Richard Oh

For as far back as I can remember I’ve always had this unfathomable fascination with Italian Mafioso family gatherings. The boorish kin would saunter sprightly up to the dining table; moments ago we saw him bump off a stooge without the blink of an eye in some back alley. Looking as happy as a man [...]

Translated by Ian Hideo Levy, Paper Cut-Out Illustrations by Miyata Masayuki, Introduction by Donald Keene and Commentary by Ooka Makoto 165 Pages Kodansha International I was rummaging in the depths of my shelves when I came upon this book. I must tell you I was truly surprised. For the life of me I can’t remember [...]

Empat sutradara duduk di satu sudut kafe tak jauh dari sebuah bioskop. Mereka baru selesai menonton film Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan. Di saat mereka mulai menjelaskan kenapa mereka suka/tidak suka film itu, kita menguping percakapan mereka. Sutradara 1: Beda sekali besutan Aronofsky ini. Jauh berbeda dengan karya-karya sebelumnya. Realis dan kelam. Di film-film sebelumnya selalu [...]

Richard Oh A man of literary passions by Laura Noszlopy Richard Oh is the author of three novels, numerous articles and writer-director of a feature-length film. His novels, Pathfinders of Love (1999), Heart of the Night (2000) and The Rainmaker’s Daughter (2004), deal with subtly Indonesian aspects of love and life. His articles, written for [...]

Memories of the Sacred A Photo Essay By Rio Helmi Afterhours How do you capture the invisible? That is the peculiar art of a photographer. It’s peculiar because phenomena are so diverse and rich in details. Contrary to what most people might like to believe, this openness of the visible, while it provides a broad [...]