Creative Feel November 2018

Page 82

LITERARY LANDSCAPES |

INDRA WUSSOW

GONG LAUT

An arts festival in Singaraja on Bali explores the boundaries between art and activism

T

he Indonesian province of Bali is a spectacular

Indonesia welcomed 13.7 million overseas tourists in

tropical getaway. But to some locals, it has

2017 – up from around 2.2 million in 1990. Around one in

become almost unrecognisable over the last 30

three of those (4.5 million) visited Bali. Its fate as one of the

years. Lavish holiday resorts are continuously

world’s most adored packaged paradises was secured in 1963.

popping up across the island, while, unseen by tourists,

Its beginnings were humble, and only three hotels existed on

the Balinese are having huge problems with rubbish. It

the island at the time. But many more would follow. In 1970,

has many locals wondering if maybe tourism has gone

with the construction of Ngurah Rai International Airport,

too far.

the floodgates were opened. The list of tourist hubs has

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Encore: Nadia Virasamy

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page 90

In the right place: Nadine Sierra presents her touching debut album There’s a Place for Us

2min
page 88

Johannesburg: Then & Now

1min
pages 86-87

Gong Laut: An arts festival in Singaraja on Bali explores the boundaries between art and activism

5min
pages 82-85

Sì: A celebration of love, family, faith and hope

7min
pages 76-79

25 years of positive change: How ACT has created a lasting impact in the South African arts sector

3min
pages 74-75

Upcoming auctions in Johannesburg for Stephan Welz & Co.

1min
pages 72-73

The fragmented language of collage

4min
pages 70-71

Investing in art online

2min
pages 68-69

The Care of the Self

3min
pages 66-67

Mastering an art auction

6min
pages 62-65

Groundbreaking exhibition remembered by Strauss & Co in its forthcoming sale

2min
pages 60-61

MBDA powers NMB Fashion Week to success

2min
pages 56-59

John Kani & Robert Whitehead in a thinking person’s play

2min
pages 54-55

31 years of Janice Honeyman’s unique brand of panto

3min
pages 52-53

Cry the Beloved Eldos

2min
pages 50-51

Collaborating beyond politics

2min
pages 48-49

Making a difference through dance

8min
pages 42-47

A holistic foundation for a successful career in the arts

2min
pages 40-41

KANTEKA: An exhibition of low-fired ceramics and beadwork

1min
pages 38-39

Isango: A new multidisciplinary exhibition by Nicholas Hlobo

1min
page 37

A Letter To My 22-Year-Old Self

4min
pages 34-36

​​Herman Charles Bosman: Joburg man

5min
pages 30-33

True grit: Art powers Joburg’s unique urban transformation

8min
pages 22-26, 28

What’s your Joburg?

3min
pages 20-21

The pink elephant

2min
pages 18-19

Join Creative Feel, Bombay Sapphire and Cinema Nouveau

1min
page 17

Celebrate the success of 2018 with an exclusive movie adventure

1min
page 16

Joburg Ballet’s Satellite School auditions take place this month!

1min
page 15

Simply just... be

1min
page 14

The Power of Art

2min
page 10
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