Out of fashion after the Mentawai fury of recent years, Bali remains the hub of surfing in Indonesia. The consistency of an exemplary pair of high class waves has made this pearl of the Indian Ocean a paradise for surfers. Unfortunately, this beautiful image of a paradise island lost its luster under the blows of [...]

In Bali, religion is a subtle blend of Hinduism and animism, where the gods of the volcanoes, nature, forests and paddy fields play an important role. The Balinese world is populated by friendly forces or evil, spirits and demons that must be reconciled or rejected. Many children are cherished, respected and independent, it is quite [...]

Balinese music consists of music unique to various ethnic and religious groups inhabiting the island of Bali, and music that its citizens acknowledge as belonging to the whole region. This divide is crossed by the gap between tradition and modernity: Balinese music includes traditional music (rural or religious) as well as relatively modern pop music. [...]

The words art and artist do not exist in the language of Bali. There, art is at the borders of the supernatural. Dance, music, masks, gifts, decorations, cremations are many ways to contact the spirits in the afterlife, rule over Bali. The Balinese art constantly changes forms as proven by tradition. Earthquakes, climate, materials, artists [...]