The persistence of memory

Located in Pantai Brawa in the Canggu area, this two storey house was constructed entirely out of old teakwood and set in the middle of rice fields. The owner , Aulia, originally from Sumatra, Indonesia, has lived in Bali for more than 20 years and he designed this place.

As he loves vernacular Indonesian art and enjoys being surrounded by quality works, Aulia fills the rustic interiors as well as the compound with creative art pieces collected from througout the country.

One example is the ancient millstone, wich is reminiscent of the day-to-day village life that existed before the advent of industry. These primitive artworks not only inspire with their antiquity, but they also make a point about the cyclical and continuous nature of life.

The reality of the past thus coexists with a present interpretation of it in a seamless marriage of traditional and contemporary.