Indonesia pt.2

Exploring Starker Realities

In this second installment of the series, the visual narrative shifts to an exploration of starker realities, captured with the unforgiving precision of Adox CMS II 20 film. This choice of a low-light, high-contrast medium is a deliberate act, a way of dissecting the world into its essential components of light and shadow.

Here, the focus is on the human element: the quiet reverence of a man in a temple, the serene grace of Muslim girls, and the profound labor of rice field workers. Their presence is rendered with a visceral intensity, their forms emerging from deep blacks and brilliant whites.

The photographs become a study in contradiction, contrasting the soft curves of a human face with the sharp lines of a Balinese waterfall, and the quiet intimacy of a couple talking by the seashore with the powerful, unyielding force of nature.