Soccer is a huge sport in Indonesia. Even when traveling through the smallest village on an island you will see young boys playing soccer between goals of bamboo, shouting pretend names to each other such as Zlatan, Ronaldo, Neymar. As the boys grow up, some of them still dream of playing in the…

Selamat sore! Good evening! Here is a picture that didn’t make it into the Gallery Backstreets of Jakarta, but wanted to join in as well. 🙂 It is amazing that this small road can be found in a city that would fit the entire population of Sweden! I love how the flowers climb the wall, the frangip…

Yesterday I brought the camera going through Pejaten and Kemang in the south of Jakarta. These small backstreets are only minutes away from the busy main roads, but still they feel like a different world. I almost forget about the crowded streets and imagine myself in a village — the laundry han…

Or Things I learned from an Indonesian tile floor. No need for perfection. No need for sama-sama (the same). No need for matchy-matchy. No need for new and shiny. No need for regularity. Instead: Many different makes a beautiful whole. Function increased; you’re not only walking on the floor, …