The Power of Culture

From the new book: Compassion and Solidarity: A bilingual anthology of Indonesian Writing: the short story João, by Indonesian writer and psychologist Nelden Djakababa.

Since his early childhood the Mexican artist is fascinated by the theme of missing children. With his meticulously made pen and ink drawings - based on actual appeals - he tries to evoke a moment of identification between the observer and the lost child.

With angels in cocoons, bragging politicians and flickering memorials Dono comments on the situation in his country, but also on the shared Dutch-Indonesian past.

The words 'Indian DJ' are usually accompanied by requests for popular Bollywood songs and their remixes. But now, a relatively new breed of Indian DJs are fighting the stereotype with electronic dance music.