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Where is home? Is it a physical place, a state of mind, or something harder to define? And in a world dominated by screens, algorithms, and curated identities, do we even know what it means to belong anymore? Or does the digital world give us a new community to belong to? These were the intertwined … Continue reading Where do we belong in a digital and disconnected world?Notes from the listening circle for media professionals.
Reception of Paradise by Made Bayak. I attended the โRootsโ exhibition in Bali, followed by a documentary screening and a powerful panel discussion. The evening traced the legacy of โWalter Spiesโ, a German artist who lived and worked in Bali in the early 20th century, and whose influence on Balinese art continues to ripple across … Continue reading In Bali, resistance listens rather than shouts
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash. โCome as you areโ was the invitation for the listening circle for journalists, content creators, and media professionals feeling the ground shift beneath their feet. Amid all the chaos, uncertainty, and relentless change swirling through the journalism industry right now, Mili Semlani and I want to offer something simple: … Continue reading Space to Breathe: Notes from a Listening Circle for Media Professionals
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash Adam Grant wrote Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know and says that rethinking starts with intellectual humility: acknowledging what you don't know, the areas where you're ignorant. There are many areas I know very little about. Cancer research or immunology, but also the world of … Continue reading Should Adam grant think again?
Bryan Level for Getty Images. When the news about the fight between Trump and Musk surfaced, it made me think of implosion and how that seems to be a common thread in the chaos in the world right now.ย According to the Oxford Dictionary, an implosion is โan instance of something collapsing violently inwards.โ Stars … Continue reading The road of systemic implosions
Balinese artist ib rekha of Khatha Studio. Curator, consultant, and producer of cultural programs, Farah Wardani and I had a coffee in Ubud last week because I wanted to interview her about the Balinese art scene. Farah has an impressive track record in the art space. She has previously lived in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Singapore, and … Continue reading the one who is sane is not afraid to lose
Even though many people wonโt pay much attention to it, I think itโs hard to ignore the often colourful and uniquely designed carpets in airports in Southeast Asia. It became a thing to photograph the carpets and let my Instagram followers guess which country I arrived in when I travelled regularly in 2019. In The … Continue reading Airports as non-places of inequality
Itโs exactly a year since my dear friend Pytrik passed away. I still canโt believe she is really gone. Cancer took her from us way too early. She was diagnosed four years ago, and so she was sick for three years before she died. She went through several intense treatments, putting all kinds of chemicals … Continue reading How to give yourself permission to grieve?
Screenshot of Mohammad Kaif. Mohammad Kaif, a young Muslim boy from India, wentย viral, shutting down a reporterโs attempt to ignite hate during the ongoing India - Pakistan tensions. The journalist provoked him into speaking against Pakistan, even questioning his patriotism when he called for peace. But the boy didnโt fall for it. Calmly and confidently, … Continue reading Young people have brains
Rolando Vazquez Melken was a guest speaker in the fifth Writing for Transformation course and answered questions from participants about decolonial theory in the context of storytelling and journalism. He is Professor of Post/Decolonial Theories and Literatures, with a focus on the Global South at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam in … Continue reading In decolonial journalism, small questions are fundamental
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