In tourist-free Bali, artists persevere through 'darkest moment'

In tourist-free Bali, artists persevere through ‘darkest moment’
Jessica Washington
© Art and culture are closely linked in the Indonesian island of Bali, but the absence of the tourists...
Art and culture are closely linked in the Indonesian island of Bali, but the absence of the tourists who buy their work has hurt artists [File: Made Nagi/EPA]
Bali, Indonesia – Sixty years ago, I Ketut Soki was the delighted recipient of his first painting kit – and since that day, he has rarely put his brushes down.
“I still have the spirit to paint. I still have a lot of ideas,” he told Al Jazeera.

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