Jakarta Globe, December 2, 2011 As the popular saying goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” The sentiment has been embraced by the curators of this year’s Jakarta Biennale, the capital’s biggest art show, which has adopted the title “Maximum City: Survive or Escape?” In this case, the kitchen is…

Jakarta Globe, September 8, 2011 When a choked stream of muddy water spluttered into my kitchen sink on Monday evening, I caught myself whooping with joy. My home in Central Jakarta was one of the estimated 250,000 to suffer through the citywide water crisis caused by a burst dike in the Kalimalang River last week.…