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COVER: Fa empel, Tyler atkins, Harry Henderson PHOTOGRAPHED BY: Trevor King art direction & styling: Ozlem
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editor s Note PUBLISHER No not the band, or the church, or any fucking strange memorabilia. The movement is not a relationship and its creature comforts to bide time and drown your issues. The movement is not parties, getting drunk and getting laid. The movement is not neo spiritualism, veganism, futuristic fashionista bitches and cut abs. Its not your truths, a belief system, or your mind. The Movement is beyond words, concepts, and ideas. The movement were talking about is right here, right now,
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front of you, deep within the hearts chasm and ready to burst
(PT Mitra Mandiri Sempurna) andrew@wwmedia.asia REG. NO. 65/HK.HM/IV/BITD/2008 Andrew Campbell (andrew@wwmedia.asia) Guest Editor Alex Valenzuela
from your chest. What do you have to say? Not a damn thing!
fashion director diaz
Its a silent revolution from within. Do you ever feel like
GRAPHIC DESIGNER RACHEL MANTIRI
you figured something out about yourself but its supposed to
PHOTOGRAPHER Handy Tamam
be kept a secret? Then you talk about it with your friends and it all gets fucked up and distorted! Its because you didn't honor your agreement to yourself. You thought the good opinion of other people could help you figure shit out and instead it did more harm than good. Your power, your intentions, your deepest aspirations are meant to dwell with the source of all things. Thats how they manifest and without disruption. This is The Movement! Everyone, everywhere at all times manifesting instantaneously. This is happening right now regardless, but are we conscious? We don't need mental constructs to get there. Its in your blood. It circulates to your heart. It wakes you in the morning and says get up, and MOVE! Alex V
administration manager ocha (traffic@wwmedia.asia) account manager ratu ayu . M (ratuayu.m@hotmail.com) DISTRIBUTION Adhi ketut sales enquiries andrew@wwmedia.asia p +62 813 375 73 471 Jl. DHYANA PURA NO. 5, Seminyak - bali P + 62 361 863 79 79 Views expressed are not necessarily those of the editor’s and publisher’s. All material copyright ©2008 PT. Mitra Mandiri Sempurna. The publisher will not be held responsible for copyright infringements on images supplied by advertisers and, or contributors. www.wwmedia.asia
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Contributors DIA Z, ANDREW, alex, ozlem, TAMAM, rachel, julhenry, yeanne, mariah, Stephanie, federico
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALEX VALENZUELA Designer & Creative Director www.alexvalenzuela.com vvm - alex@valencevsmodulo.com DIAZ Creative Director +62 818410875 www.whoisdiaz.com Ozlem Esen Designer & Art Director ozlem303@hotmail.com YEANNE Make Up Artist +62 81805659595 www.yeanne.com JULHENRY Make Up Artist +62 81337337251 julhenry@me.com
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behind the scenes Nemanja Glumac Photographer www.nemanjaglumac.com Milan Ilic Photographer www.milanilic.com Trevor King Photographer (represented by DLM) +61 2 9360 7165 www.kingtrevor.com trevor@kingtrevor.com SO WANTED MODELS +62 (361) 278-6544 www.so-wanted.com
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bookband The xx
The xx’s unique sound ranges from influences that combine beautiful, hushed vocal duets and a brilliantly inventive use of samples and low-end frequencies to produce stark, sweet, melancholic pop… And yes, their music is every bit as brooding as their appearance. Two years ago, the group released their debut album “xx” on Young Turks label. The album was recorded in a small garage and the result was remarkably subdued and highly emotional, an amazing feat for a young band. Male/female double vocals are nothing new, but where other bands would play up the melodrama, the xx keep it deliciously understated, with passion bubbling just below the surface. Album opener ‘Intro’ is likely one of the most effective introductions to a band we’ve heard in recent years. The components of the band are seen in glimpses, whetting the listener’s appetite for the rest of the material. The album is at its strongest on the duets between the co-vocalists, particularly the singles ‘Crystalized’ and ‘Basic Space’. Croft’s soulful vocals contrast with Sim’s more straight-forward delivery, while the simplistic but effective guitars create just the right atmosphere. Official site: www.thexx.info
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dining out BATTLE OF FLAVORS ACROSS THE REGION
WARUNG BATAVIA
L’ASSIETTE
Batavia is the name of old Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. And as it may sounds, Warung Batavia caters the typical Jakarta home-cooking and street foods in their counter. Nested in a quiet corner of Kunti II street just after Colonial Living intersection, Warung Batavia gains its popularity among the locals, the expats and the tourists who love easy, tasty, friendly, cheap and cheerful local foods.
There’s a new French dining in town, and it’s strategically located in jalan Mertanadi, away from the typical hustle bustle Oberoi très chic line of eating places. L’Assiette means a plate, and they serve French home cooking.
It’s buzzing during lunch hours but since it has a big space, you can always find your seat conveniently. The selection of foods starting from white and yellow rice, with the Jakarta style meat and poultry dishes like ayam goreng and rendang, and the typical tofu, tempe and potato cake, plus selections of sautéed vegetables. One thing that you cannot miss and I would consider the best in Bali is their Gado Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut sauce). They mixed cashew nuts in their sauce and you can request the spicy level whether you want it sweet or hot. And whatever secret ingredients they put in there, it’s enough to stir my addiction with it. Seriously! WARUNG BATAVIA Jl. Kunti II, Seminyak – Bali, 0361-3618385
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The restaurant looks euphoric with their arrangement of indoor colorful umbrellas mixed with Indonesian elements of wood carved fixtures and batik table cloths. Some gallery unique pieces are also found here and there giving it warmth and eclecticism. The foods are varied from selections of Cold Plate, Green Plate, Hot Plate, Asian Plate, Kids Plate, and Sweet Plate. Among their recommendations, you may try their Eggs Mimosa, Terrine de Campagne, Stuffed Beef Tenderloin Roll, Orange Chicken with yellow Rice & Ratatouille, Baramundi Fennel, and of course not to be missed after all those French feast, you may end your dinner with Profiteroles Chocolat! C’est parfait! L’ASSIETTE Jl. Mertanadi No.29, Seminyak-Bali, 0361-735840
PIZZA CLUB
YELLOW FLOWER CAFE
Perhaps pizzas and movies are somewhat inseparable items; they might come handy as a pair. Pizza Club is probably one of Bali’s best pizzas. I still reckon their significant flavors and wide fun varieties; I was once a Pizza Club junkie the first time I moved to Bali.
It’s a bit tricky to find this particular earthy yellow café, but if you’re familiar with yoga centers in Ubud, you probably can find it right after you wrap your session in Intuitive Flow yoga studio, up to the top of Campuhan steps.
They were known more for a delivery service than a place to eat. Their pizzas are named after famous movie titles, and each of it is the complementary of its flavor. The Green Mile made of pesto sauce, marinated artichoke, mushroom & feta. Finding Nemo consists of red snapper, marinated calamari & fresh tomato salsa. The Mexican is with ground beef, black beans, corn chips, tomato & sour cream. The Gods Must Be Crazy is a madly mix of chicken satay, peanut sauce & onion sambal!
It’s a simple organic café in the middle of beautiful Ubudian ‘hippie village’. Surrounded with beautiful plantation facing the Campuhan river, Yellow Flower café is a peaceful place for travelers and friends to feel the bliss of being in Bali and enjoy the flavors of this fertile and spicy “island of the Gods”.
You can also modified your order by adding your favorite extra toppings, from anchovies, eggs, jalapenos, English spinach, chorizo, to sirloin steak, you name it, they have more than enough selection for you to go crazy. Their pasta and salads are very recommendable too. Now with the new constructed place, Pizza Club comes with a new face, trendier, cozier, more stylish, and definitely brings your inner Hollywood out! PIZZA CLUB Jl. Laksamana (Oberoi), Seminyak – Bali, 0361-730614
I consider their simplicity as purity when it comes to their special menu treatment. Only here you can find a divine Nasi Goreng made of brown rice, cooked lightly and mixed with coconut, pineapple, nuts and banana! Even their drinking water is fragrant with flowers! Not just serving various main dishes, they also have musttry organic chocolatey dessert and drinks. They support local organic farmers and use only organic materials for their cooking, and msg is definitely out of question here. YELLOW FLOWER CAFE Campuhan Steps, Ubud-Bali, 0361-8899865
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. Guanabana . Shakuhachi . fairground . state of georgia . lily jean . kiss kiss bang bang . alexia blake . mogil . religion . lunasea . koci koci . hippi chic . ebony & eve . morena . +more || Jalan Petitenget No#115, Kerobokan Bali (Opposite Metis) || Tel: 0361 8868676 || Email: onelovetrading@ymail.com
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1. Jacket Desiree @ Anja Sun Suko 2. Frills Necklace @ Bamboo Blonde 3. Delphi Black Boots @ Mogil 4. People Trousers @ Somewhere 5. Record Printed Bag @ 69 Slam 6. Printed Tee @ Deus 7. Printed Tee @ Deus 8. Man Auto Chic @ We.Ar.It 9. People Denim Shirt @ Somewhere 10. Patricia Bos Leather & Fur Chain Clutch @ The Sample Room 11. Bikini @ One Love 12. Leopard Purse @ Mogil 13. Leopard Belt @ Mogil 14. Vintage Glasses @ Deus 15. Leather Jacket @ Yaz 16. Suede Ankle Boots @ Mogil 17. Men's Shirt @ Skin 18. Denim Trousers @ Drifter
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1. Necklace @ Bamboo Blonde 2. Checkered Shirt @ Drifter 3. Blouson @ One Love 4. People Denim Shirt @ Somewhere 5. Printed Tee @ Deus 6. Woman Spider Monkey @ We.Ar.It 7. Embelished Tee @ Skin 8. Shorts @ Drifter 9. Tricolor Shorts @ Deus 10. New Romantic Leggings @ We.Ar.It 11. Blue Cap @ Deus
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Red is the new black
1. Golden Breed Board Shorts @ Half King Surf Collective 2. Patterned Cases @ 69 Slam 3. Patricia Bos Chain Bag @ The Sample Room 4. Red Wedge @ We.Ar.It 5. Red Dress @ Lily Jean 6. Maiden Love Swimsuit @ C Boutique 7. Knit dress @ We.Ar.It 8. Golden Breed Board Shorts @ Half King Surf Collective 9. Maiden Love 2-Piece Bikini @ C Boutique 10. Patricia Bos Leather and Fur Bag @ The Sample Room 11. Patch Leather Shoes @ Anja Sun Suko 12. Patterned Clutches @ 69 Slam
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safari hunting
1. Pantheia Lunar Rings @ Half King Surf Collective 2. Raenie Specs @ Drifter 3. Pantheia Silver Necklace @ Half King Surf Collective 4. Pantheia Silver Necklace @ Half King Surf Collective 5. Pantheia Star Silver Necklace @ Half King Surf Collective 6. Lotus and Elephant Belt @ Anja Sun Suko 7. Pantheia 4 Seasons Rings @ Half King Surf Collective 8. Zipped Leopard Purse @ Anja Sun Suko 9. Leopard Shorts @ Anja Sun Suko 10. Printed Dress @ Anja Sun Suko 11. Pantheia Bohemian Clutch @ Half King Surf Collective
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funk phenomena
1. Black Sequin Short @ Lily Jean 2. Vest @ Pegasus 3. Ruched Dress @ Lily Jean 4. Embelished Tank Top @ Pegasus 5. Shoulder and Carry Bag @ Yaz 6. Bermudas @ We.Ar.It 7. Geometric Elastic Dress @ Lily Jean 8. Two Tones Wallet @ Yaz 9. Dress Iris @ Anja Sun Suko 10. Sleeveless Top @ Oazia 11. Dress @ Oazia 12. Patricia Bos Leather Note Book Bag @ The Sample Room 13. Cut-Out Patterned Skirt @ Pegasus
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Tyler atkins model, actor, amazing racer, shit hot surfer I-Magazine catches up with The Great Amazing Race winner and all-round talented mofo. You are originally from the gold coast, when did you move to Sydney and how did you end up in LA? I ended up going to la to surf when I was 17. It was such a moving trip that I decided that one day it will become my base. A few years later… and it was my home. I’d normally do summer to summer in LA and Sydney. It was amazing. How did you end up on the amazing race? Long story... I was in Australia renewing my visa for USA when I got struck with kidney disease. Well, I was born with it but only just discovered it. So it forced me to stay in Australia and deal with it here. I saw a few ads for the show and thought that I was on an operation waiting list and I should just go for it. What was the highlight and low light of being on the show? The highlight was definitely just being giving the opportunity to travel the world with a really close friend.. on the other hand it was a very grueling trip.. my kidney was playing up the whole time and I was in a lot of pain. If you could change anything you did on the show what would it be? No I wouldn’t have changed a thing. It was a real life changing experience.
Tell us about the shoot in Bali you just did for the cover? Yeah getting to work with my best friend Ozlem was amazing. She is so talented at what she does on top of Trev King shooting and also modelling with Fa. It was a dream day. My hair got tied back in a ponytail thing, haha. Got to ride on motorbikes too. Yeah it was just a dream crew to work with. Your ultimate day consists of ? Waking up (hopefully with a girl I'm really in love with) having a meditate then making amazing food then surfing all day and cooking dinner and movie and then cuddles.... Beatles or Rolling Stones? The Stones, although John Lennon is my favorite person of all time. If you could do anything in the world what would it be? Feed the world. My favorite quote, “when the power of love overcomes the love of power then the world will know peace.” I just think there is too much greed and all everyone wants is power, power, and power, when there is so much more to life. There is so much food wasted in the western world and a huge lack of consciousness. Favorite label? I don’t really have one. If I like something I’ll rock it… I usually only wear vintage clothes.
Yeah I’m an ambassador for kidney health Australia. Which is amazing. I get to help little kids who go through kidney disease. Puts a massive smile of my face and really makes me feel whole. If you had an ultimate dinner party whom would you invite and why? I'd invite Rosie Huntington, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, and that's all. because I love them all.. Love or Lust? Love duh
How did it feel having a camera in your face all the time? For the last few years I have been acting and modeling fulltime, so I was totally comfortable with the camera in my face 24/7.
What’s playing on your i-Tunes right now? “Get Free” by the Vines.
Has life changed since being on and winning the show? No not at all. I mean for the first week after people found out we won we had to do heaps of press and photos etc… But, it’s normal everyday life now.
Favorite movie ever? “Romeo and Juliet”.
You have met a lot of interesting people in your time have you ever been star-struck? I mean yeah, a few times. But nothing over the top, they are just normal people. Well, should I say some of them are normal people, the rest of them are living in a false world that consists of people blowing smoke up their ass to make them feel good about themselves.
What’s your plans and goals after winning the show? Not sure at the moment. Just living for each day at a time. Got a new label in the works on top of acting and modeling. Pretty busy.
If you could change one thing in this world what would it be? Poverty free... no one deserves to live like some unfortunate people. Really puts a tear in my eye.
You were quite sick at the beginning of the year and now you’re an ambassador for kidney disease? Tell us about that?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? Hopefully teaching Kundalini yoga somewhere... also acting on the big screen.
You spend a bit of time in Bali, what’s your favorite thing to do whilst in Bali? I love hanging with the local grommies at Canggu, it’s my favorite place to go for surfing with them. Then enjoy a cold juice on sunset. 32
Last book you read? “Anastasia”, everyone needs to read it.
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massive black Quality artwork and assets for the entertainment industry How did Massive Black begin? MB began on a dream and about $6k we'd generated off of various freelance jobs. We built it from the ground up. We started very small, and grew as the jobs dictated. The goals of MB were pretty simple when it was founded: gather a group of equally motivated and talented artists together in order to do what we all loved to do most, create art and share knowledge in order to better all our respective mediums. It seemed a pretty natural progression for us to evolve into a ‘work for hire’ art production house in order to keep the team together and all work under the same roof. I wouldn’t say those basic goals have changed very much, if at all. We still love creating art, and we all strive to better our respective crafts on a day to day basis (or potentially hour to hour). Did you plan the company to become as successful as it is now, or you just let it grow organically? We all had hopes that we'd be able to have some success, and a whole bag of ideas and notions of how it was going to grow, but when you start a company like we did with little to no funding, you are at the mercy of fate. We just rolled with it. We still do. So who is in the team at Massive Black? Bruno "Nox" Gore: senior concept artist Wesley Burt: senior concept artist Jason Chan: senior concept artist Kemp Remillard: senior concept artist Sam Brown: senior concept artist Coro: art director Melissa Lee: executive producer Chris Hatala: president/animation director Sergio Sykes: technical artist Shon Mitchell: senior 3d artist There is so many talented artists, many at the Academy of Art College, All trying to get into Massive Black. What would
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you say to up-and-coming illustrators wishing to break past the world of small projects and into the serious commercial space? Work hard. Its competitive. Look at who's having success and realize that's your competition. Strive to create art for your portfolio that is outside of your schoolwork. Your schoolwork is your learning time, when you understand the techniques, apply them to your personal work. As they say, you'll sleep when you're dead. =) Shoot for the stars. and take chances. Don't be afraid to throw your hat into the ring. Be realistic, but don't sell yourself too short.
bad. If you are one of those sensitive artist types, it might not be the best vocation for you. The art we create is made to serve a purpose, and that can be difficult to deal with sometimes. Its very iterative. You have to be willing to work with a team. Its less about your vision, but more how well you can align your vision to that of the client.
What is the largest project Massive Black has worked on? That's a hard one. We've worked on so much stuff its hard to narrow down. Also, we contribute various amounts of work to a large host of well known entertainment properties. The transformers and GI Joe movies, The Sims, Infamous 1 and 2 to name a few. Can you tell me a little bit about the Transformers project? We were initially approached by Hasbro probably back in 2006 to do some drawings of transformers. It worked out well and they kept coming back. Eventually we realized some of the stuff was being pitched for the movies that were in the works. Throughout the trilogies' progression, we were called upon by various departments within Hasbroand eventually by Michael Bay himself to produce conceptual designs for the robots. It was really cool to see how our drawings translated into the film stuff. Have you ever thought of bringing a workshop over to Jakarta, or other emerging cities in Asia? Possibly. Nothings out of the question for us. We've always wanted to throw a workshop in Asia somewhere…who knows? :) How competitive is the entertainment industry? It can be quite competitive. It all depends on how hard you're willing to work. If you like what you do, enjoy challenges, and are willing to swallow your ego, its not all that
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coro pmassive ainter, black grafittiartartist, director have to deal with on a day to day basis?
What's in the pipeline right now?
I was young, angry and liked drawing on things. graffiti was the perfect amalgamation of destruction and art. it spoke to my hormone added teenage mind. it gave me a purpose.
clients, deadlines, my own artistic insecurities, helping business, all take tolls. it can intense. luckily i have a great helps make my job easier.
And how did you move into traditional oil painting?
Does the pressure of huge corporate contracts empower you or daunt you?
a few games, our own IP development, some film prospects..nothing i can be too specific about right now. a lot of clients have us sign these NDA's that don't permit us to talk about what we're working on until the project is out.
i'd always wanted to try oils. when i did i fell in love. there are things you can do with oil that you cant do with anything else. I think its still the best medium to paint with. its like an extension of your mind.
i feel like every job is different. we've dealt with large companies that are awesome to work with. we've also dealt with small companies who were total headaches :) i try to approach every job with a blank slate, because its impossible to assign preconceived notions of how you think a job's gonna run. we always try our best, and hope for the best :)
You started off as a graffiti artist, right? How did that come about?
And at Massive Black you do conceptual design and assets for the entertainment industry, what kind of pressure do you
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What has been the most satisfying art project you've been involved in? probably the graphic novel I wrote and drew over the past 3 years called transient (www. transientman.com). It was easily the largest project I've ever undertaken. I learned SOOOOO much writing and drawing it. it matured me in a way. I'm really glad I did it. it was a hell of a ride, and I hope people like it.
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Oliver Stone on the movement of politics and economies Oliver Stone talks with I-Magazine about the political movement, shifts and his connection with South America. Documentaries appear to be making the headlines thanks to this economic crisis, just to make an example your South of the Border and Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story. A:Michael has been great, he has been at the forefront of the American situation for years and this is his specialty, he has written books about it and he is very well informed. I do my job, but I’m a dramatist, I write and direct, so my interests are different. I went down to South America to see Castro and Chavez, I made my fourth documentary there. With Chavez, I had access to the realman – he is a character, and I hope how dynamic he is comes across in the film. What I like is that you can see how sincere he is on camera, he is not a dictator, he was elected as a democratic socialist – I’m sick and tired of American and European media calling him a dictator, nobody has undergone so much scrutiny. Your films seems to be highly critical of America? People forget that Chavez cut the poverty rate by half, he took over the national oil company but is actually re-distributing the wealth. People in Venezuela now have education, healthcare, welfare, a much better life than before. He has kept his promises, which is rare in politics. Not even Barack Obama can keep his promises – look at the coup in Honduras, for example. America could do much more to end that coup quickly, but we are extending seven military bases in Colombia to fight in a dirty war. The Obama administration is two-faced – on the one side it says ‘I’m a new President’ and on the other it would appear that there is a permanent subgovernment’ in the US which continues repressive policies. Why you are so facinated about Fidel Castro? Castro, for me, was the starting point of the project, because his reign goes back 50 years. It’s very funny when I did the
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documentary Comandante (2003), Castro at that point was still a precursor, but now there are eight countries that moving away from Washington-consensus control. It’s an amazing story that isn’t reaching people in the US – the Americans don’t even know that these presidents exist. I don’t think they care – the US is treating South America almost like a backyard where you go and do whatever. In fact, our country has had an awful reputation in Latin America since the 19th century – Chavez is restoring dignity to his own country also control How would you define yourself in politics? Probably the best terminology would be independent but this is not a political position. May be I would define my self social democrat because it’s democratic but it’s social not Christian democratic for sure. Or maybe stoic democrat, stoicism is a very valuable religion and it’s based on the kindness. Would you run for the next presidential campaign? As you know our system in US would oblige me to find several billions dollars to run. My record is not unblemished (everybody laugh).I would love to run and win and have my way but I don’t know If I could take it with the everyday battles. When you see Chavez you understand what it takes to do it, to do this you have to negotiate with people all day long and it’s hard. I’m a dramatist I need to work more in the imagination field And what do you think about Obama? My friend Mike Wiseberg, an expert in economic policy research, a very smart man he still has high hopes for Obama but may be not about the policy in Latin America. We all think that he is an intelligent and reasonable man but the question is: is there a permanent government in US inside the government that make people do these things like go on with this war in Afghanistan, we can not effort the empire from the economic point of view. We have to fix our own country, we should for
example bring more illegal immigrants in US because they work hard and this is good for America. We have to get rid of this white trash economic mentality that we have the free ride here, this is absurd. Did you discuss with M. Moore about a possible political engagement? We both agreed that America is going into tremendous challenges and as he says at the end of the movie “I don’t want to be cynic, I want to stay in America and fight for” I admire this attitude, he is like Chavez, he is a fighter. Me, I’m older I already fought a lot of battles and I was criticized too, So I don’t know If I could take it. I would like to retire and get some time, I would love to read so many books I have red and to have free time, for example I did want to do Wall Street Two until I got the script that hit me. I `m a little bit nervous about the country who is involved in this war in Afghanistan, it` is going to be a disaster. Then our news Medias are terrible, they don’t analyze well and we don’t have any function. I admire politicians because they have to fight every day for their point of view while a dramatist can be always free to invent characters; I think a love my freedom so it’s hard for me to imagine being in straight jacket. How your film and documentaries are distributed and seen in US? First of all I hope to be seen; about TV I think that in US we reached the Babel stage, there is no news in America even in the best channels. The news is America is for profit, it’s superficial, it’s only entertainment. All my movies about the south had some problems “Comandante” was censured and not shown and my Salvador movie never really got out and it was distributed on a small scale. I hope in the future there will be a niche for these documentaries, I don’t make these film for profit or for big openings in US but I really hope that these is a record here that Chavez is not a bad guy.
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INFINITE FLUIDITY: Water, Color, Movement, and Ambience Speaking of movement, we can never exclude water, from calming ripples in your bath tub to flying waves in your dream beach, to sweeping tsunamis in your worst nightmare, this substance is fluid and flows endlessly as part of daily life and beauty. Water goes through a predictable life cycle when falling into more water. When a water drop hits the calm surface of the “target” water, it displaces that water. After a few milliseconds, a splashing crown is formed. Droplets fly everywhere. Then, a column rebounds up, stops, and then splits into tiny droplets. These tiny droplets fall to the surface and skim around, before joining the rest of the water below. This ‘art of liquid movement’ caught the interest of a Canadian photographer, Stephan Max Reinhold, who’s been 42
capturing every droplet, splash and column of water with his lens since the rebirth of his passion for photography. One hot afternoon, Max found himself in a swimming pool during a rainstorm. With the surface of the water at eye level, he watched the raindrops impact, splash and rebound. He was captivated. That night, he returned with a small digital camera in a clear plastic bag and captured his somewhat crude, very first water drop pictures. Now, Max has put his significant work on display in his art space, Infinity Gallery, in Ubud. As I explored the exhibition hallways displaying a myriad of images, they created feelings and provided infinite fascination. It’s hard to believe at first these photographs are not digitally enhanced, but after ‘investigating’ the whole creation process, I learned that this is ultra high–speed flash photography of liquids in motion.
The photographs are taken in a studio, in total darkness. The drop that is going to be captured falls through an infrared sensor or a laser trigger. An extremely precise timing unit, capable of measuring time down to almost the nanosecond, begins to run. A fraction of a second later, this unit fires the flashes which take the picture, as the drop splashes down. The color and texture of the photograph come from the background. Max places colorful and interesting items behind the subject. He often uses flowers, postcards, art paper, fabric or other objects. The background is reflected in the water and magnified in the drop. Usually, the images are of plain water. At times, milk and food coloring is used, or oil, soapy water or even paint. Before we dive even deeper into the poignant and colorful world of Max’s liquid art, let’s have a chat with the photographer and find out why he gave up his law practice and became passionate about freezing liquids in motion.
A lil’ bird told me that you used to be a lawyer, is that true? Guilty as charged. I had a very fulfilling career, retired early and found my way to Bali. I’m really happy to be out from behind a desk and living in such an inspiring place. Is there any connection between between practicing law and creating liquid art, that you decided to capture water drops rather than making legal arguments? Actually, I don’t think so. Although being a lawyer does involve creativity at times, with words and ideas. I have to say that what I do now is a lot more artistic and fun. As a lawyer, I tried hard to get a good result for my clients. But as a liquid artist, I have the chance to provide intrigue and fascination to the visitors to Infinity Gallery. What is it about water that so intriguing? There are so many unique things and facts about water, that the list is almost endless. The surface of the earth is 71% covered in water; the human body is well over 1/2 water; the human eye is almost 95% water, and so on. Its molecular structure gives water extremely high surface tension, which makes it do some of the crazy things that I have the pleasure of capturing with my camera. Is your liquid art focused on (no pun intended) capturing only water, or do you photograph other liquids as well? Most of my images are of water. It is the liquid that does the most fascinating things. But I have also experimented with oil, milk, food coloring, paint, ink, even sweetened condensed milk. Recently, I did a series involving soap film, which turned out to be very colorful and dramatic. But when it comes right down to it, even the other liquids, like milk, are actually mainly water. H2O is at the root of it all! I like the color arrangement in every piece of your work. Do they come ‘spontaneously‘ or you plan them ahead? Thank you. Very often, the color comes from the background. In other words, I place things behind the water drop and the flashes are reflecting light off whatever is in the background. I like to use flowers and plants, fabrics, art paper or even special woods. Not only the color comes through, but also the texture and energy of the particular object. So, a lot of the time, Mother Nature chooses the colors for me. The “collisions” which I began capturing in my Bali studio earlier this year - where one water drop is rebounding up while a second drop falls to meet it - those involve high-speed 43
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flash units behind the drops. The color comes from gel filters over the flash units, and for those shots, I choose the colors to create different feelings and effects. What's really important to mention is that I do very, very little work with Photoshop after the pictures are taken. The colors and shapes are totally real and not altered or enhanced. I'm very strict about that.
artistic, but does that make them art, and if so, does that make me an artist? Does a photograph that is beautiful and creates emotions thereby become “art”? My business card says “Photographer” but the Infinity Gallery staffs introduce me as “our artist”. If you really pushed me for an answer, I’d say my business card is right, but I like how the staff introduces me to our guests.
What kind of camera do you use? I use a Canon 1Ds Mark II with a 180mm macro lens. The flashes are made by Fotronix, unfortunately not available anymore, and I sometimes use Canon 580EX flashes on manual or Vivitar 284s shortcircuited to produce lightning fast exposures. All the pictures are taken in the studio, in complete darkness. That makes it sound like I spend a lot of time in the dark. But really, I’m not a vampire.
You’ve been living in Bali for a few years now, how do you find the landscapes here? I think Bali is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has so much to offer, it’s really amazing. We live in the hills north of Ubud, in the middle of a sea of terraced rice fields. Mount Agung is to one side and the Central Mountains on the other. I often truly catch my breath at the majesty which surrounds me here.
You seem very particular about what you decide to work on with your vision and mission. Would you do commercial assignments as well, like photographing landscape, people or products? I am open to all kinds of different challenges. Water drop photography has many applications in advertsing, for example. Look at the use of water to promote cosmetics or beverages, to name just a couple. I’m totally open to doing that, but I haven’t had a chance to pursue it yet. As for people and places, I have to leave that to photographers with experience in those areas. I know my limitations.
What about Infinity Gallery – what was your inspiration in creating this place? Well, I was just striving to create a beautiful space to exhibit my liquid art. We had an architect help us with the design, and I think the result is wonderful. The gallery has a very welcoming and calming feel to it, and people love to spend time there. I’m very happy that the space itself encourages guests to linger and enjoy the artwork hanging on the walls.
Do you consider yourself an artist or a photographer? That’s a really good question. I do consider my photographs to be
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Why did you open Infinity Gallery in Ubud? Mainly because that is where we live - commuting in Bali is not very much fun! But also because Ubud is the artistic and cultural center
of Bali, with many different art forms on display on every corner. So we hoped for guests who were open to the somewhat unique experience that the liquid art offers. How does the public react toward your photographs and who are most of your customers? Most visitors to the Gallery have never seen water drop photography before. Many are amazed to see what a drop of water does when it falls into more water. They cannot believe the beauty and marvels that Mother Nature creates, which are otherwise invisible to the naked eye. Our customers are tourists and expats alike. We are located on Monkey Forest Road, so we get lots of walk by traffic. Europeans seem to like the artwork quite a bit, as well as Australians and folks from North America. Actually we have had customers from well over 50 countries, so there liquid art hanging on walls all over the world now. Do you have any short-term or long-term plans with the work you’re doing now or for the future of Infinity Gallery? One of the reasons we named it Infinity Gallery is because the possibilities for this type of photograhy are truly endless. So the list of work that I want to do is infinitely long. And it is kind of hard to explain. You’ll just have to wait for the pictures, so you can see for yourself. Okay? INFINITY GALLERY is located on Upper Monkey Forest Road, Ubud, Bali (0361-972 500), www.liquid-art-gallery.com
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ROCKERS Photography: Trevor King Stylist: Ozlem Esen Models(from left): Tyler Atkins, Fa Empel, Harry Henderson All bikes courtesy of deus
Tyler Wears: Goggles, Gloves & Shoes by Deus Vintage Fa Wears: Shoes & Socks (worn throughout) by Cast / Gloves by Jessie Hill Harry Wears: Scarf by Gucci / Goggles, Gloves & Shoes by Deus Vintage / Leather Vest by Jungle Tribe All other items worn throughout by Ozlem Esen
Harry Wears: Goggles by Jungle Tribe / Scarf by Gucci Tyler & Fa: All items by O.E.
Tyler Wears: Sunglasses by Ray-Ban / Shoes by Vintage Deus Fa Wears: T-Shirt by Ozlem x Deus / Gloves & Helmet by Deus Harry Wears: Sunglasses by Ray-Ban / Shoes by Vintage Deus / Scarf by Gucci / Vest by Jungle Tribe All other items by O.E.
Tyler Wears: Shirt & Goggles by Deus Fa Wears: Goggles by Jungle Tribe Harry Wears: Shirt by Vanguard All other items by O.E.
Tyler Wears: Rings & Vest by Jungle Tribe / Scarf by Gucci / Sunglasses by Ray-Ban Fa Wears: Sunglasses by Oroton Harry Wears: Shirt by Vanguard / Sunglasses by Ray-Ban All other items by O.E.
Tyler Wears: Jacket by Model's own / Boots by Deus Fa Wears: All items by O.E. Harry Wears: Boots by Deus
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fa empel Model, actress, designer, one cool bitch You have been modeling and acting for a while now, how did you make the transition into designing sunglasses? I always appreciate a good design on everything. I started with my footwear label few years back, then did a season of clothing, a lil too much work for me, so I decided to take on the eyewear, since it's much less work and I still get that fix of being creative and still have the time to do other stuff. So overall the transition was very organic for me. The acting and modeling is still there, along side CAST now. Tell us about cast? Who and what is cast? It’s proudly the first eyewear label out of Indo, we don't actually produce the stuff out here, but I'd like to label it that way. When people think of Indonesia, they still thing about a very traditional culture, so that's where CAST is representing us, the "internet generation", we are so global now, kids in Jakarta & Bali knows, listen and wear the same shit as the cool kids in Berlin and Brooklyn. What makes Cast unique? All the eyewear is handcrafted and we only do 100 pairs for each style. You just launched in Jakarta how did it go? What was the response? The exhibition and launch party in Jakarta turned out to be better than I thought it would be, well especially when you (Miss Ozlem Esen!!!) turned up behind kabuki screen with Andy, and sang “I Wanna Be a Rapper” track. That was insane. Next is our launch party in Sydney, still setting the date but should be sometimes in November or December. You are a Bali/Jakarta kid through and through. What are the biggest changes in Bali and Jakarta have you have noticed over the last few years? Everyone is so updated with the latest this and that on everything. So good to see that the kids really know what's up. Tell me about your talented crew of friends in Bali? All the crew here keep surprising me with the amazing stuff they're doing. I am so proud to be in this movement, we are like pushing each other to become better. yeah, you know what am talking about..
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If you were Governor of Bali for a day what would you do? On that 1 day I have, I would create one day a week as a car free day and teach the kids in school to respect and give back to their land. Start with the simplest thing. Put your trash in a bin!! What is movement to you? It’s a motion to do greater things. We only move onwards and upwards.
What other projects do you have on the horizon? I am heading to Borneo to save our rainforests and the Orang Hutan in early September. We will film Project Borneo 3D: 100 days in the jungle. This is going to be the biggest and most important documentary ever made. We are gonna offer solutions to deforestation and build a sanctuary for all wild animals that have lost their homes, especially the Orang Hutan. Whats on your I tunes playlist at the moment? Black Mountain and Them Crooked Vultures. What are you reading at the moment? I haven’t read a book for a long time. Last book I read is mister Keith Richard's autobiography, all those crazy rock stars have pretty interesting lives, and what makes it even more interesting, some of them are still alive. What advice do you have for up and coming models, actresses and designers? I think with everything you do in life you need a personality to back up the talent that you have. So yeah, be your self, embrace the imperfections in you and PR the shit out of yourself.
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Tom Hawkins Photographer, graphics whiz, blog extraordinaire, dope bike rider, dope guy How did you end up in Bali? I was on my way to Canada and stopped off in Bali for 2 weeks en-route…to cut a long story short 2 weeks has turned into 2 years! You just had your first exhibition tell us about it. Yeah it came out better than i thought! its a sort of pictorial story of Deus Bali…Bikes, boards, bands…everything really. I started shooting for Deus back when the Temple of Enthusiasm was not much more than a concrete foundation in a paddy field. In the past year there has definitely been some good subject matter to photograph. You’re a young cat how long have you been taking photos for? I've always been snapping…but i would say only the last 3 or 4 years have i been somewhat serious about the craft. How did you start? No idea. I went from a point and shoot to an SLR... and that was that I suppose.
Who inspires you? Ira Chernova and James Nachtwey Who or what annoys you? The people on sunset road who take up both the lanes with their cars. If you had an ultimate dinner party who would you invite (dead or alive)? Stephan Fry, Snoop Dogg, Jessica Alba and Miranda Kent…No shortage of fun at that party. What’s your association with Deus? I joined them in the initial phase of building the Temple of Enthusiasm…I documented its rise from the paddy fields and sort of just kept shooting after it was done! What’s your the plans for the future? Just cruising and going with the flow….it’s worked so far!
What the most memorable photo you have ever taken? It was a shot I took in Bahrain, where I was born. It was taken from the Souk, with a skyscrapers towering behind the ancient buildings that made up the local market. I suppose it’s my most memorable because I was born and raised there. The Souk was there hundreds of years before I was born and the skyscrapers came as I was growing up. I just always think of that shot when I think of home. What are your goals with photography? I’ve always wanted to be a photojournalist, that’s what drew me towards photography, and it’s a style I try portray in the images I shoot. One day I’ll travel the world with nothing but my camera…but for now I'd like to crack into the fashion industry here in Bali. What was the last exhibition you saw and what did you think? Farid Stevy Asta, an Indonesian artist had an exhibition at the Deus Gallery. His work was very Pop art orientated and watching him paint directly on the gallery walls was definitely an interesting experience. 58
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Photographer, surf dog, dope mothef##### How long have you been in the photo game? 3 years assisting, 5 years shooting. How did you fall into it? I came over from Canada fell in love with Australia. I looking for a way to stay, studying photography here the best way to do it!
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What is the best thing about being a photographer? The hours, the cool jobs, the people you meet, the places you go, the freedom, get to buy new gadgets to work/play with, the creativity. What's not to like about it? I can't imagine doing anything else. Pro surfer maybe? Tell me some of the highlights of the I-Magazine shoot you did this month? Getting to work with a great team in a great location with a strong idea. Hanging by the pool before and after were pretty good too. WE all know shooting fashion is a fine line between the photographer’s artistic expression and creating what the client wants. Without the client, what style of lighting and setups get you off? What are you really getting into lately? I'm more partial to using natural light on shoots. It creates more of a realistic feel rather than a contrived vibe that studio lights give. I like to approach my fashion in more of a reportage/ portrait angle. Nothing too overstyled or forced. In saying that, if you had an unlimited budget what would you do and who would star in it? Shoot somewhere like the Grand Canyon, in the water. I love shooting in and around water.
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There'd be some sort of Bohemian/ Western influence styling. Shoot a few girls, Daria, Freja, Wasson, Abbey Lee, Kate, Gisele, Stone. I'd get some elephants in there for good measure. And all of this would be for a self-portrait of me in the middle of them. That would be a sweet new Facebook profile pic! What’s the most memorable shoot you have worked on? Most of my shoots have been great and they're not the ones that are most memorable. It's when things go wrong, that's what I remember more. Shooting summer campaigns in Melbourne in the dead of winter. Put a caravan on a beach with gale force winds. Poor girl had to wear a dress and small shorts, etc. It was -2 with wind chill. I hate wind. It sends everyone crazy!
So many photographers get nostalgic over film, but in the end digital is damn convenient. What are the pros and cons of the digital age? I love digital. You don't get the same surprise as you did when you had to wait for film to be processed, then you get the prints back. Now the surprise for me comes in what treatment you put on it when retouching. I usually don't have much of a plan and the retouching becomes and creative process that evolves as you work on the images. Also storing endless amounts film really sucked. Storing digital files on hard drives is much easier. How do you feel about the hipstomatic/instAGRAM MOVEMENT. You ever use a Polaroid camera these days? Love them! Only problem is that the images are only good enough for screen so you could never have a print exhibition with them. Which is good because it forces me to take a "real" camera out every once and a while.
What other projects are you working on? I am currently setting up my first solo photography exhibition, "Wish You Were Here". A collection of large framed landscapes If I wasn’t a photographer I that I've taken while travelling around the globe. If you're around would be… Sydney pop in to: Found Gallery, 48 Little Oxford St, Darlinghurst A pro surfer or a pirate.
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nina hadinata event organiser, music lover, You've been involved with throwing events for quite some time now. When and where was the first kick off? I got thrown into this chaos when I was 17. I loved music and what it could do to people. I guess you could say the first serious event I did on my own was a night I did on at Mbargo on Sunday called My Crib. Which I am proud to say I packed out with about 500 people attending every week. After a year things started to escalate and my music taste grew as I started to grow up. I developed a night called SCIENCE OF SOUND a weekly gig that was designed to introduce a mix of hip hop and drum’n’bass. With the success of these events I was fortunate enough to be able to open a small but now infamous bar called Home Café. What's the concept behind Love in Tents and who is involved? Love in Tents is a fresh start for me. After 2 years of running Home Café I decided to take a break from the nightlife and concentrate on my store & label THIS IS A LOVE SONG! But like the addict I am I couldn’t resist to get back into it and present something new to the scene. DJ’s were definitely not spinning the music we wanted to hear and the indie scene that once was thriving seemed to no longer exist. The concept of Love in Tents was to bring back the love to the scene, supporting good music of all genres and most of all supporting local talent. We are still young and still developing the full potential of LIT but our main focus is to create a good time with good tunes. The name Love in Tents developed from a funny NZ accent and a couple of seriously intense nights out. The people who create are Minnon from VideoApes who hand illustrates our promotional materials and the kids who play are our LIT Artists: Mr.SukaMu, KidWonder & Aliens Talk Marriage. Which live act would you like to bring to Indonesia and what might be the concept? Wow this has to be the hardest question to answer as there is way too many and I wouldn’t be able just to name one. I would love to see a proper festival happen with a mix of bands and djs or even a more artsy festival that included circus acts, comedians and live music - think Fringe Fest. We have such beautiful spaces 62
here and it’s never really been done before, so I go for simple and comfort when I chose yeah that would be awesome and if I got to be my clothes. I love my tees and my wrangler strangler jeans for everyday. I am not a label a part of it that would be a dream come true. kind of kid. I like vintage and even if I do attempt to go shopping I always end up choosing the What satiates your taste buds, most expensive tee in the store, which is ironic. creatively or otherwise? I try to surround myself with good people. I think I collect swatch watches & converse. I love this is one of the best ways to stay grounded, finding vintage Casios and anything Lego. keep creative & keep learning. Food plays a major role in my life and even when we travel What are you and your team working on I will plan things around food and of course now and what can we expect from your music. Travel has become a major addiction next event? of mine as it keeps me inspired and my taste We are actually taking a small break from the buds tantalized. Lets just say I thrive on love, monthly gigs as August has been insanity and we need to re energize to start the next passionate people and beautiful things. step to a new series of Love in Tents monthly gigs. You can always expect great music and good times from anything Love in Tents is involved in. We do have a little something special called the BAG RAIDERS planned for the end September. Stay tuned by logging onto our website www.loveintents.com Definition of Love and how to spread it? Love is different to different people and I would never attempt to define it. My love is found in my girlfriend, family and close friends. More than Love I believe in RESPECT because without it you cant spread love or equality.
Who inspires you musically or artistically? The people around me are the ones who inspire me the most. Musically I would say at the moment I am listening to a lot of Warpaint, Kanye West, Tom Vek, The Black Keys, Reptile & Retard, Two Door Cinema Club and Madonna just to mention a few. I like a lot of different music, some I would even be embarrassed to mention but I guess it’s just appreciating a talent or a tune for what is. Any favorite designers? Who's gear are you sporting at the moment?
Whats your idea of The Movement? “The Movement” is just something every event organizer likes to say but in reality the movement is just the evolution of anything and everything great at the time. I think being a part of the movement just means you like to keep things fresh and innovative. There are a lot of people trying to jump on the band wagon but it really does take a lot of love and team work to get to a place where you can say “hey I am pushing boundaries and I am apart of ‘the movement.’” To be honest I am not even sure if I am there yet. Perfecting something sustainable especially on this island is not easy and takes a lot of time. I see a lot of competing going on and for me that is definitely not what the so-called movement is about. It’s about passion and keeping the scene fresh along with educating the crowds with new music. Even if you have a crowd of ten or thousands the goal is to keep pushing it, be an individual and always have fun when you’re doing it.
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Ongga Pratama jewellery designer, creator of pretty little things
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go to bed young dreamer The movement. We are all here together, praying silently in our own way, for a revolution. We wake up to a dream every morning, but we celebrate life as if it is the cool powerful friend of a friend’s birthday party… it is the place to be but we are still hesitant, wanting to impress and afraid to offend. Celebrating…. Cautiously. Living… within limits. Do you ever have a yearning so strong it makes your stomach clench, you drift about and no matter where you land it will not dissipate. No matter how many cappuccinos in perfect cafes, no matter how many personal successes and congratulations, it is always there. A nagging, a clawing at the heart. Even love only numbs it for moments at a time. Maybe it is death knocking ever so slowly, because god knows it gets worse as we get older. This yearning we cannot define, is it really following our bliss? We are all driven by it… to it. The movement. The revolution. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be shown on INDOVision or FashionTV. The progress of the revolution will not updated on twitter or I-Magazine facebook. Tickets to the revolution will not cost 800,000 rupiah, the revolution will be free. The revolution will not be in a cave. You wont have to wear all white, or even dress up in costume for the revolution. You wont even have to strip down. It will strip YOU down, no matter what you are wearing. Unlike a lot of girls I have never identified with being a gypsy or a fairy wanderer. And no one around here thinks of themselves as wanderers or nomads or cosmic warriors. Enter Vagrancy: once a criminal offence of neglecting to maintain public decency and the status quo. Able to work hard and join the rat race but refusing to do so. Florida Law 2008: “It is unlawful for any person to loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals, under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.” The Vatican famously dismissed Elizabeth Taylor for “descending into erotic vagrancy” during the Richard Burton- Cleopatra years. So we’ve arrived at our destination. We are but creative, erotic vagrants. 66
Consider the hippies of the 1960’s-they were also revolutionaries, but came from a more innocent age. Their revolution was rooted in a demand for political justice and sexual freedom. Today’s world is a little more on edge, a little dirtier, more dangerous. As Hunter S. Thompson put it, "There are times, however, and this is one of them, when even being right feels wrong. What do you say, for instance, about a generation that has been taught that rain is poison and sex is death? If making love might be fatal and if a cool spring breeze on any summer afternoon can turn a crystal blue lake into a puddle of black poison right in front of your eyes, there is not much left except TV and relentless masturbation. It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die.” We’re rebels, but what are we rebel for? We’re revolutionaries, but what is the revolution all about? Politics? Pure creative license? Some sort of twisted modern freedom? Our freedom that is dirty, intoxicating, overwhelming. But at least here in Bali, it is relatively inexpensive. What are we doing here? Some of us were born here, some not. The community. What about individual revolution, we are not oppressed so what is there to push against? We certainly push against the people back home- “Why don’t you just come home and we’ll get you a real job and a bank account,” and “why’d you get all those tattoos? Its going to be a lot harder to get modeling jobs now.” We’re happy for the most part, so why change? Why bother pushing? The only answers are those that destroy the questions. Shantaram is a novel popular among backpackers. The main character escapes from jail in Australia and flees to India. Fall deeply in love. He is free, but chained. At the end he falls out of love, and realizes this is freedom. Freedom is NOT chaining oneself in unrequited romantic love. As Proust says, "For, just as in the beginning it is formed by desire, so afterwards love is kept in existence only by painful anxiety.” If sport is a pantomime of war, then love is a pantomime of evolution. Love is evolution’s trick to get us to reproduce. Love is a chemical addiction. We have all known love
so painful it rips out all your fingernails and yanks your eyelids back over your head. But love we must, regardless. As Susan Sontag put it, in order to endure we must be “someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings are capable of; and not be corrupted – made cynical, superficial – by this understanding. “ We criticize with the mind as we love with the rest. Love is in the details, the moments…. Slow as grenadine red like a virgin. Languid as lying next to your lover in the afternoon, long honey brown arms, love like a daydream. Love her cherry mouth and her tattooed knuckles. You cannot love the road and not love the grit in your teeth and the bugs in your eyes. You cannot love this place and hate all the people. You have to love, unconditionally. In polite company at a dinner party the other week a lovely half Australian girl was talking about moving to a place where her boyfriend had a job in a mining town. She was optimistic, but very disturbed about the locals- “There are aboriginials there. Have you ever seen one?... They stink.” At the same dinner, another young South African girl was complaining about the “Indos,” and said with a passion far greater than had characterized any other thing inane she had uttered, that: “they are STUpid.” We cannot remain silent about modern racism, sexism, or mysogny. We are not done struggling for equality. If I was still the radical anarchist I was when I was 19 (I said things like ‘I’d vote for Bush just to accelerate the collapse of the American empire so we can start a nation of the people, maybe even in this lifetime!, and ‘I don’t like people that aren’t open minded’ and quote Paolo Friere- “Any situation in which some men prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence;… to alienate humans from their own decision making is to change them into objects”), I would say we were a sort of neo-colonialist leisure class. This is probably mostly due to a recent afterhours trip to Canggu Club. Stolling around afterhours, the place deserted, I
could also see the aged ladies, $10,000 worth of metal and stone dripping from their wax paper hands and wrists, leaning in and saying “Well, Barbara. I am so glad we killed all the brown people.”
not leave the sinking ship fast enough. Back home we are associated with socialism and sexual deviance. But we all rebelled, we wanted to cease merely having... and instead just be.
Look at the way you are controlled every day. The road you travel; even though it diverged in a yellow wood there were but two. Note the way architecture pushes you around, the way bad art tried to make only one or two emotions. The American empire is declining. We are witnessing and experiencing the rise of the rest. The rest of the world. But America’s soft power is still intact, the movies, the music, the art… the fashion. Cosmo magazine. The shoes the designers bags the latest fashion the latest 3D TV. But us rats could
Vagrants originated as outcasts of society and are engaged in the political and social struggle to emancipate themselves from normalcy. In biology vagrancy is a term in which animals appear well outside their normal range, and these animals are called vagrants. Factors are unknown as to why they do this, perhaps genetic factors or weather conditions, perhaps political factors or proximity to good waves, or a need to escape a crazy family. Or evade the jail sentence. Or maybe just to escape an ordinary life.
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I-Magazine Party: 1 Year Anniversary @ JP's Warung From across the road at the I-Magazine Store opening, people filed into the dimly lit bar atmosphere to get down to Sausan and Kamal with Eric Sondi and band. Smoke filled the gaps between the bodies while Sausan captivated everyone with her hallowed voice. The set was only short, and even though she chose to sing covers, it was a different selection of covers from Sia, Bill Withers, and Portishead. When asked why she said, “There was only two days to rehearse, it was mostly songs that are my influences. My choice was less abut lyrics and more about the intention behind singing, which is surrendering myself to the moment, to emotionally experience every moment and allow the higher self to channel the truth.”
“It was my first time singing Glory Box. The song is about questioning our own existence during phases of life. It’s about facing our own shadows and inner dialog. It’s a role that we play in life and often we all play out the same roles.”
“I-Mag is officially one year old and the whole team wishes to send out a big thanks to all the peeps and business that have supported us…” photos Nemanja Glumac, Milan Ilic
I-Magazine Party: Shop Opening I-Magazine Store officially opened for business last month... Thanks everyone, especially those who made it late to the opening of the I-PhotoBooth, you know who you are!
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BLAMO toys At I-magazine store
Blamo toys are the creations of San Fransisco based designer Spencer Hansen. From obscure three headed shark-man-bunny creatures to rock n roll style monsters with solid brass mouths, the handmade toys are made from cast solid brass, leather, hand carved solid sugar wood and hand-painted resins. The range is available exclusively at I-Magazine Store in Seminyak.
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I magazine store Jalan Dhyana Pura No.5 Seminyak - Bali. P + 62 361 863 79 79
Andrew and Myuran, two young Australians, face execution in Indonesia. They have admitted trying to traffic drugs to Australia. They have exhausted their appeals. All that can save them is clemency from Indonesia’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. We ask you to help in respectfully seeking clemency. You can help save the lives of Andrew and Myuran. There are several ways that you, your community and your networks can get involved and help save the Bali 2. Visit mercycampaign.org for more information.
mercycampaign.org ANDREW CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHY Cheesy Holiday Pictures. Jl Dyana Pura, Seminyak Bali • +62 (0)857 929 535 02 • andrew@wwmedia.asia
POP'S TASTY GRILL The newest addition to Petitenget is looking like smashing it's way into the meat market... One kilo meats served authentic Argentinian style like know one else is doing in this town. And what's that, it's Sangria flowing through my veins sitting rooftop in a bamboo garden in the cool Seminyak breeze. Find this little secret upstairs above "The Cave" in Jl Petitenget (next door to the Mini Mart).
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SURF FINS BY JOURNEY DOJO FOR MOJO If your idea of movement is by letting your aggression go off but without hurting anyone, here’s the place to be. Dojo is a Japanese word means a place for discipline fighting. You can kick, box, jump, dance or duel, all in the name of martial arts. Dojo Aora is a pack of actions, a place for the island’s Tarzans rather than Jane’s. Let your testosterone pumping here, where you can select type of interactive exercises from their menu: Judo, Capoeira, Aikido, Japanese Jiu-jitsu, Brazilian JiuJitsu, Kick Boxing, and Wrestling. A mix of fight club and exotic traditional dance also often is seen in their spacious studio. Dojo Aora trains your inner action hero at the same providing a place where you can practice something you like and meet new friends in a nice atmosphere. DOJO AORA Jalan Nakula, 2nd Floor Kawan Mini Market, 80361 Kuta – Bali, (0361) 2729737, www.dojoaorabali.com 76
To buy the perfect set of fins for a surf board may require some experience and knowledge. If you’re a pro surfer, choosing a short board will help you slide out through the waves more easily; and adding a smaller or light weight single fin on a short board may not steady or help control the board, or work as well as a set of three fins. These fin sets, produced by Journey are pushing performance with new ideas. They are not just stylish, but they are super light weight, hollow, with the right flex characteristics, along with modern hydrodynamic shapes, and made of newer, stronger materials. All of ‘Journey’s fins are made in Bali, by fine craftsmen and of the highest quality. Bali is not only the home for all of those ‘surf crazy’, but a place with a unique culture and great artists surfing on their journey, which is reflected in their products. JOURNEY SURF FINS Half King Surf Collective, Jl. Oberoi 177X (behind Magali Pascal shop), Seminyak, Bali 80361, 0361-73888 conny@journey-boards.com
PHOTOGRAPHED BY: TAMAM FASHION DIRECTOR & DIGITAL IMAGING: DIAZ MAKE-UP: YEaNne Hair-do & wigs: JULHENRY Model: JULIE FOR SO WANTED MODELS
STAGE 01: RUFFLED BOLERO @ OKANE MY MAO LACE BAG @ FUNKY PRINCESS GLAM STAGE.02: DRESS & SHOES @ OKANE NECKLACE & BRACELET @ CYRIELLE M. STAGE.03: WHITE SHIRT & SHORT @ LILY JEAN FUR COLLAR & LEATHER CORSET @ THE SAMPLE ROOM SHOES @ OKANE RINGS @ CYRIELLE M. STAGE.04: DRESS @ MAGALI PASCAL BRACELETS @ CYRIELLE M. SHOES @ OKANE STAGE.05: RED RUCHED TOP & BEADED WEDGES @ ESPEN SALBERG SHOULDER STRAP & LEATHER SKIRT @ THE SAMPLE ROOM STAGE.06: FEATHER SLEEVE JACKET & BEADED WEDGES @ ESPEN SALBERG DRESS @ LILY JEAN STAGE.07: FRINGE DRESS & READ LEATHER GLOVE @ ESPEN SALBERG SHOES @ OKANE STAGE.08: KIMONO & SHOES @ OKANE LEATHER VEST @ THE SAMPLE ROOM SHORT @ MAGALI PASCAL
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RETAIL SEMINYAK 21 Concept Store Jl. Raya Seminyak 47 A, www.21dgrs.com 69 Slam Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 29, (0361) 960-4172, www.69slam.com
Half King Surf Collective Jl. Oberoi 177X, Seminyak, (0361) 738885 Lily Jean Jl. Laksmana 88x, Oberoi, 081-139 8272, www.lily-jean.com Maiden Love (stock in C Boutique) Jl. Oberoi 8, Seminyak info@maidenlove.net
OTHER Cast Eyewear www.casteyewear.com Cyrielle M Bali Collection Sogo Department Store, Nusa Dua (0361) 731-691 www.cyriellem.com Espen Salberg Jl. Raya Canggu No.168, Kerobokan Kelod, Bali 80361, (0361) 845-064 www.espensalberg.com
CAFES, BARS, RESTAURANTS Ayana - Rock Bar Jl Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran (0361) 702222 www.ayanaresort.com/rockbarbali Blue Ocean Jalan Pantai Arjuna / Double Six, Legian Kaja, Kuta, (0361) 747 2308 www.blueoceanbali.com Chandi Restaurant Jl. Laksmana no 72 Seminyak, Bali (0361) 731 060 http://www.chandibali.com/
Bamboo Blonde Jl. Raya Seminyak 63,
Magali Pascal Jl. Kayu Aya No.177 X, Basangkasa – Seminyak, (0361) 736-147 www.magalipascal.com
Funky Princess Glam store, Jl. Raya Seminyak 34, (0361) 730-448, 766-537 www.funkyprincess-glam.com
Oazia Oberoi Hotel Boutique, Jalan Kayu Aya, Seminyak beach www.oazia.com
Jessie Hill (Items Stocked in Prisoner's of St Petersburg) www.jessiehill.net
Pegasus Jl. Kunti No.9, Seminyak, (0361) 805-4007
Press Ban Jl.Laksamana 50XX, Oberoi, Bali, (0361) 730-486 pressban@hotmail.com
Jungle Tribe http://www.jungletribe.etsy.com
DROP. The Coffee Spot Jl.Petitenget, 888x +62 812 3678 6859
Macbeth Jalan Uluwatu 9xx (0361) 703477 http://www.macbeth.com/
Havana Club Bali Poppies lane 1 Kuta - Bali (0361) 762448 www.havana-club-bali.com
Okane Istana Kuta Galleria Blok Promenade I/6, Jl. Patih Jelantik, (0361) 769-248, http://www.okadiputra.net
Hu'u Bar Jl. Petitenget (0361) 473 6443 www.huubali.com
Skin Jl.Raya Seminyak 16 A, (0361) 753-334, http://www.skinfabric.com Somewhere Jl. Raya Seminyak 22 A, (0361) 731-097 The Sample Room Jl. Mertanadi 22xx, Kerobokan, (0361) 737-099, 08174791798 www.chickonamission.biz
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We.ar.It Jl. Kayu Aya No.12, Oberoi (0361) 731899 www.we-ar.it Yaz Jl. Laksmana No.1, Oberoi
PETITENGET Anja Sun Suko W Retreat & Spa, Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak, (0361) 8476799 www.anjasunsuko.com
Deus Jl. Kayu Aya No.32 B, Oberoi www.deus.co.id
Mogil 888 X Jl. Petitenget www.mogil.biz
Drifter Jl. Oberoi #48, Seminyak, www.driftersurf.com
One Love Jl. Petitenget No.115, (0361) 886-8676 www.oneloveltd.com
I MAGAZINE STORE Jl.Dhyana Pura No.5, Seminyak Bali, (0361) 863 79 79 Valence Vs Modulo www.valenceversusmodulo.com Ernte www.erntefashionsystems.com
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Gucci www.gucci.com
Oktarent Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai No. 361B Blanjong Sanur - Bali (0361)288316 www.oktarent.com Oroton www.oroton.com
Cocoon Beach Club Jl. Double Six, Seminyak Bali (0361) 731 266 www.cocoon-beach.com
JP's Warung Jl. Dhyana Pura No 6, Seminyak, Bali (0361) 731-622 www.jps-warungclub.com Kudeta Jalan Kayu Aya No. 9 Seminyak Bali (0361) 73 6969 www.kudeta.net
Ray-Ban www.ray-ban.com
La Plancha Double Six Beach, Kuta, (0361) 8900000 www.laplanchabali.com
Vanguard (Items stocked in Somewhere) www.vanguardfashion.com.au
La Barca Batu Belig Beach
Ozlem Esen ozlem303@hotmail.com
Yokii www.yokii.com.au
Potatohead Jalan Petitenget, Seminyak Bali, (0361) 4737979 http://www.ptthead.com
Clutch LTD www.clutchltd.com
Blamo http://www.blamotoys.com
Eleven 44 www.eleven44designs.com
Reinkarnasi
Organized Crime www.organizedcrimeindustry.com Heist juz@freestyleworldwide.com
Aya (Shoes) Bali 9 Trigger
Red Carpet Champagne Bar Jl. Oberoi 42c, Seminyak - Bali (0361) 737 889 www.redcarpetbali.com Word of Mouth 9 Jl Kunti, Kunti Arcade Shop 10, Seminyak, Bali (0361) 847 5797 www.wordofmouthbali.com
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DIRECTORY WHERE TO BUY I-MAGAZINE
RESTAURANT, CAFE
Single Fin Bluepoint
Viaipi jl. Legian 88, Kuta Bali.
Warung D'Sawah Jl. Raya Kerobokan Kelod No. 17 Swich Jl. Werkudara no.538 Legian Kuta Warung Ocha Daddy'Resto Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 52 Jl. Kartilka Plaza Depan bali Dinasty Hotel Ulu Jl. Labuan Sait 5B Pecatu Bukit The Corner Store Bali Jl. Laksamana Oberoi 10A Seminyak Lucky day Jl. Camplung Tanduk Seminyak Earth Café Kuta Jl. Laksamana Oberoi 99 Seminyak DiJon Jl. Raya Simpang Siur Kuta Cosa Nostra Jl. Camplung Tanduk no.17 Moo Moo's Bar and Grill Seminyak Jalan melasti, Kuta, Indonesia Max Jl. Benesari Kuta Bali, indonesia
Beach Lounge Pro Surf Jl. Raya Pantai Kuta Bali
Deus Oberoi Jl. Laksmana No.3b Seminyak Bali
Marzano Deus Canggu Jl. Double Six Seminyak Kuta Bali Jl. Batu Mejan No.8 Canggu Bali Zula Jl.Camplung Tanduk No. 5 Seminyak Bali Bestest Café Jl. Dyana Pura no.101 Seminyak
RETAIL Drifter Jl. Raya Seminyak Skunky Jl. Raya Seminyak Bali Mogil Jl. Petitenget 888 X
SPA Glo Spa Sanur Gopa Town Center Jl. Danau Poso 57 Glo Spa Kunti Kunti Plaza no 119 Seminyak Bali Cool Spa Jl. Kayu Cendana Seminyak Bali
OTHER LOCATIONS Canggu Deli Jl. Subak Sari Pantai Berawa Canggu I-Magazine Store Jl. Dyana Pura no.5 Seminyak
Heart Strings - An Art Showcase BY YPAC Centre for the handicapped At Warisan Restaurant September 23rd: 6pm – 11.30pm
6pm Cocktails & Canapes, 7-9pm Dinner, 9 til late entertainment. Phone: 0361 731175 – Reservations for dinner a must Email: info@warisanrestaurant.com Christina Iskandar in collaboration with Warisan Restaurant is honouring the YPAC Centre for handicapped and mentally challenged children ages 10 – 17 by exhibiting their art work as part of a cocktail, dining and entertainment silent auction, to raise funds for their general livelihood and wheelchair equipment and parts. There are 52 children at the Centre, 20 of which live in, and the rest who come on a daily basis. 15 of them will be showcasing their art on the actual night and will be present. If you cannot make this heart warming occasion then please also be encouraged to donate what you can, or, drop off art supplies at Warisan on the night. Just ask for Christina, or call +62 82146337469 for all and more info.
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DROP. The Coffee Spot
DROP. The Coffee Spot was created by the real coffee junkies who felt like they don't have the proper place in Bali to get their daily caffeine doze. In their fantasies that spot was light, airy, a bit weired, a bit arty, full of cool music and evoking coffee smell. Small enough to make strangers talk to each other, situated in the center of everything to be easily accessed when a need in caffeine injection hits suddenly. And that's what they got. Coffee bar (we should call it a bar actually, not cafe - because of the huge bar table) is right in the heart of Seminyak with Potato Head across the road and Mogil leather paradise and other cool shops next door. It has no sign yet which gives a nice feeling of a hidden spot, but it's easy to find thanks to white tables at the cosy wooden deck and white cover for shade. Inside there is a bar covered with Japanese comics pages, walls blooming with the mural by New York artist Alex Valenzuela and nearly 5 meter long communal table - bringing all the people together. A grinder gnashes working on fine Segafredo beans, a snorting coffee machine does steaming espresso for lattes (would
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you like to add some vanilla syrup, sir?), cappuccinos (proper size, not the soup bowl), macchiatos and easy flat whites. There is also a surprising drink called Thai Coffe - a big glass filled with strong coffee on the rocks with a layer of condensed milk on the bottom. Sweet, refreshing, making you coming back for it the next day. And then there is a glass display with homemade cakes. Warm sticky date with caramel sause is a must and the rich, thick cheese cake is something different to all the cheese cakes you can find in the island. For the savoury treat there is a pumpkin&sage or a spinach quiche. Try both, they worth it! And remember: A drop of caffeine kills a horse but brings a man alive! DROP.The Coffee Spot Jl.Petitenget, 888x, between Biku and Mogil. +62 812 3678 6859
words andrew campbell