The cover of Indigenous Species, Tilted Axis Press. Cover artwork by Khairani Barokka.
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‘Everyone who is interested in art/poetry/politics should be reading and looking at Khairani Barokka’s work.’
— Sophie Collins
‘Indigenous Species is an oceanic howl in your face. A complex soup of darkness, lushness, pollution, landfills outside Jakarta, palm oil deforestation, resilience and outsiderness… Angry, delicate and deeply touching at once.’
— Bruno Verner
‘A ballad about wounded islands and their people, Indigenous Species reminds me of an old song, the kind our village storytellers used to sing. It has a fairytale quality, setting a dreamlike world alongside the horror of real lives; in other words, it’s like a lullaby, but one that will make you stay awake.’
— Eka Kurniawan
The cover of Rope, Nine Arches Press. Cover photograph by Khairani Barokka.
