The Caged Humans in Bali. Heartbreaking pictures show the holiday island's dark side, where mentally ill people are locked away in their own filth and chained up by their families http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2710425/Heartbreaking-pictures-Balis-dark-mentally-ill-people-locked-left-filth-families.html. I like to thank Dr.Suryani and her son Yaya for giving me access so I was able to create this body of work, which will be used to raise more awareness about the people who are still in Pasung. Pls visit the website of the Suryani Institute http://www.suryani-institute.com/ and a kind request to make a donation as there are still many many people in Pasung, donate at http://www.suryani-institute.com/about-us/donation/ Awards | Nominations: United Nations (UNAA), Winner 2014 Nominated for the Prix Pictet 2015 Best Photojournalism Award Lens Culture Visual Storytelling Award 2014 MIFA, Moscow International Foto Silver Award 2014 Category: Editorial-General news Published: Daily Mail, 2014 Beta Magazine #14, March 2015 Pentaprism Magazine #8 March 2015 Exhibition: Pameran Foto Internasional, Bali Tears In Paradise, Den Pasar and Singapore 2014 Poster pasted by Dysturb in the streets in Paris 2015 #Dysturb ©Ingetje Tadros

When a Balinese dies, it is believed that he must undergo certain rituals in order for his spirit to be released. The most important of the rituals is that of cremation, but it is so costly that many people either delay the ceremonies or go into massive debt to perform the rituals associated with the cremation. Before cremation, the body must be prepared for burial. The corpse is than buried for a certain period of time but no longer than 3 years. On the appointed time of the cremation, the family or if several families cannot afford the cremation ceremony and rituals, a group cremation will occur and a cremation tower will be build and elaborate offerings will be prepared. Ubud, Bali 2013 ©Ingetje Tadros

Festivals and ritual ceremonies are the important part of Balines daily life, held according to Balinese Calender. This Ceremony is for Prosperity and is for flourishing, thriving, social status and good fortune. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes other factors which are independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health. Bali, Ubud, 2013 ©Ingetje Tadros

Their are many procedings leading up to a cockfight event and must be held in connection with a ceremony that fixes it's beginning and the event is usually staged in the late afternoon when the heat of the day has passed. The heat and noice in the super large tent is intense! Their are mainly male spectators and just a few woman who sell drinks and food. This is a man's world and a chance to see one's friend, gossip, meet newcomers and there's a change to make (lots) of money. Cockfighting, the Bingo game of the third World. In 1981 the government of Indonesia, declared that all forms of gambling, including cockfighting, would be illegal. The results of this law is that the practice is less obvious but still very real. ©Ingetje Tadros

This is the wedding between a Hindu groom (Dewa Nyoman Dinata) and his Budhist bride (Nyoman Candra Yuliani). There are 3 stages for this wedding as the bride will convert to Hindu. The first Ceremony is the Chinese wedding ceremony. Which is when the bride gets picked up from the bride's house and the parents hand-over the bride with a ceremony following by praying to ask permission from Ancestors and parents and ask for a blessing. After this they will proceed to the Chinese Temple where the Ceremony is witnessed by family and friends, except the parents. After this ceremony in the temple there is the "Cisuak" which is the releasing of 2 pigeons and after that releasing of coloured baloons. (Cisuak means: releasing a couple of pigeons which means releasing all the bad luck and wishing the good luck will come for their relationship in the future. After the Cisuak there is a Reception Ceremony which is the chance to say goodbye for the bride from parents, family and friends, followed by the Pay Teh Ceremony, which is that the bride and the groom will give a cup of tea and in return and will receive a small present. Lovina, Bali 2012. ©Ingetje Tadros

A suckling pig is a piglet fed on it's mothers milk. A suckling pig is slaughtered between the ages of two and six weeks. It's traditionally cooked whole, often roasted and is usually prepared for special occasions and gatherings. ©Ingetje Tadros