Irene Barlian, Land of the Sea
As the largest island nation on the planet, Indonesia is acutely affected by ongoing climate change. It threatens the livelihoods of millions of people; their displacement has long become a reality. The capital of Jakarta is already known as the fastest sinking metropolis in the world. This is a wake-up call in the form of photography: in this series, the Indonesian photographer (born in 1989) documents a humanitarian crisis and the effects of flooding along the coastal regions.
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A deserted house stands out in the middle of the Java Sea in Pekalongan; coastal floods have submerged the settlement. Indonesia 2021
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Siti Mardyan Budhiastuti, 54, wishes to sell her house and move out, but is having a hard time finding a buyer. Indonesia 2020
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Children are swimming next to Wal Adhuna Mosque in North Jakarta. Indonesia 2021
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A group of farmers is harvesting milkfish in Gresik. The rising seawater affects the catch. Indonesia 2020
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The fishermen Siti Darwati, 35, and Musaqori, 38, are thankful for just two kilos of blue crabs. Indonesia 2021
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Pasijah, 52, and her family are the only residents who still live in Bedono. The village has already been engulfed by the sea. Indonesia 2021
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The skeletons of trees, standing in the middle of the ocean, in Demak. Indonesia 2021
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Siti Darwati, 35, helps her husband on a fishing trip in Demak, because they cannot afford a boat crew. Indonesia 2021
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Muhammad Ali Zainudin, 35, and Nastain, 67, protect the milkfish embankment in Gresik, with mud and bamboo. Indonesia 2020
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Jaiyyidah Azna, 9, plays in front of her home in Pekalongan. Before the inundation by sea water, the land was fertile. Indonesia 2021
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A woman on her elevated balcony in Demak. The sea reached Timbulsloko for the first time in 2010, later it flooded the whole village. Indonesia 2021
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Siti Darwati, 35, combs her hair after a fishing trip in Demak. There are now 30 women acknowledged as fishermen in the area. Indonesia 2021
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A woman drying clothes in a seawater pool in Timbulsloko, Demak. The sea has flooded this village. Indonesia 2021
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A woman and children walk by the banks of the overflowing Pencongan River in Pekalongan, Indonesia, during high tides on June 4, 2021
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Although Nurhasanah, 45, and her family have a large house, they live in a very small space. The house is flooded by sea water. Indonesia 2020
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Rukani is fishing near his house. Although many families have now moved away from Senik Rejosari, he insists on staying. Indonesia 2021
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The quality of milkfish has decreased, but it is a more acceptable solution than losing the yield to the ocean. Indonesia 2020
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The construction of the eight-kilometre sea wall along the Jakarta coast began in 2014. Indonesia 2021
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The family of Vina Milatul Azka, 36, work as batik artisans. To prevent the tidal flood, she has raised her foundation by two metres. Indonesia 2021
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Violent waves gradually collapse the residential buildings in Pekalongan. Indonesia 2021
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