The Ngaben ceremony in Balinese tradition is often perceived merely as a ritual of farewell. Yet, in essence, it is a profound study of movement. Bodies move, families move, communities move, and the atma (soul) is guided through a sequence of orchestrated transitions. Every material object present—the bade, the lembu, the bamboo framework, the cloth, the fire—serves not only as a symbol but as a vehicle.

This exhibition proposes the idea that Ngaben is an architecture of transit. The Bade standing in this space serves as the focal point—a vertical instrument designed to elevate the body to a higher plane. Here, presented through a contemporary and surreal visual language, it exists not merely as a ritual object, but as a sculptural metaphor for release.

Conversely, the bamboo installation housing the documentary photography acts as a vehicle of memory. Bamboo, a material intrinsic to the architecture of Balinese space, becomes a frame that holds, records, and eventually releases time.