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'Sekala: ritual and ceremony in Bali'' was the title of my solo exhibition at the PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka ACT, from 23 February to 11 March 2012. The 33 images were selected from the 15,000 that I took during 2009-10 when Karen and I worked on a volunteer assignment with a textile arts foundation based in Ubud, Bali. During that time we travelled a great deal, and were privileged to encounter a range of people, places, performances and ceremonies, many of which were well off the standard tourist trail. The exhibition sought to reveal some of the ceremonial and ritual practices that we found most compelling. I hope that it goes some way to explaining our fascination with this extraordinary place and its people – a living and vibrant culture surviving in the face of great social, environmental and economic change.

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Amed_20100509_155
Amed_20100509_141
Pejeng_20100624_215
Peliatan_20101102_417
Ubud_cremation_20100425_019
Peliatan_20101102_515-2
Pejeng_20100624_255
Bangli_cremation_20100829_130
Bangli_cremation_20100829_144
Odalan_Mas_20100523_077
Odalan_Mas_20100523_102
Pejeng_20100624_092
Peliatan_20101102_605
Pura_Dalem_20100803_131
Tampaksiring_20100131_125
Pura_Dalem_20100803_159
Pura_Gunung_Lebah_20100306_038
Pura_Dalam_20100605_058
Pura_Dalem_20100803_070
Sading_procession_20100314_006
Puri_Ubud_wedding_20101003_070
Tampaksiring_20100131_059
Ogoh-ogoh_20100315_056
Pura_Dalem_Kecak_dance20100226_076
Pura_Gunung_Lebah_20100307_232
Pura_Dalem_20100803_188
Pura_Gunung_Lebah_20100306_098
Tirta_Gangga_20100625_177
Tenganan_20100626_124
Pura_Puncak_Penulisan_20100801_208
Pura_Puncak_Penulisan_20100801_113
Pura_Puncak_Penulisan_20100801_233

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