Tag Archives: Jakarta
7.0
I remember distinctly where I was on September 11, 2001. I remember where I was on October 12, 2002. I remember where I was on December 26, 2004. I remember where I was on July 17, 2009. And I will … Continue reading
Friday Morning, July 17 2009
At 8am Friday morning I jumped on the back on my ojek (“motorcycle taxi”) and made my way to the office. Traffic was unusually bad, even for Jakarta. It was the most peculiar sight. The police, who hang out and … Continue reading
Bangkok and Batavia
Bangkok is a city that has discovered its water. They use the water for commerce. For ceremonies. For transportation, parades, tourism, restaurants, markets and public gathering spaces. Previously I wrote about the Jakarta / Batavia harbor, Sunda Kelapa. Jakarta sits … Continue reading
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Jakarta at Dusk
The sky is usually not clear. The horizon is usually muddled with floating gasses. And the outline of the mountains don’t usually stand out. As I returned home, the rain and heavy winds swept across Jakarta and created a clear … Continue reading
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Ken Pattern
Last night I had the privilege of attending the exhibition opening for Ken Pattern, easily the most well-known Canadian artist in Indonesia. Ken does amazing work, depicting both Indonesia and especially Jakarta, and is able to capture the rapidly changing … Continue reading
Surprising Spaces
In 2006 I discovered these street art installations along some major roads in Jakarta. They appeared on and around concrete overpasses, often rising 20-plus feet over the slowly moving traffic. It was refreshing to find some public space that hasn’t … Continue reading
Obamamania
Living now in Jakarta, the childhood home of Obama for four years, it’s clear this city has taken a special likening to the President-elect. Or rather, they’ve adopted him into their collective memory as one of their own. The papers … Continue reading
Jakarta, From Above
I took these photos of Jakarta from the 51st floor of the Wisma Mulia building on Jl. Gatot Subroto. What amazes me about the skyline is how tranquil and green the city looks. Jakarta looks organized. Of course, at street … Continue reading
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The Great Divide
Yesterday I went to Sunda Kelapa in North Jakarta, the old harbour that used to be a Dutch trading outpost. I was there under the pretext of taking photographs of the giant trade ships at sunrise, but I found myself … Continue reading
