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Artist couple maps Jakarta’s coastline in an unlikely pilgrimage
For the past six years, Tita Salina and Irwan Ahmett have documented and witnessed the rapid transformation of North Jakarta, an area of dramatic contrasts and home to 1.8 million.
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Pilgrim's path: A group of young people from Dadap join Tita Salina (second left) on the pilgrimage on Feb. 22 as they pass through the fishing village bordering the development of Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), in Dadap, Tangerang, Banten. (Courtesy/Irwan Ahmett)
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etween thundering trucks and beeping container machines in Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port, Indonesia’s largest port, two figures could be seen making their way along the grass verge.
In rubber boots and sun hats, the pair navigated broken drain covers and drooping electricity cables while taking photos of protest banners and peculiarities along the way.
For the past six years, Tita Salina and fellow artist and Tita’s husband, Irwan Ahmett, have taken an annual pilgrimage, albeit not along a scenic mountainous path nor to a revered religious site, but instead along the 42-kilometer-stretch of Jakarta’s contested and crowded coastline.
Embarking on their own or with an ever-shifting group of artists, academics and activists, the couple document and witness the rapid transformation of North Jakarta, an area of dramatic contrasts and home to 1.8 million.
