Tag: Wira Artwan

fugitive frequency, season 6 episode 7: DHAM DHAM cycles

Poster for "Thaalam Riddim Reapers" workshops by Brendy Hale. At Dinacon 2022, DreamSpace Academy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Initiated as a 3-day workshop, “Thaalam Riddim Reapers”, at Dinacon 3 Digital Naturalism Conference at DreamSpace Academy, Batticaloa 2022, it expanded into a 9-day “DHAM DHAM Riddim” Bootcamp at DreamSpace in 2024. In 2025 it evolved as the instrument building-project “Sonified Plastics” during Dinacon 2025 at Sea Communities, Les, Bali  and it will soon arrive in Berlin as an 8-day intensive at 90mil, 20–30 July 2026.

“DHAM DHAM cycles” features conversations with collaborators [all links to Instagram] Luci Dayhew, Dinoj M, SajaS in Batticaloa and Pipin and Wira, in Les, and Sanjey Sureshkumar who founded SASUSU Radio in Tromsø, Norway. It also features the often singing voices and music produced by of numerous participants including: Yash, Abhi, Kabi, Sakithyan, Wilan, Naya, Rangga and many more. Also included is a short interview with Putu Eka Darmawan, an entrepreneur and inventor of a plastic recycling system in Bali.

“Thaalam Riddim Reapers” poster by Brendy Hale, 2022.

Music featured in this podcast includes:

fugitive frequency, season 6 episode 6: “Yowana Rising: Youth, Culture & Change in Les Village Bali”

Adat indigenous youth learn tradtional dance at Les Village, Bali, Indonesia.

A glimpse into the lives and concerns of young people in Les Village, one of the oldest villages in Bali, Indonesia. Desa Les is a fishing and farming community led by Adat traditional authorities. Nestled between mountains and ocean, it boasts vibrant cultural arts traditions, a bustling market and a unique food culture. It was awarded Best Tourism Village by Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia (ADWI) 2024.

This podcast focuses on the concerns of young people negotiating tradition with the contemporary digitally-networked world.The burgeoning tourism industry in the north of Bali (Buleleng) brings economic opportunities but also the threat of exploitation, the weakening of cultural integrity and law, and environmental degradation.

Recorded by the community on smart phones, this podcast hosted by Wira Artwan features Putu Sutchi, Augus, Tika, Rani, Bama, and Mia who all belong to Yowana Nawasena, a youth organization; Mang Rut, a young award winning village artist-entrepreneur; Nyoman Diem, gamelan teacher and one of the village leaders, and Pak Jero Pasek, the adat or traditional head of the village. Listen to them discuss daily life, arts, culture and religion—including the significant Galungan ceremony—tourism, and their thoughts about bridging ancestral knowledge with modern culture.

The podcast features music by Dinoj M. [Instagram], a young musician and artist from Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, who visited Les during Dinacon Digital Naturalism Conference 2025, hosted by Sea Communities.

Credits
Concept & Script writing: Sea Communities and Yowana Nawasena
Editing: Wira Artwan
Music: Dinoj M, Nyoman Diem, Bama, Wira
Producers: Sea Communities & fugitive radio
Commissioned by Futura Tropica Netroots for Strata Biennale