No. 01 · Place
Danau Toba
Samosir
The caldera lake from the shore: Samosir low in the middle, a solu on the water, a Batak rumah bolon in front.
View in the catalogNusa Genesis
Indonesia in 21 icons
Twenty-one icons of Indonesia, three from every region, drawn as pixel art in the manner of wayang kulit: carved shadows lit from behind, the light coloured by the region.
About the collection
Each icon is a single original artwork, drawn on a canvas of 96 × 120 pixels. The collection has not been released yet, and nothing is sold on this page.
Every artwork comes from an entry in the NUSANTARA catalog. Sacred rites and portraits of people are deliberately left out.
Sumatra
No. 02 · Food
Rendang
Kuali
Pieces of rendang heaped in the kuali, a turmeric leaf and a wooden spatula, slow-cooked over a three-stone hearth.
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No. 03 · Craft
Rumah Gadang
Songket
A Minangkabau house with four gonjong horns, and a songket cloth in front whose gold thread is the light.
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No. 04 · Place
Borobudur
Stupa
A latticed stupa up close with the Buddha inside, and the temple on the horizon at sunrise.
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Wayang
Gunungan
The gunungan, with its tree of life, carved lace, gated door and lotus crown.
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No. 06 · Craft
Batik
Kawung
A kawung cloth on its frame, the wax pot over a clay stove, and a canting ready to draw.
View in the catalogBali & Nusa Tenggara
No. 07 · Place
Tanah Lot
Pura
The temple on its rock at sunset, with surf breaking white at its foot.
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No. 08 · Nature & wildlife
Komodo
Pulau Padar
A komodo walking the beach, tongue out, with the ridges of Padar and its bays behind.
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No. 09 · Culture
Tari Kecak
Uluwatu
Dancers seated in rows around the lamp, arms raised and poleng cloth at the waist, the Uluwatu cliff behind.
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No. 10 · Nature & wildlife
Orangutan
Tanjung Puting
A mother hanging from a branch by both long arms, her baby at her side, a forest river below.
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No. 11 · Place
Lok Baintan
Floating market
Jukung heaped with fruit on the morning river, sellers under wide tanggui hats, stilt houses on the bank.
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No. 12 · Place
Derawan
Green turtle
A green turtle gliding under a wooden jetty and a stilt house, light falling through the water.
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No. 13 · Craft
Kapal Pinisi
Bulukumba
A wooden ship under full sail, built by hand by the shipwrights of Bulukumba.
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No. 14 · Nature & wildlife
Bunaken
Coral wall
A diver drifting past the coral wall, a giant sea fan and a school of fish in the blue.
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No. 15 · Culture
Tongkonan
Toraja
A Toraja house, its boat-shaped roof sweeping up at both ends, its walls carved with pa'ssura'.
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No. 16 · Place
Banda Neira
Gunung Api
Gunung Api across the bay, with Fort Belgica and its round towers in front.
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No. 17 · Culture
Pala
Spice route
A nutmeg split open on its branch, the seed wrapped in red mace, and a trading ship on the horizon.
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No. 18 · Place
Pantai Ora
Seram
Cottages on stilts over clear water, under the jungle cliffs of Seram.
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No. 19 · Place
Raja Ampat
Piaynemo
The view from Piaynemo: karst islets in a lagoon, a gazebo and wooden stairs in front.
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No. 20 · Nature & wildlife
Cendrawasih
Red bird-of-paradise
A red bird-of-paradise on a branch at dawn, its plumes falling like a fountain and two tail wires curling below.
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No. 21 · Place
Lembah Baliem
Honai
Honai huts behind a fence, a misty valley with a winding river, and mountains beyond.
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