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Nov 10

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…

Nov 07

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…

Feb 04

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: 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…

Jan 31

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…

Jan 30

Baseco: Come! -


Come and celebrate the life of an intellectual giant, Baseco!

Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
(Ani DiFranco)

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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…

Jan 28

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…

Jan 16

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.