In the middle of the photoshoot, he glanced at the roadside flora and plucked a soft, wild vine. With an effortless gesture, he gathered his long hair and wrapped the vine around it like an ornament.

That fleeting gesture echoed the quiet, daily life of the people in Bakas, Bali.

It was something so natural to him—yet completely fresh and inspiring to me.

Carrying a large banana leaf found by the roadside, I photograph him strolling around the neighborhood.

Without adding special decorations—simply moving together with what is already there.

Banana leaves serve so many purposes: wrapping food, acting as umbrellas, or gently fanning away flies from the Babi Guling shared after a ceremony.

Processing materials is a wonderful human wisdom, yet bringing out the beauty of a raw material just as it is feels so refreshing.