THE RICE FIELDS IN BALI: 🌾🍚 It is not often I find myself standing in a rice field in the middle of Indonesia. It wasn’t planned to happen at this point, but as life goes with full-time travel, and creating music and sound as I immersive myself in the local cultures, this is exactly where I found myself - standing in the middle of a rice field in Bali.

My partner and I (@ceecestravel) are on our way to India, having just finished “The Recycling Ball Project” in Skopje, North Macedonia. A project that I have been putting together for many years. Which finally came to life, with the collaboration of many people. Link in Bio 🧑‍💻

Being able to stand there in the middle of the rice field, was a network of dots that all came together. I found my “musical instruments” in a local shop, on the side street next to our accommodation. 🏡 There I stood speaking to the local store owner, who was very confused as to why I wanted the two brushes (generally used for cleaning) 😅. Trying to explain that they have multiple purposes in life, not just to clean. Finally, we agreed on a price and I made off with my new sound tools. 🧹♻️

Next was seeking permission from our landlord to gently and without causing harm, walk through his beautiful rice fields. I have been wanting to see the rice fields since my late teens, and suddenly I was really there, right in front of them. 🌾 With a smile I was given permission for me and Cee to venture into the fields, I didn’t have a plan, I simply stood there, embracing the environment, waiting for the moment to find me, listening for the sound to come. And it did. 🌿🌺 The wind blowing through the rice, the water trickling through the soil, the kites soaring above, the dogs barking and the scooters hooting, I was in Indonesia - and so the sound came 🌾🎶

Film by @ceecestravel

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