Voices from Bali

FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE ISLAND OF THE GODS HAS BEEN AT THE MERCY OF THE WORST HEALTH CRISIS IN LIVING MEMORY. BUT THE RESILIENCE OF BALI, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS CULTURE CONTINUE TO ASTOUND, AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A MEANINGFUL COMEBACK IN THE NEAR FUTURE REMAINS PROMISING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF AMAZING PEOPLE KEEPING THE AMAZING FACETS OF BALI ALIVE. IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE, WE MET AND TALKED TO SOME OF THESE PERSONALITIES, INCLUDING ALEXANDER GÖTZ, VINCENT NIGITA, JEAN HÉLIÈRE, ALEXANDER AND SHAYOON MENDELUK, ALONG WITH PHOTOGRAPHER TED VAN DER HULST