Lembah Baliem tahun 1960 | Indonesia Masa Lampau

When Kieke and I arrived at the Kontilola caves in the Baliem valley of west Papua it was like arriving in heaven. I am always looking for the perfect symbiosis of landscape, light, culture and powerful humanity. Herewith the Dani everything aligned with this cave being spectacular and unlike anywhere else I have ever worked. . Kontilola comes from the local language “Konti” (bat) of which there were clouds. Perhaps even more exciting was the recent discovery of giant paintings of humans. The pa