Slumdog Vacation
Wisata ke perkampungan kumuh kian populer seiring kesuksesan film “Slumdog Millionaire”. Dari Jakarta hingga Rio, turis mengunjungi bedeng-bedeng reyot dan menyapa kaum miskin yang hidup…
Slumtraveller
I have left this blog and prevented myself to publish new posts. Now, I am writing again while volcanic ash of Merapi eruption arrived in Bandung city.
This blog, slumtraveller, at first was meant…
Baseco: Playground
The heart of Baseco. The umbilical cord of children’ dreams. Dark veil of youth impropriety.
Temporal members of this playground organically tell their personal story through the…
Stilt: Politics of Reclamation and Urban Slum Settlement Marginalization
Stilt typology is an amphibious and vernacular built form, yet ambivalent. The architecture epitomizes the adaptation of coastal community to local climate and morphology to which they transform…
Baseco: ‘Nobody’ Dance in Slum
Any song being continuously played in slum settlement is, most probably, a hit song. I heard this song, ‘Nobody’ performed by the Korean debut band Wonder Girls, played along from dusk till…
Baseco: Come!
Come and celebrate the life of an intellectual giant, Baseco!
Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
(Ani DiFranco)
Baseco: Anak-anak Sang Anak Panah Kehidupan
Mulai pukul 7 pagi, anak-anak tetangga di gang tempat kami tinggal mulai keluar rumah. Kakak-kakaknya yang sudah besar berangkat ke sekolah dan adik-adik kecil berkumpul dengan teman…
Baseco: Ombak, Debu, dan Udara
Pandangan umum dapat mengatakan bahwa daerah kumuh adalah tempat yang rawan untuk ditinggali – menjijikan, keras, suram, dan berbagai macam stigma yang lain – namun hidup di Baseco…
Filipino Market: 3 PM to 9 PM
Life for the vendors in Filipino market starts at 3 PM when chairs, tents, and foods come at once like marching ants. At night, it was even more beautiful. This is the heart of the city.
