Through the Eyes of
the Monster
Behind the Scenes of an Indonesian Street Artist
Darbotz
“After more than seven years of taking photographs there, I decided it was time to put this book together — as an homage to, or a time capsule of, one of the city's most beloved buildings.”
-Darbotz
A monk waits on Platform 5 as a State Railway of Thailand locomotive arrives. Two constants of Thai life, unhurried and side by side.
An elderly man reads a Thai newspaper on the platform bench, unhurried, as the world moves around him.
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Through The Eyes Of The Monster is a deep dive into the world of Darbotz, an artist from Jakarta, Indonesia, who loves his city despite its chaos and traffic jams. In fact, it’s those very challenges that inspire his work. Meet ‘Cumi’, Darbotz’s alter ego, which translates to squid, and helps him navigate the hectic city while bringing out his unique visual style.
Darbotz’s work is mainly black and white with accentuation, a strategy that allows his art to stand out among the colourful advertisements and neon lights that fill the urban landscape. He captures the essence of Jakarta - the pollution, sounds, and traffic - and turns it into something beautiful. This monograph book is a must-read for anyone interested in street art and the power of the urban environment. -
105 × 148 mm
Paperback
104 pages -
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The men in uniform who keep Hualamphong running, captured in two very different moments of stillness."
Two kinds of waiting. Same station, same stillness.
