What's On.....!

Matteo Basilé THISORIENTED 2nd Stage
August 28th– September 30th

The second stage of an exiting two stage international exhibition by digital artist Matteo Basilé will be diplayed at Biasa Artspace during September. The first stage has already taken place at GALLERIA PACK in Milan. Born in Rome in 1974, from a well-known dynasty of artists, Matteo Basilé has been exposed to the art world all his life. Since his first appearance on the art scene (1996), Basilé has been working by interacting with his cultural inheritance and aspiring to a new system of productive meaning. Among the first European to explore and develop what is today regarded as digital art, Matteo Basilé conveys photography with avant-garde technology as a linguistic formula to research the processes of self and social discovery. The artist constantly rejects a static vocabulary and confronts himself in relation to memory and tradition. View his thought provoking pieces whilst he is here in Bali.

Biasa Artspace
Jl. Raya Seminyak 34, T: 0361 847 5766,
Biasaart

Tumpek Uduh or Tumpek Pengatag
September 19th

People around Bali hold prayers to give thanks to the gods of the life giving plants that provide us with nutrition. The ceremonies will be held in all of the main temples. As with all Balinese ceremonies, it will be a day filled with lots of colour and gamelan will ring in the ears of all around. You are more than welcome to go and watch the ceremonies being conducted. However, please remember that these are religious ceremonies and they should be watched from a distance and not interrupted.

Idul Fitri
September 21st

Idul Fitri is the celebration that marks the end of the Ramadan or the fasting month. Throughout this month of fasting, people refrain from eating and drinking during the daylight hours. To mark the end of this month long fast, people from all across Indonesia gather in their family homes, visit their families and friends, and give thanks for their health and happiness. They celebrate and pass around gifts of clothes and such useful items to the children. There is an important morning prayer held throughout the world. On this day it is also important to attend Mosque to pay the annual tax for the poor. Thanks to this tax, poor people are able to attend the mosque to collect food, clothing, blankets and money when it is needed.

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
October 7th – 11th

Suka Duka: Compassion and Solidarity
Prepare to be moved, entertained and enthralled. The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious literary events in Southeast Asia. This year more than 80 authors from 25 countries, including 30 of the best established and emerging Indonesian writers, novelists, journalists, bloggers, playwrights, filmmakers, historians and poets converge on Ubud for 4 jam-packed days of ideas, anecdotes, wisdom and fun. Bask in the brilliance of acclaimed writers, including Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, Hari Kunzru, Fatima Bhutto, Lloyd Jones, Julia Leigh, Vikas Swarup and NH Dini.
So join in and shift your perceptions, tickle your fancy and change your world.

T: 0361 780 8932, E: info@ubudwritersfestival.com, Ubudwritersfestival