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Islands in focus: Art event echoes protest against reclamation
Thousands of people, mostly youngsters, gathered on Sunday at Padang Galak Beach in Denpasar to take part in an art event held to express the local residentsâ rejection of the planned reclamation of Benoa Bay to make way for an integrated tourist development area
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housands of people, mostly youngsters, gathered on Sunday at Padang Galak Beach in Denpasar to take part in an art event held to express the local residents' rejection of the planned reclamation of Benoa Bay to make way for an integrated tourist development area.
Entitled 'Sanga Bhuana Art Event Bali Tolak Reklamasi 2015', the event presented music, art and theatrical performances by hundreds of musicians and artists.
A 13-meter tall iron sculpture depicting a hand holding an excavator was also exhibited near the beach, symbolizing the local residents' resistance to the plan.
'This is a symbol of the people of Bali's resistance to the planned Benoa Bay reclamation. Our struggle can never be extinguished and will grow even stronger,' said Yoka Sara, a local architect who co-organized the event.
