the Bali Post, entitled Edition Hitam Putih (Wayan Pendet Foundation, 2006).tam Putih (Wayan Pendet Foundation, 2006).)
  • W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp  + (Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (Amsterdam, JWijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (Amsterdam, July 27, 1874 – Fiesole, April 23, 1950), was a Dutch multi-faceted autodidact. As an artist he was active as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, and designer of book covers and of ex-libris. In addition, he was also known as a writer, architect, explorer, ethnologist and collector of East Asian art.</br></br>He is said to be the first European artist to visit Bali (note: not verified), being greatly influenced by and himself influencing the island's art and culture, and making it better known in wider world. He was also deeply involved with various other parts of the then Dutch East Indies.other parts of the then Dutch East Indies.)
  • Thomas Wright  + (Wright is a Ph.D candidate in AnthropologyWright is a Ph.D candidate in Anthropology from The University of Queensland, Australia. He held a bachelor of journalism majoring in Anthropology and International Relations from the same university. His research interests include Bali, Indonesia, ethnography, political ecology, water, tourism, pollution and knowledge., water, tourism, pollution and knowledge.)
  • Wayan Sila  + (“The very first night I slept over at my n“The very first night I slept over at my new studio an owl flew into the garden. It wasn’t a coincidence that I noticed it perched in a tree,” says Balinese artist Wayan Sila. “This was a</br>special experience and powerful omen. A gift from the Gods to me.”</br></br>The owl is much revered by indigenous cultures and in folklore around the world as a</br>guardian spirit, as well as a wise creature capable of extraordinary sight. Balinese</br>mythology reveals that if an owl visits a family compound while a female member is</br>pregnant this is indeed a positive sign. Burung Hantu literally translates from bahasa</br>Indonesia into the English language as ghost bird; or the owl, the mysterious bird of the</br>night.</br>“I have a unique connection with owls. It is a potent image that resonates with my heart. I</br>was intuitively led to draw the owl and then I began to include it in my works. It has now</br>manifested into a personal symbolic image, equivalent to the Barong. The owl also</br>encourages me to reflect on the joy that I derive from my family life,” says Wayan.</br>Born in Ubud, 1970, Wayan Silawasinspired by his grandfather, well known local artist</br>Wayan Barwa. From an early age he regularly visited Barwa’sstudio and gallery,</br>surrounded by the paintings of his Balinese heritage, this was the perfect scenario for a</br>child to learn to draw and paint.</br>Wayan soon became adept in the “Ubud Style” of modern traditional Balinese painting. In</br>the evolution of Balinese painting during the last century, from its origins of the Classical</br>Kamasan style that concerned teachings from the Hindu Epics, each village then began to</br>create their own distinctive style.</br>The Ubud style moved away from the religious and began to be characterized by</br>narratives that involve daily village life and depictions of rural and environmental</br>landscapes. The artists from Ubud were quick to adopt western influences in the 1930’s,</br>depth of field, shades of color, localized narratives and the development of the human</br>figure. The Kamasan style was originally a collective work and never signed by an</br>individual. The new personalized and expressive form of Balinese painting has its roots</br>firmly entrenched here in Ubud.</br></br>Wayan’s canvases are beautifully composed and resound with an overwhelming sense of</br>balance and harmony. His highly detailed works are first sketched in pencil then outlined</br>in black Chinese ink, finally they are rendered in acrylic paint with a fine kaus bamboo, a</br>small piece of bamboo crafted with a tiny point to apply the medium. A large canvas, 100 x</br>80 cms, may take up to six months to complete. “In 1997 I was inspired to include owls in my compositions after seeing a wonderful sketch by a Japanese child.”</br></br>Wayan’s relationship with the burung hantu then activated an endearing association with</br>the people of Japan, to whom the owl is symbolic of happiness. He first visited Japan in</br>2002 and his premiere solo exhibition there was in 1998. Every year since then Wayan has </br>enjoyed the privilege of exhibiting work in galleries, department stores, even in the</br>Indonesian Consulate in Tokyo. He has held over 15 solo exhibitions in Japan, and</br>numerous other exhibitions in Bali, Jakarta, Spain and also at the prestigious Agung Rai</br>Museum of Art in Ubud.</br></br>“It’s an honor for me to be invited on intercultural exchange programs teaching young</br>Japanese students traditional Balinese painting techniques. I do this each year when I visit</br>Japan.” Wayan has since developed a healthy market for his works there and continues to</br>ell to the Japanese tourists who often visit his Ubud studio/gallery.</br></br>Wayan Sila, acrylic on Canvas, 2012,</br>45x 60cm.</br>Wayan Sila</br>Garden + Bale studio of Wayan Sila.</br>Wayan Sila. 2012, chinese ink +</br>acrylic on canvas, 60x80cm.</br>Wayan’s cooperative works with Japanese poet Yoko Jatiasih have been the focus of two books. They initially</br>collaborated in 1998 to create music and poetry for his paintings. In 2004 their first book “Kata Kata” Echoes From The</br>Woods, and then in 2010 “Pelan Pelan” were published.</br>Browsing through these books, the creative synergy between the two is easy to recognize. Yoko’s short poems, no more</br>than 6 lines, resonate with an uncomplicated intelligence. Upon the opposing page to the text are Wayan’s</br>complimentary images created especially to accompany each poem.</br>As you contemplate the words essence, as well as study Wayan’s images, the mysterious bird of the nights’full round</br>eyes are firmly transfixed upon you. The fusion of words along with the images perplex the imagination, and then defy</br>you to believe their medium is the owl’s silent and alluring gaze.</br>In 2011 Wayan relocated to his new studio gallery in Jalan Bisma in Ubud. Journey 400 meters along Jalan Bisma until the</br>roadside urban development gives way to the effervescence of the padis. Down on the right hand side nestled in the</br>sawah you will find his small abode. Look for the sign on the road then follow the narrow path that divides the green</br>swaying fields to his studio/gallery encircled by the bamboo fence.</br>Wayan has created a personal space that reflects the elements that enrich and sustain him. Situated in the middle of the</br>yard he has built a bamboo bale which functions as his studio, yet also as a place of quiet retreat. The surrounding</br>garden is abundant with organic vegetables, fruit trees, medicinal herbs, ornamental shrubs and flowers. Indeed, Wayan</br>has created his special own oasis.</br>As you enter his two Bali dogs are quick to offer enthusiastic toothy greetings. The verdant vegetation is soothing and</br>inviting. I discover two rabbits, four exotic birds and frogs and snakes frequent visitors, so Wayan tells me. Stone</br>carvings covered with brilliant green moss hide among the foliage, shrines and small Hindu temples are adorned with</br>offerings and the sweet sent of burning incense seduces the senses. An outhouse serves as a simple kitchen and two </br>rooms contain Wayan’s gallery painting collection and books for sale.</br>When we observe Wayan’s paintings we enter into a beautiful and extraordinarily tranquil world. His owls’ peer out</br>from within forests and lush scenes, their big eyes possess a magnetic pull and communicate a language that is</br>deciphered in our hearts. Wayan Sila is a painter of immense sensitivity and his works are vehicles of healing qualities and love.re vehicles of healing qualities and love.)
 (Mary S. Zurbuchen’s research interests include Southeast Asian humanitie)
  • Hildred Geertz  + ("Hildred was born in Queens, New York on F"Hildred was born in Queens, New York on February 12, 1927 and reared there and in Teaneck, New Jersey. A graduate of Antioch College, she received her Ph.D. from Radcliffe College in 1956. Her first book, The Javanese Family (Free Press of Glencoe, Inc.), was published in 1961. After her initial fieldwork in Java, she taught at The University of Chicago from 1960 to 1970 before coming to Princeton University in 1970. At Princeton, Hildred taught courses on the history of anthropological theory, the anthropological study of life stories, the anthropology of art, and the ethnographer’s craft.</br></br>In 1972, Hildred became the first chairperson of the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University, and thus the first woman chair of a department at Princeton, a position in which she served for many years. She was named Professor Emeritus in 1998.</br></br>Hildred did extensive fieldwork in Morocco, and in Java and Bali, Indonesia and returned to Indonesia repeatedly during her career to conduct the research which helped fuel her extensive list of publications. She completed more than two years of fieldwork research in the village of Batuan on the island of Bali. Working in the same village that was studied in the 1930s by Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, she focused on the interconnections between different Balinese art forms and how and why such forms have changed through time. She investigated the effects of economic development and tourism on Balinese artistic endeavor.</br></br>The first book from the research in Batuan, Images of Power: Balinese Paintings Made for Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead, was published in January 1995 (University of Hawaii Press). In 2004,The Life of a Balinese Temple: Artistry, Imagination, and History in a Peasant Village was also published by the University of Hawaii Press. Among her other works, Professor Geertz is co-author with her former husband Clifford Geertz of Kinship in Bali (University of Chicago Press, 1975), and co-author with Clifford Geertz and Lawrence Rosen of Meaning and Order in Moroccan Society (Cambridge University Press, 1979). Most recently, in 2017, at the age of 90, her book, Storytelling in Bali, was published by the Dutch publishing house Brill."shed by the Dutch publishing house Brill.")
  • John Darling  + ("John Darling moved to Bali in 1969 and de"John Darling moved to Bali in 1969 and developed a rapport with its people and an affinity for their way of life. Of particular interest was their religious traditions and the changes to the Balinese society and economy that occurred as a result of the influx of tourists.</br></br>Australian documentary filmmaker John Darling standing next to camera on tripod in a jungle area in Bali John Darling during filming of Lempad of Bali (1978). Courtesy Sara Darling. Photographer unknown. NFSA title: 1586432 </br></br>His first documentary, Lempad of Bali (1978) which he co-directed with Lorne Blair, explores the life and work of 116-year-old artist I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and his subsequent funeral, detailing the complex, Balinese funerary customs. This production won the Documentary Award at the Asian Film Festival in 1980.</br></br>Darling’s subsequent films formed his Bali Triptych (1987) series. Each hour-long episode – Between the Mountain and the Sea, The Path of the Soul and Demons and Deities – presents in vivid detail the history, culture and way of life of the Balinese people.</br></br>Darling worked with other filmmakers, including John Moyle for Bali Hash (1989), which juxtaposed the raucous nature of the Hash House Harriers gathering of international tourists and the peaceful Balinese ceremonies occurring at the same time."</br></br>Full article at https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/john-darling-bali-documentary-filmmaker</br></br>See also:</br>My Friend, John Darling by Rio Helmi. Ubud Now & Then, June 26, 2013. http://ubudnowandthen.com/my-friend-john-darling/</br></br>My Favorite Redhead: John Darling by Made Wijaya. Ubud Now & Then, July 3, 2013. http://ubudnow.webhost66.com/my-favourite-redhead-john-darling/w.webhost66.com/my-favourite-redhead-john-darling/)
  • Robert Lemelson  + ("Robert Lemelson is a cultural anthropolog"Robert Lemelson is a cultural anthropologist, ethnographie filmmaker and philanthropist. Lemelson received his M.A. from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of California Los Angeles. Lemelson’s area of specialty is transcultural psychiatry; Southeast Asian Studies, particularly Indonesia; and psychological and medical anthropology. Lemelson currently is a research anthropologist in the Semel Institute of Neuroscience UCLA, an adjunct professor of Anthropology at UCLA, and a visiting professor at USC. His scholarly work has appeared in numerous journals and books. Lemelson founded Elemental Productions in 2007, a documentary film company. He has directed and produced over a dozen ethnographic films related to culture, psychology and personal experience. He is also the founder and president of the Foundation for Psychocultural Research, which supports research and training in the social and neurosciences."training in the social and neurosciences.")
  • Roelof Goris  + (1898 – 1965 Curriculum vitae 1898 born in1898 – 1965</br></br>Curriculum vitae</br>1898 born in Krommenie (North-Holland) on June 9</br>1917 final examinations gymnasium (A and B)</br>1917-1918 military service</br>1918-1926 studied Indonesian languages (linguistic officer), Leiden University; Arabic (Snouck Hurgronje), Sanskrit, Javanese and Old Javanese (Vogel and Hazeu), Hindu-Javanese history (Krom), and general linguistics (C. C. Uhlenbeck); amongst his older fellow students were W. F. Stutterheim and P. V. van Stein Callenfels</br>1926 PhD under the supervision of N.J. Krom, Leiden University</br>1926 officer for the study of Indonesian languages at the Archaeological Service, charged with the checking of transliterations of Old Javanese inscriptions</br>1928-1939 adjunct archaeologist of the Archaeological Service in Bali</br>1939-1941 librarian to Mangkunegoro VII, Surakarta (Central Java)</br>1941-1945 service in the Royal Netherlands-Indies Army; civilian internee</br>1946 on leave in the Netherlands</br>1947-1958 linguistic officer of the Netherlands-Indies and later Indonesian Government, head of the Singaradja division of the Institute for Linguistic and Cultural Research of the University of Indonesia</br>1958 retirement</br>1959 librarian of the Faculty of Letters of Udayana University, Denpasar (South Bali)</br>1962 research-professor, teaching Balinese epigraphy and early history</br>1965 died in Denpasar on October 4</br>Special activities and positions</br>Scientific adviser of the Kirtya (Foundation) Liefrinck-van der Tuuk (set up in 1928), 1932-</br>Co-worker at the Bali Museum</br>Teacher at a secondary school and a training-college for teachers (S.M.A. and S.G.A.)</br>Teacher of German, 1951S.M.A. and S.G.A.) Teacher of German, 1951)
  • A A Ngurah Paramartha  + (A A Ngurah Paramartha was born in DenpasarA A Ngurah Paramartha was born in Denpasar, October 14, 1974. He completed his art education at ISI Denpasar. Since 1995 he has been actively displaying his works in various exhibitions, such as the “Kamasra” exhibition at Bali Cliff Resort Jimbaran (1996), Indonesian artist “Colour Wheel” at the Dublin Ireland Painting Gallery (2009), “Ulu-Teben”, the MilitantArt group.= at Bentara Budaya Denpasar (2015). His solo exhibitions include “Secret Desire” at Hide Out Fine Art Ubud (2003), “Exploration of Life” at Ten Fine Art, Sanur (2011). His works tend to be figurative by showing imaginary figures with multiple interpretations.ary figures with multiple interpretations.)
  • Symon  + (A stylistic heir to Walter Spies, Le MayeuA stylistic heir to Walter Spies, Le Mayeur and his mentor, the Indonesian-Dutch painter Arie Smit, Symon was among the last in the lineage of foreign artists who have helped raise Bali’s international profile as an exotic destination for art and design. Renowned for his vivid pop style with new iconic motifs, he was born on April 13, 1947, as Ronald Thomas Bierl in Detroit, Michigan, the United States, and made Bali his home in 1978. He was installed in the Puri Kaler of Ubud Palace by the Ubud royal family, who had for decades been patrons of foreign artists. Symon later took over Arie Smit’s cottage in nearby Campuhan, where his studio grew into local landmark. In 2014, he moved full-time to his other destination studio at Alas Sari in North Bali, Art Zoo, which he had founded in 1998.</br></br>Symon, who passed away on April 15, 2020 of natural causes from sepsis, was incredibly prolific and successful, creating many thousands of artworks in several countries.</br></br>His work was widely collected by tastemakers like former minister Joop Ave, especially during the 1990s and 2000s trend for Asian neotraditional style. Many collectors built submersive Symon environments, as at Qunci Villas in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. A book series on Southeast Asian interiors had to swap some paintings in many of its featured homes because too many of their architects and owners had put Symons on their walls.</br></br>Symon’s art is cherished for its vivid color, strong outlines and exuberant energy. His figurative paintings and sculpture project a friendly, fantastical appeal, combining the rawness of real-life models and scenes within compositions from mythology and lesser-known Bali history. His sense of line, hue and witty slogans draw from his origins as a cartoonist in the 1960s American counter-culture.</br>Raised in a house at the corner of Detroit’s Normal Road and Common Street, he was far from normal or common and yearned to escape convention. He was an exciting personality to be around, popping with fresh ideas. An outrageous showman, he would tell wild anecdotes and burst into rhyming raps. As a precocious teen under the pseudonym John Ka, he wrote to Beat Generation poets like Allen Ginsburg, William Burroughs and William Carlos Williams, who sent him new poems to illustrate. He soon became an artist in underground zines like Fifth Estate and got to know New York legends like Frank Zappa and Andy Warhol.</br>Until making Bali his permanent home, he kept trying new locations. As a youth, he twice ran away to Rome, where he studied under the sculptor Emilio Greco and got the attention of film director Federico Fellini, who dubbed him “the magician of the air”. On the overland route from Amsterdam to India, a road accident in Turkey broke his hip. While recovering he renamed himself Simon White. He finally made it to India and then went north to Nepal.</br></br>Over eight years in Kathmandu, Simon helped preserve the traditional art of Tibetan woodblock printing. With three partners he opened Himalayan antique shops in London, Amsterdam and New York. Like many “Easties”, he became expert in Asian traditional knowledge, which later infused his artworks. In the mid-1970s, Simon spent periods in the New York art scene, Colombia and Wales, England. In each new location, his studios echoed Warhol’s Factory in being a networking hub and a venue for arty “happenings”. He formed several creative teams, from the Psychic League in Rome and Fantabulous Group in Nepal to the Levitation League in Legian, Bali. In his Ubud garden, he staged theatrical productions at the amphitheater designed by the futuristic architect R. Buckminster Fuller. In each location, he trained up teams of local artisans. In Nepal he hired Tibetan refugees to carve new and replacement woodblocks to the old ones he printed from. He brought screen printing to Bali in the 1980s and then to Cambodia in Minefield Studios at Siem Reap in the early 1990s. His most famous breakthrough was JakPak, a range of convertible clothing co-created with Annie Anderson and Kiyoshi Okuda, in which pop-hued jackets and hats could turn into bags through hidden pockets. JakPak became Bali’s first clothing export and an international phenomenon collected by the likes of Mick Jagger.</br></br>Symon kept ahead of the curve, since his aim in life was constant reinvention under a motto “towards a functional reality”. Many of his creations were practical as well as fun, from JakPak to his Toyniture — quirky furnishings like his Lady Chairs and giant dining table. He conjured outlandish architecture, like his key-hole windowed pagoda at Art Zoo, which he filled with sculptures and oddities. The maximalist effect of all these “studio atmospherics” beguiled visitors and in turn became props for his paintings. The Art Zoo remains visually stunning. Symon’s heir and Art Zoo’s Balinese manager aim to reopen it as a destination where locals and tourists can continue to appreciate Symon’s distinctive art of Bali.ppreciate Symon’s distinctive art of Bali.)
  • Adrian Vickers  + (Adrian Vickers is an Australian author, hiAdrian Vickers is an Australian author, historian and professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney. He has studied and documented Gambuh dance traditions, Panji (prince) stories, and other Indonesian art and cultural subjects as well as historiography and colonialism. He has a BA and PhD from the University of Sydney, is the Professor of Southeast Asian Studies (Personal Chair) and Director of the Asian Studies Program. Vickers' most recent book, The Pearl Frontier, co-written with Julia Martínez, won the University of Southern Queensland History Book Award at the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards.rd at the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards.)
  • Aldwin Yusgiantoro  + (Aldwin is a senior analyst for AkarAsia. HAldwin is a senior analyst for AkarAsia. He recently graduated with a master’s degree in International Development Studies at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, specializing in private sector development. He received his B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder, focusing on Southeast Asian politics and economy.g on Southeast Asian politics and economy.)
  • Andrew Clay McGraw  + (Andy McGraw received his Ph.D. in ethnomusAndy McGraw received his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University in 2005. Dr. McGraw has published several articles and a monograph (on Oxford) concerning traditional and experimental music in Southeast Asia and has written articles on jazz, music in American jails and Cuban music. He is an active performer and directs a Balinese gamelan orchestra for the Richmond community.elan orchestra for the Richmond community.)
  • James Danandjaja  + (April 13, 1934 - October 21, 2013. James April 13, 1934 - October 21, 2013.</br></br>James Danandjaja obtained a bachelor's degree in Anthropology in 1963 from the Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia. He also obtained a doctorate in Psychological Anthropology from the University of Indonesia in 1977. For the writing of his scientific work he conducted research for approximately a year in the Trunyan area of Bali, and produced the book Culture of the Trunyan Village Farmers in Bali, which was published in 1980. James Danandjaja who whose real name is James Tan, with the nickname Jimmy, was appointed Professor of the University of Indonesia in 1983.</br></br>He was the first Indonesian folklorist, starting to pursue the science since he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969. His mentor at that time was Alan Dundes, a prominent folklorist from the United States. With a paper entitled An Annotated Bibliography of Javanese Folklore, which was later made into a book, he obtained a master's degree in folklore from the university in 1971.</br></br>Upon his return to Indonesia, in 1972, he taught the science at the Department of Anthropology, FISIP, University of Indonesia. According to him, folklore which is part of culture in the form of folk language, traditional expressions, puzzles, legends, fairy tales, jokes, folk songs, fine arts, etc., is closely related to the culture of a society. For this reason, he assigned his students to collect various folklores in the country. These writing materials were later made into a book with the title Indonesian Folklore (1984). In addition, he also wrote several other books related to folklore, such as Guidance on How to Collect Folklore for Archiving (1972), and Some Problems with Folklore (1980).), and Some Problems with Folklore (1980).)
  • Dewi Dian Reich  + (Artist and writer. Dewi Dian is founder ofArtist and writer. Dewi Dian is founder of Sawidji Gallery & Co.</br>Dewi Dian Reich was born in Australia of mixed Indonesian and European parentage. Dewi has a deep love for Nature, art, history and the traditions in her Indonesian heritage. She has called Bali her home for nearly 20 years.</br>Dian is a graduate of the Australian National Art School in Fine Arts majoring in Photography and painting disciplines with emphasis on art history and theory. Undertook post graduate studies in Digital Media, Linguistics and Asian Studies.</br>Dian is focused on the ongoing development of Sawidji Gallery and studio. The economic changes brought about by the Covid Pandemic to Bali was a catalyst. There was already a need to reassess the conditions affecting the integrity of Fine Art in Bali. Which is never separate from the intricacies of the culture itself. Sawidji may explore these themes. However, it simply wishes to celebrate the talents, the community and the Nature that we are fortunate to be a part of. Nature that we are fortunate to be a part of.)
  • Helen Creese  + (Associate Professor Helen Creese's researcAssociate Professor Helen Creese's research interests include Balinese textual and literary traditions, Balinese history and historiography and gender. Her research spans historical and contemporary periods. It draws extensively on indigenous textual traditions written in Indonesian, Balinese, Old Javanese as well as colonial sources in Dutch and French. Her publications include translations of both classical and modern texts.</br></br>She is the author of Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois (2016); Women of the Kakawin World: Marriage and Sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali (2004); Guide and Index to the Hooykaas-Ketut Sangka Balinese Manuscript Collection in the Australian National University Library (2004); and Parthayana: The Journeying of Partha. An Eighteenth-Century Balinese Kakawin (1998). She has co-edited 'The Stigmatisation of Widows and Divorcees (janda) in Indonesian Society,' Special Issue of Indonesia and the Malay World (with Lyn Parker, 2016); From Langka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia (with Andrea Acri and Arlo Griffiths, 2011); 'Gender, Text, Performance and Agency in Asian Cultural Contexts,' Special Issue of Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (with Rosie Roberts, 2008); Seabad Puputan Bali: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (with Henk Schulte Nordholt and Darma Putra 2006); and 'Old Javanese Texts and Culture,' Special Issue of Bijdragen tot de Taal , Land- en Volkenkunde (with Willem Van der Molen, 2001).</br></br>Her current research projects include an investigation into textual traditions, identity and cultural production in contemporary Bali, a literary history of Bali, and a number of projects on precolonial Balinese history.</br></br>She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Humanities of Australia in 2007. She serves on an number of editorial advisory boards including the Southeast Asian Publications Series of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Asian Studies Review, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific and Indonesia and the Malay World.Pacific and Indonesia and the Malay World.)
  • Ayu Diah Cempaka  + (Ayu Diah Cempaka was born in Gianyar, JulyAyu Diah Cempaka was born in Gianyar, July 18 1993. She graduated in French Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta. Apart from writing literature (poetry), he is a writer & film festival programmer. Became a programmer at the Yogyakarta Documentary Film Festival (FFD) (2015-2019) and Balinale – Bali International Film Festival (2022). He served on the Asian short film selection committee (2022) and community jury (2017) at the Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF), jury team at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI), as well as guest lecturer on 'Film Aesthetics', Film & Television Department, Art Institute Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar 2021. The film review was published in several media such as Cinema Poetica, Film Criticism Collective – Yamagata International Film Festival, Goethe Institut Indonesien, Ruang Journal, Bali Post, and Balebengong. In 2016 – now he is Cultural & Communication Officer at Alliance Francaise Bali.amp; Communication Officer at Alliance Francaise Bali.)
  • Ida Bagus Made Djatasoera  + (Batuaninteractive.com: "Djatasoera's fatheBatuaninteractive.com:</br>"Djatasoera's father died when he was twelve, leaving him no land. He did not go to school and worked as a migrant laborer on coffee plantations, as well as dancing the gambuh and playing in the tourist orchestra. He studiedpainting with Ngendon, Togog, and Djata for a number of years. Djatasoera was Mead and Bateson's favorite artist. Bateson published one of his pictures in an</br>article on "Style, Grace, and Information on Primitive Art," under the name of Djatisoera. Mead and Bateson filmed him at work and</br>collected nearly all the pictures he made during their research period. Nineteen of his pictures are in the collection.</br>After World War II, Djatasoera went into nationalist guerrilla combat against the Dutch government with Ngendon. He was captured, beaten severely, and died in prison in 1948."ten severely, and died in prison in 1948.")
  • Drs. I Wayan Selat Wirata  + (Behind the beauty of a literary work, of cBehind the beauty of a literary work, of course there is an author / writer who made it. A person who is able to produce literary works must have reasons and origins that make him successful in making literary works. It is possible, starting from a sense of awe, someone can produce an extraordinary literary work and attract many people.</br></br>One of the writers who succeeded in producing literary works that came from a sense of awe and interest in the world of literature, namely Drs. Wayan Wirata Strait. He was born in Badung, July 20, 1959. He is the son of Mr. I Ketut Ordin (late) and Mrs. Ni Nyoman Rajug (late). He has his address at Br. Umakepuh, Ds. Buduk, District. Mengwi, Kab. Badung. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Widya Sabha, Badung Regency. The awards he has ever won include: 1st prize winner of the Palawakya District Competition. Badung, 2nd Place in Palawakya Prov. Bali, Kerti Budaya Kab. Badung.</br></br>The literary works that he made include: Poems (Besakih, Kisi-Kisi Pasisi Seseh), Short Stories (Cetik Dadong Tanggu), Geguritan (Matatah, Melasti, Sri Tatwa). Of all his literary works, he is more interested in his Geguritan entitled Geguritan Melasti, because in his work he can give tattwa about melasti, pengrupukan/tawur agung, nyepi and ngembak geni. Then there is Geguritan Matatah which contains the meaning and philosophy of matatah/cutting teeth, and Geguritan Sri Tattwa which contains agriculture in the fields. He created literary works because of his own desire, who likes to study literature and wants to create literary works like his predecessors.eate literary works like his predecessors.)
  • Belinda Lewis  + (Belinda holds a PhD and Honours degree in Belinda holds a PhD and Honours degree in Health Promotion from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Science and Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Melbourne University, Australia. She has worked as a researcher, practitioner and health promotion consultant with a wide range of government, NGO, professional and community organisations. These include community health services, local governments, health advocacy groups, environmental protection activists, Royal Women's Hospital, VICFIT, Heart Foundation, Diabetes Australia, Cancer Council and the Victorian Government Department of Human Services. She is a member of the Australian Health Promotion Association and the Public Health Association of Australia. Belinda has also worked in a range of international settings on key global health issues. She collaborates with researchers in Indonesia (Bali, Java, West Timor), Sri Lanka, Turkey and Canada to research: health promotion and health communication; communication for social change; cultural politics of health; community recovery after crisis, disasters & conflict; community capacity building; disability, diversity and discrimination; maternal and child health; sexual and reproductive health; HIV/AIDS; drugs, prisons and rehabilitation; abolition of the death penalty; peace-building and violence prevention.</br></br>Her work is published widely in Australia and internationally. She is an active participant in media interviews, features, public speaking and community workshops covering aspects of her research. Belinda has authored 3 books. The most recent, in 2015, is co-authored with Jeff Lewis (Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, RMIT University)f Media and Cultural Studies, RMIT University))
  • Ni Wayan Idayati  + (Born in Denpasar, April 14, 1990, Ni WayanBorn in Denpasar, April 14, 1990, Ni Wayan Idayati writes poetry, essays and journalistic news. Her poetry has been published in the People's Mind, Bali Post, Lombok Post, Bali Sruti Journal, Le Banian Journal (Published in France). Her essays were published in Tempo, the Bali Tribune, Esensi & Nuansa Magazine (published by the Language Agency) and the Bali Tribune. Together with the Denpasar Sahaja Community, they are active in arts, culture, and literary discussions, as well as fostering creative communities and now they are part of the program at Bentara Budaya Bali (the cultural space of Kompas Gramedia).</br></br>In 2018, her poems passed the curation number for poetry anthologies and poet gatherings, including: Poet Gathering “From the Land of Poci 8: Negeri Bahari” in Tegal, Central Java; the anthology “Smile of the Valley of Ijen” and the National Literature Camp in Banyuwangi; Southeast Asian Poets Meeting 2018 in Padang Panjang; National Poets Meeting in Pematangsiantar; a poetry anthology with “Women Seeing the World” by the Sangkar Buku Community in Mojokerto and a poetry anthology with “Perempuan Bahari” (soon to be published).</br></br>She was invited to the VI Nusantara Poets Meeting (PPN) in Jambi (2012) and the 2015 Bali Emerging Writers Festival (BEWF), an annual literary festival that is part of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) program. Entered in 175 Poets Selected Poetry Anthology From Negei Poci 6: Land of the Sea (2015), 39 Poets Chosen Poetry Writing Contest “Under the Black Umbrella” Indonesian Art Project Mourning (2015), 50 Poetry Chosen Poetry Competition for Andalas Coffee Community National (2013), the Top 5 of the Best Poetry Contest in the Archipelago (SCKS), and the Top 6 of the Best Poetry RBSCKS (2012) which were held at the Udayana Faculty of Letters (2012).</br></br>Her poems are also collected in the Book of Joint Poetry Anthology “Dendang Denpasar, Nyiur Sanur” (2012), Poetry Anthology of the VI Nusantara Poets Meeting “Sauk Seloko” (2012), Joint Poetry Anthology of Andalas Coffee Community Poetry Competition (2013), Poetry Anthology From the Land of Poci 6: The Land of the Sea (2015), The Anthology Book “From Fear to Be Strong” The Indonesian Art of Mourning Community Berkabung (2015), The Anthology of Poetry Books “Klungkung” (2016), The 2016 Indonesian Poetry Day Anthology Book 'Matahari Cinta Samudera Kata' , Anthology of Spiritual and Social Poems "Cavalry Night", published by Abdurrahman Wahid Center UI (2017).blished by Abdurrahman Wahid Center UI (2017).)
  • A.A. Ngurah Anom Kumbara  + (Born in Klungkung 14 February 1957, he comBorn in Klungkung 14 February 1957, he completed his Bachelor of Anthropology in 1982 at Udayana University, completed his Masters degree at Indonesia University in 1990, and doctoral degree at Gadjah Mada University in 2008. Becoming a lecturer at Faculty of Cultural Knowledge Udayana University since 1983 until now. He was on charge as the head of the anthropology department in 1997-2000, as the head of Hindu Indonesia University's S3 program of Religion and Culture in 2008-2011, as a secretary of the field of service in Institute for Research and Community Service Udayana University in 2011-2015, as the head of doctoral program (S3) Cultural Studies, Faculty of Cultural Knowledge, Udayana University from 2018 until 2022. He actively participates in seminars and writes accredited national and international journals, and has written several books.l journals, and has written several books.)
  • I Dewa Ketut Alit  + (Born to a family of artists in Pengosekan Born to a family of artists in Pengosekan village in Bali, Dewa Ketut Alit was immersed in Balinese gamelan from early childhood. His father Dewa Nyoman Sura and his oldest brother Dewa Putu Berata were the most influential teachers in his life. He began performing at age 11, and by age 13 was playing ugal (the leading instrument) in his village’s adult group, Tunas Mekar Pengosekan. 1988-1995 he played in the internationally acclaimed Gamelan Semara Ratih of Ubud village, touring internationally.</br></br>In 1997, a year before graduating from Academy of Indonesian Performing Arts in Denpasar (STSI Denpasar), Dewa Alit and his brothers founded Çudamani which immediately acknowledged as one of the best gamelan groups and went on their own international tours. </br></br>Seeking a wider path for expressing his approach to new music in gamalen, Dewa Alit founded his own gamelan group in 2007, Gamelan Salukat, performing on a new set of instruments of Alit’s own tuning and design.</br></br>As a composer, Dewa Alit is generally acknowledged as the leading figure of his generation in Bali. His “Geregel” (2000) was influential both in Bali and abroad, and was the subject of a 50 page analysis in the “Perspectives on New Music”. One of his compositions written for a Boston-base gamelan group Galak Tika, “Semara Wisaya” was performed at New York Carnegie in 2004 and another composition “Pelog Slendro” appeared at Bang on a Can Marathon in June 2006.</br></br>The list of his compositions for non-gamelan ensembles includes music for MIT's Gamelan Electrika, Talujon Percussion (USA) and Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt, Germany). </br></br>As a collaborator, Dewa Alit has worked with musicians and dancers from around the world. These include a contemporary theater production Theatre Annees Folles (director: Alicia Arata Kitamura, Tokyo), a butoh dancer Ko Murobushi, contemporary dancers Min Tanaka and Kaiji Moriyama, and Noh master Reijiro Tsumura. Moriyama, and Noh master Reijiro Tsumura.)
  • Made Gede Wiguna Valasara  + (Born: 1983 Hometown: Gianyar, Bali BasedBorn: 1983</br></br>Hometown: Gianyar, Bali</br></br>Based In: Gianyar, Bali</br></br>Made Gede Wiguna Valasara is an artist who deeply engages in painting and sculpture, his most known works are the ones with stuffed canvas technique. His subject matter varied from his reinterpretation on Bali Traditional Painting to appropriation on Renaissance and Modern Paintings. </br></br>He completed his studies at FSR ISI Yogyakarta (2007). He has participated in no less than 29 group exhibitions and three solo shows. His solo exhibitions include Animal Behaved, MonDecor Art Space, Jakarta, and Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung (2010); as well as Marshalling Lines and Colors, Galeri Canna, Jakarta (2009). </br></br>His works won a number of awards, including finalist at the UOB Painting of the Year (2012); finalist at the 2010 Indonesian Art Award; Best Painting at ISI Yogyakarta’s 23rd Dies Natalis (2007). In 2011, he was artist-in-residence at Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung.ence at Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung.)
  • Brett Hough  + (Brett Hough lectures in the Anthropology PBrett Hough lectures in the Anthropology Program (School of Political & Social Inquiry) and the Indonesian Studies Program (School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics) at Monash University. He has been involved in Indonesian Studies since 1980 and undertaking research in Bali since 1989. His doctoral study was on the institutionalisation and bureaucratisation of Balinese performing arts. He is currently working on a project investigating conflict and conflict resolution in contemporary Bali. and conflict resolution in contemporary Bali.)
  • Tantangan utawi Pikobet Sane harus Kehadepin sareng Calon pemimpin Bali  + (CHALLENGES THAT PROSPECTIVE LEADERS OF BALCHALLENGES THAT PROSPECTIVE LEADERS OF BALI MUST BE ABLE TO FACE</br></br>Om swastyastu</br>First of all, I would like to thank you very much for the opportunity,</br>The 2024 elections are just around the corner.</br>Bali is the Island of the Gods, Bali is world famous for its tourist and cultural destinations.</br></br>The complex problems that Bali's prospective leaders must face require serious attention. Examples include the actions of tourists in Bali, waste management in Bali, the welfare of the Balinese people, and corruption.</br></br>Prospective leaders must be able to formulate policies, and be able to take action to overcome problems or obstacles well, as well as collaborate with various parties. And prospective leaders of Bali must firmly take policies or actions so that Bali remains prosperous, stable and sustainable. Bali Island beautiful that continues to shine with its natural and cultural wonders,ine with its natural and cultural wonders,)
  • Cokorda Sawitri  + (Cok Sawitri was born in Sidemen, KarangaseCok Sawitri was born in Sidemen, Karangasem Bali, September 1st, 1968. Now, She lives in Denpasar, Bali. In the middle of 2006, she collaborated with Dean Moss from New York in Theatre Dance Event. Besides being a theater activist, she also wrote many articles, poems, short stories and novel. She has been active in social cultural activities, and is the founder of Perempuan Mitra Kasih Bali Firm and Tulus Ngayah Group. </br></br>Her works include Meditasi Rahim (1991), Pembelaan Dirah, Ni Garu (1996), Permainan Gelap Terang (1997), Sekuel Pembelaan Dirah (1997), Hanya Angin Hanya Waktu (1998), Puitika Melamar Tuhan (2001), Anjing Perempuanku, Aku Bukan Perempuan Lagi (2004), Badan Bahagia. Novelnya adalah Janda dari Jirah, Tantri, dan Sutasoma.</br></br>Longer biography available at http://lifeasartasia.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/6/8/23681555/cok_sawitri.pdfm/uploads/2/3/6/8/23681555/cok_sawitri.pdf)
  • Paul Michael Taylor  + (Curator, Research anthropologist and Program Director at Smithsonian Institution.)
  • DENPASAR SAYAN KOSEKAN  + (Denpasar is the capital of the province ofDenpasar is the capital of the province of Bali, its strategic regional position has made this city develop very quickly so that the past face of the city of Denpasar as a royal city has changed into a modern and multiethnic city. The development of the Denpasar City concerns growth in the economic, educational, technological, social and cultural aspects which have been mixed with foreign culture. The city of Denpasar also has the characteristics of a big city where there is widespread development of shopping centers, modern markets, entertainment centers, hotels, and many more. This certainly has a positive impact on Denpasar's economy, but on the other hand, this affects the population of Denpasar city which will also affect several other aspects.</br> The population according to the latest BPS data for 2023 is 726,800 people. The population of Denpasar will be numerous if we add the number of residents from outside Bali and foreigners who live to earn a living. A large population will affect the carrying capacity from various aspects, especially the availability of space, which is very limited and is not increasing</br></br>Spatial planning problems in Denpasar include residential housing which is increasingly eroding green open land which should be at 30%. The large population makes land increasingly scarce, land prices will increase, the development of the city of Denpasar can no longer be oriented horizontally but vertically to save the remaining land. This can make the city of Denpasar even more difficult to breathe. A large number of populations also brings other problems such as the accumulation of waste in landfills, one of which is the Biaung landfill. Until now, in my opinion, there is no best solution by the government for waste management in landfills. Various ideas and solutions have been offered, such as TPS3R, buying machines, and even planning to build another waste’s management point at the landfill, but this does not help at all, the government should stop the problem at the source, not with solutions that will create new problems.</br></br> The problem that Denpasar also has recently experienced is traffic jams. Congestion occurs due to the increasing population and each resident has a private transportation and does not use public transportation. The government should be able to optimize public transportation programs such as Teman Bus or Trans Sarbagita Bus which can be used especially for student or workers, and try to increasing bus routes and build more bus stop facilities. The government should also provide sosialitation regarding the benefits and purposes of using public transportation to people so that people know why it is better to use public transportation rather than private transportation.</br></br> It can be concluded that population density can have bad effects in various areas of life such as spatial problem in Denpasar, waste and pollution problems, and heavy traffic jams everywhere. With this, it is hoped that the government can think of a way out of the various problems described earlier, lest this problem has already become big or even gone viral on social media before being handled by the government. I also hope that the government will always be open to the opinions and views of the community so that solutions can be found together.y so that solutions can be found together.)