Kuncir Sathya Viku
January 25, 2026
He laughs a lot. Like a free spirit. And the lost generation with no strings attached. Kuncir Sathya Vikur is a young, contemporary Balinese artist whose traditional roots are transformed
Full Circle: conversation with Wolf D. Storl
January 25, 2026
The documentary film “Mentawai – Souls of the Forest” about indigenous people in the rainforest of Sumatra inspired a conversation between director Joo Peter and the author of the book
Looking back in time: Borneo Dayak 1936
August 27, 2025
film still “Headhunters of Borneo” 1936, director Friedrich Dalsheim (c) Kinemathek Berlin Looking back in time: Borneo Dayak 1936 After the national premiere of the rediscovered and restored film Headhunters
Thanks, Bruce!
April 4, 2024
Thanks, Bruce ! Meeting an iconic illustrator of Bali by Joo Peter When I first came to Bali twenty years ago, two iconic authors have introduced me to Balinese culture.
Onion Collective in Ubud, Bali
July 26, 2019
Fancy a dip in the pool after coding? The Onion Collective was founded in 2012 in Ubud as the oldest co-working & co-living space in Bali, just as the digital
Budiana – art from the heart of Bali
June 8, 2019
Budiana lives in a typical Balinese family compound in the old royal village of Ubud – pavilions in a garden full of intricate handmade art, including a family temple. In
Indigenous Film Festival 2019 in Bali
May 15, 2019
Kynan, a 14-year-old filmmaker from Kalimantan (Borneo), was one of the stars of the festival, supported by a powerful grassroots movement of a new generation of media activists using all
Dojo co-working in Bali
March 14, 2019
Dojo co-working in Canggu on Bali quickly became famous after founder Michael Craig started it a few years ago, inspired by Hubud, Balis award-winning co-working space in a bamboo architecture
Kan Kulak – portraying Bali culture
December 8, 2018
He reminds me of Bhoma, the spirit of the earth: Kan Kulak is a legendary artist in Ubud’s neighbouring village of Peliatan, representing Balinese culture and taksu (spirit). He studied