Sechet Mathieu (aka Nyoman Seseh)
(Keira O'Connor)
pub. Bali Buku 2013
After 10 years working in advertising, Mathieu Sechet enrolled in a French pastry school. After frequent visits to Bali from 2005, he said that after graduation, three years ago, then it could settle here.
As many do, he took surfing - "but I'm not so good at all in fact" - and as few do, has launched a brand marmalade
."It was a great chance to do everything from the visual identity of the final product, including recipes. And then finally I returned to my first love, graphic design, and a year and a half, I decided write Welcome Smisland . "
" write "is perhaps not appropriate word because Smisland is a book different from any other you met . Mathieu said he "tried to create an alternative to traditional books, which might appeal to both tourists and expatriates, as a memory, a coffee table book, and a" welcome gift "for original hotels as well "
And that's what it is. a bound book with a mixture of photogenic landscapes, ceremonies and smiling people "because most of the Balinese do," printed on high quality glossy paper.
where Smisland particularly resonates with the author is in "cartoon", particularly in the series of reflexology, which is graphic art. After undergoing a session times at the urging of my wife, the reflexologist told me I had problems with my kidneys and should drink more. I asked him if the beer was OK and fortunately he said yes.
And this is a reminder why I like to drink jamu .
In attempting to identify its attractions I had to use a thesaurus. Words such as "weird" and "crazy" first sprang to mind, but they did not accurately capture the essence of the book. Then I remembered that every expatriate in Indonesia is experiencing times on a daily basis who pause, blink and murmur, which, although sometimes frustrating, confusing even later become amusing anecdotes.
It is necessary to put these experiences in our own cultural context before we can close the gap in understanding and semi-acculturalisation. The Balinese are really amused when they see the "new age" westernized companies in Ubud, the ramp pub in Ubud and Legian and Nusa Dua artificiality, which seems to be open with Astro Turf? Or are these smiles mask; Balinese performing in their topeng personal dance?
Mathieu said that "beneath all the humor, and because I love Bali, the book is a bit more serious than first meets the eye. I can say that it ' is a " buku campuran " 50% of photographs, 50% graphic design, and lots of smiles with a pinch of thought. "
He hopes to produce" Welcome to Smisland 2 "maybe in two years, focusing on other topics such as legong babi guling etc.
I look forward to, with the hope that his eye remains unjaundiced and irreverent spirit.
"Welcome to Smisland" is available in Ganesha Bookshop, the Rendez you Soft and Bohemia (Ubud), Gusto (Kerobokan), and Flow & Yonder (Canggu), and as soon Kobo e-book. samples can also be found on his website :. Www.171studio.com
Unfortunately, from my point of view from breakfast, he stopped marmalade do