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Stationary Travels

27/12/2013

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In the city of Solo, I live in a " kampung ", that is to say a village in the middle of the city. This kampung is named Purwonegaran. If you want to find me, you ask for Purwonegaran then RT 003 and RW 005. The Rt and the RW are the leaders in this part of town. Each kampung has its own guardhouse that serves as a public toilet and bath. It is also a place to come and watch soccer games or cinétrons (soap opera) on the small 20 inch TV. Often late at night I hear " Go Habs Go " in Indonesian. Before moving in this inner-city village, we must announce ourselves to the head of the village. It is then expected that you present yourself and your family to the neighbours. Once these formalities have been completed, you and your family officially become part of the village.

One does not wander head lowered among the back streets of the village. Instead, you should walk looking up and 
greeting the neighbours. If I am alone, they will ask: "Where is Andan? " (My wife) or: " Where are you going? "  Or:
«Mr. Carl, bring an umbrella, it is going to rain.»

In the following pictures you see the young Revi returning from school with his friends. Behind him, younger children are enjoying a ride on a scooter or frog on a carousel. The children learn traditional nursery rhymes while imagining adventures that take them into the unknown on their stationary travels.
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Travelling Carousel
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Revi returning from school
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Back from school



To see the carousel and its 
driver in action or to learn an Indonesian nursery rhyme, 
please look at the 

video on the right.



Pour voir le manège et son conducteur en action et apprendre une comptine Indonésienne, voyez la vidéo 
à gauche.

Voyages stationnaires

À Solo, j’habite un «kampung», c’est-à dire un village au milieu de la ville. Ce kampung porte le nom de Purwonegaran. Si vous voulez me trouvez, vous demandez  Purwonegaran  puis le RT 003 ou bien le RW 005. Les Rt et RW sont les chefs de ce coin de ville. Chaque Kampung a son poste de garde. Ce poste sert de WC et de bain publique. C’est aussi un endroit pour venir regarder les matchs de foot ou les cinétrons (roman savon) sur le petite télé 20 pouces. Souvent en fin de soirée j’entends des «Go Habs Go» en Indonésien. Pour habiter ce mini village, il faut s’annoncer au chef lorsque l’on emménage pour la première fois puis on attend de vous que vous vous présentiez aux voisins. Une fois ces formalités accomplies, vous faites parti du village. On ne se promène pas la tête baissée parmi les ruelles du village; au contraire, on marche en regardant et en saluant les voisins. Ils vous demanderont : «où allez-vous?» Si je suis seul, il me questionneront:« où est Andan?» (Ma compagne).«Monsieur Carl, apportez votre parapluie, il va pleuvoir».
Sur une des photos vous voyez le jeune Revi qui revient de l’école avec ses amis. Derrière lui, des jeunes enfants font un tour de cheval ou de grenouille sur un manège ambulant dont la musique m’a attiré hors de la maison. Ces enfants apprennent les comptines traditionnelles tout en imaginant des aventures qui les emmènent dans des contrées inconnues.
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  • Intro
  • Manual workers
    • Ayung River divers. Bali
    • Boat lifters. Jimbaran.Bali
    • Volcanic stone breakers of mount Batur. Bali
    • Dock laborers
    • Onion fields_Sumabawa Island
    • Salt flats_Sumbawa Island
    • Transporting fish from ship to shore
    • Women workers
  • Photo series
    • Cockfighting in Bali
    • Impressions at a batik workshop
    • Pelni ship passengers
    • Pelni ship porters
    • Solitary bechak drivers of Solo
    • Sulfur Carriers of Ijen volcano
    • Sumba Island >
      • Merapu Priests_Sumba
      • Beach fight
      • Pasola_Sumba
      • People & Scenes_Sumba
    • Young Cuban Boxers
    • Wedding in Bali
  • Countries
    • Armenia
    • Algeria
    • Cameroon
    • Cuba
    • Havana cars / Pinhole
    • India
    • Indonesia >
      • Bali >
        • Portraits
        • Religious Ceremonies
        • Seaweed cultivation
        • Sights & Scenes
        • Temple Statues
      • Banda Archipelago >
        • Banda Neira
        • Run & Ai Islands
        • Seascapes
    • Lebanon >
      • Beirut. 1995. Post war.
      • Lebanese stories
    • United States of America >
      • Arizona
      • Coney Island
      • Manhattan
      • New York / ColorSplash Lomo
      • New Orleans
  • Adieu mes Aïeux
  • Seven year itch
    • The Biker and his bike
    • And We are off...
    • Lost in Java
    • Three different worlds
    • Romantic ferry travels
    • Sumba-Of horses and men
    • Flores on my mind
  • Java by train
  • Blog
  • Prints for sale
    • Bali-Indonesia Page 1
    • Bali-Indonesia Page 2
    • Banda Neira-Indonesia
    • Batik
    • Bechak drivers in Java
    • Bromo Volcano-Indonesia
    • Cockfighting-Bali
    • Ferries-Indonesia
    • Ijen Sulphur Volcano
    • Pasola-Sumba-Page 1
    • Pasola-Sumba-Page 2
    • Portraits- Indonésie- P 1
    • Portraits- Indonésie- P 2
    • Seaweed cultivation - Nusa Lembongan
    • Single Images- P 01
    • Single Images- P 02
  • Short stories
    • Short stories- Page 1
    • Short stories- Page 2
    • Short stories- Page 3
    • Short stories- Page 4
    • Short stories- Page 5
    • Short stories- Page 6
    • Short stories- Page 7
    • Short stories - Page 8
    • Short stories - Page 9