ROUGH ROADS
What does it feels to live at the foot of an active Volcano?
Bali, like the rest of Indonesia, stands on the so called “Ring of Fire”.
A seismically active volcanic area in the Pacific that, during the history has been the epicenter of the majority of World’s earthquakes; 90% by estimation.
BATUR
With its 1717 m. Batur is the Bali’s main volcano.
Spending 5 days waking up early in the morning with the view of an active volcano in front of my eyes, remind me how insignificant a tiny little human is compared to mother nature.
The land around is a huge field of black and red ash solidified from the most recent great eruption in 2000 and yet the villages around its area in Kintamani are still there: alive and in growth day after day.
LIVING A VOLCANO LIFE
The persistent question I had during my entire stay in Kintamani was: what drives those people to live so close to the danger?
Danger is everywhere nowdays, and that’s a true sad fact. I’m talking about the decision of spending an entire life near something that can casually blow up and wipe up everything you ever owned in life.
And then I came out with a single obvious answer: this is just my cultural fear.
Society’s materialism, love for objects, moneys goal, career’s achievement.. those stuffs don’t belong to the people under the Volcano.
DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES
from LAVA to COAL
THE ROCK WON’T FORGET
A SKY FULL OF STARS
SUNRISE
Above the clouds
Morning fog.
Waking up at 4 a.m in the morning to see a breathtaking pattern of low clouds surrounding the mountain in the early morning lights.
