'No business, no money'
November 13 2018
This is Heri.
I met him walking tonight in a shop right by the plastic recycling plant on the other side of Serang .
He told me he is a business man, and the shop owner. He told me he was Sundanese, which is the name for people from West Java.
He asked me a few questions about where I was from and what I was doing, if I was a journalist - to which I said no, I'm an artist.
He then said, apropos of nothing, not to worry, I was very safe walking around, and that there are no criminals in Bantar Gebang. Which of course made me immediately worried. I assume he was just making small talk.
He told me he likes Bantar Gebang because it is an independent life. He also told me a little about his various businesses, which, as well as the shop, included delivering gas tanks and some kind of work at the plastic recycling plant. I said he was a hard working business man - his answer was concise: 'no business, no money'.
He then insisted on paying for my coffee, despite my repeated attempts, asked for a selfie together and shook my hand warmly before I left.
*** Disclaimer: much of this conversation was conducted through Google translate, hence, at times, is vague ***
You can listen to the full interviews here: https://soundcloud.com/lifeatthelandfill
November 13 2018
This is Heri.
I met him walking tonight in a shop right by the plastic recycling plant on the other side of Serang .
He told me he is a business man, and the shop owner. He told me he was Sundanese, which is the name for people from West Java.
He asked me a few questions about where I was from and what I was doing, if I was a journalist - to which I said no, I'm an artist.
He then said, apropos of nothing, not to worry, I was very safe walking around, and that there are no criminals in Bantar Gebang. Which of course made me immediately worried. I assume he was just making small talk.
He told me he likes Bantar Gebang because it is an independent life. He also told me a little about his various businesses, which, as well as the shop, included delivering gas tanks and some kind of work at the plastic recycling plant. I said he was a hard working business man - his answer was concise: 'no business, no money'.
He then insisted on paying for my coffee, despite my repeated attempts, asked for a selfie together and shook my hand warmly before I left.
*** Disclaimer: much of this conversation was conducted through Google translate, hence, at times, is vague ***
You can listen to the full interviews here: https://soundcloud.com/lifeatthelandfill