Agustinus Wibowo in Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2016

Ignite your ideas with a fast and furious Pecha Kucha night at Betelnut. Brave Festival artists step out on stage to share what they’re passionate about in the 20×20 format: 20 images, 20 seconds each.

Tickets available at the door.

Featuring: Agustinus Wibowo, Emmanuela Shinta, Madelaine Dickie, Mayank Austen Soofi, Melizarani T Selva, Yassmin Abdel-Magiied

After 10 years, the traveller returns home and comes face-to-face with one reality he has always feared: his mother is on the brink death. He recounts his journey, page after page, to his dying mother who has barely ever left their little village in Java. He talks about the illusory homeland of China, the holy Tibet, the spiritual Nepal, the dramatic India, the struggling Pakistan, the surviving Afghanistan. He, too, begins to recount his silenced life journey. A heart-wrenching tale of love and survival.

Moderator: Ni Putu Rastiti

Shorelines, state lines, party lines and cultural chasms – the forces that divide us can sometimes feel stronger than those that unite us. In a time of mass migration and mass communication, how can and should we think about borders?

Learn how to tell your story through the lens. Join acclaimed photographer and travel writer Agustinus Wibowo as he guides you through this workshop on creating a photographic essay, including how to frame, compose, and discover the narratives through your camera.

Special Event: Look Who’s Coming to Lunch

http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/program/look-whos-coming-lunch/

Nab your reservation to Ubud’s highly-lauded, hot-ticket restaurant, Locavore. An intimate lunch, with an unforgettable degustation, this is an imagination-meets-fine-dining mash-up, where foodie dreams collide with the fine minds of our Festival favourites.

Ticket Price includes: Five-course lunch + three amuses + drink
Featuring: Suki Kim, Louise Doughty, David Dyer, Agustinus Wibowo, Elizabeth Pisani, Jeet Thayil